diff --git a/src/components/ContentPreview/FollowPackPreview.tsx b/src/components/ContentPreview/FollowPackPreview.tsx
index 962c9493..37e93575 100644
--- a/src/components/ContentPreview/FollowPackPreview.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ContentPreview/FollowPackPreview.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { getImetaInfosFromEvent } from '@/lib/event'
 import { getPubkeysFromPTags } from '@/lib/tag'
 import logger from '@/lib/logger'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
-import { useFollowListOptional } from '@/providers/FollowListProvider'
+import { useFollowListOptional } from '@/providers/follow-list-context'
 import { useMuteList } from '@/contexts/mute-list-context'
 import { muteSetHas } from '@/lib/mute-set'
 import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
diff --git a/src/components/FollowButton/index.tsx b/src/components/FollowButton/index.tsx
index 295363f3..6f7c22ea 100644
--- a/src/components/FollowButton/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FollowButton/index.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/components/ui/alert-dialog'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'
-import { useFollowListOptional } from '@/providers/FollowListProvider'
+import { useFollowListOptional } from '@/providers/follow-list-context'
 import { useMuteList } from '@/contexts/mute-list-context'
 import { muteSetHas } from '@/lib/mute-set'
 import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
diff --git a/src/components/NoteOptions/useMenuActions.tsx b/src/components/NoteOptions/useMenuActions.tsx
index 777ef2ee..3bf1990d 100644
--- a/src/components/NoteOptions/useMenuActions.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NoteOptions/useMenuActions.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   parsePublicationATagCoordinate,
   type PublicationSectionRef
 } from '@/lib/publication-section-fetch'
-import { normalizeUrl, simplifyUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { normalizeAnyRelayUrl, normalizeHttpRelayUrl, simplifyUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { speakNoteReadAloud } from '@/lib/read-aloud'
 import {
   buildPinListTagsAfterToggle,
@@ -104,25 +104,30 @@ export function useMenuActions({
   // Use useContext directly to avoid error if provider is not available
   const primaryPageContext = useContext(PrimaryPageContext)
   const currentPrimaryPage = primaryPageContext?.current ?? null
-  const { pubkey, profile, attemptDelete, publish, account } = useNostr()
+  const { pubkey, profile, attemptDelete, publish, account, relayList } = useNostr()
   const canSignEvents = account != null && account.signerType !== 'npub'
   const { relayUrls: currentBrowsingRelayUrls } = useCurrentRelays()
   const { relaySets, favoriteRelays } = useFavoriteRelays()
+  const httpWriteRelayUrls = useMemo(() => {
+    return (relayList?.httpWrite ?? [])
+      .map(url => normalizeHttpRelayUrl(url) || url)
+      .filter(Boolean) as string[]
+  }, [relayList?.httpWrite])
   const relayUrls = useMemo(() => {
     return Array.from(new Set([
-      ...currentBrowsingRelayUrls.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
-      ...favoriteRelays.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url)
+      ...currentBrowsingRelayUrls.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url),
+      ...favoriteRelays.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url)
     ]))
   }, [currentBrowsingRelayUrls, favoriteRelays])
 
   /** All available relays: current feed, favorites, relay sets, defaults (BIG, FAST_READ, FAST_WRITE). */
   const allAvailableRelayUrls = useMemo(() => {
     const urls = [
-      ...currentBrowsingRelayUrls.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
-      ...favoriteRelays.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
-      ...relaySets.flatMap(set => set.relayUrls.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url)),
-      ...FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
-      ...FAST_WRITE_RELAY_URLS.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url)
+      ...currentBrowsingRelayUrls.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url),
+      ...favoriteRelays.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url),
+      ...relaySets.flatMap(set => set.relayUrls.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url)),
+      ...FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url),
+      ...FAST_WRITE_RELAY_URLS.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url)
     ].filter(Boolean) as string[]
     return Array.from(new Set(urls))
   }, [currentBrowsingRelayUrls, favoriteRelays, relaySets])
@@ -163,7 +168,7 @@ export function useMenuActions({
           ...FAST_WRITE_RELAY_URLS
         ]
         const comprehensiveRelays = Array.from(
-          new Set(allRelays.map(url => normalizeUrl(url)).filter((url): url is string => !!url))
+          new Set(allRelays.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url)).filter((url): url is string => !!url))
         )
         const pinListEvent = await fetchNewestPinListForPubkey(pubkey, comprehensiveRelays)
         if (pinListEvent) {
@@ -196,7 +201,7 @@ export function useMenuActions({
       ]
       
       const normalizedRelays = allRelays
-        .map(url => normalizeUrl(url))
+        .map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url))
         .filter((url): url is string => !!url)
       
       const comprehensiveRelays = Array.from(new Set(normalizedRelays))
@@ -386,9 +391,10 @@ export function useMenuActions({
       )
     }
 
-    if (relayUrls.length) {
+    const wsAndHttpRelayUrls = Array.from(new Set([...relayUrls, ...httpWriteRelayUrls]))
+    if (wsAndHttpRelayUrls.length) {
       items.push(
-        ...relayUrls.map((relay, index) => ({
+        ...wsAndHttpRelayUrls.map((relay, index) => ({
           label: (
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2 w-full">
               <RelayIcon url={relay} />
@@ -418,7 +424,7 @@ export function useMenuActions({
     }
 
     return items
-  }, [pubkey, relayUrls, relaySets, allAvailableRelayUrls, monitoringListRelayCount, event, closeDrawer, t])
+  }, [pubkey, relayUrls, httpWriteRelayUrls, relaySets, allAvailableRelayUrls, monitoringListRelayCount, event, closeDrawer, t])
 
   // Check if this is an article-type event
   const isArticleType = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/src/components/PostEditor/PostContent.tsx b/src/components/PostEditor/PostContent.tsx
index 63ca848c..3af4cb1d 100644
--- a/src/components/PostEditor/PostContent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PostEditor/PostContent.tsx
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ import {
 import { prefixNostrAddresses } from '@/lib/nostr-address'
 import dayjs from 'dayjs'
 import { TDraftEvent } from '@/types'
-import { useGroupList } from '@/providers/GroupListProvider'
+import { useGroupList } from '@/providers/group-list-context'
 import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from '@/components/ui/popover'
 import { Switch } from '@/components/ui/switch'
 import { DISCUSSION_TOPICS } from '@/pages/primary/DiscussionsPage/discussionTopics'
diff --git a/src/components/Profile/Followings.tsx b/src/components/Profile/Followings.tsx
index ea28fadb..980a3ad7 100644
--- a/src/components/Profile/Followings.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Profile/Followings.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useFetchFollowings } from '@/hooks'
 import { toFollowingList } from '@/lib/link'
 import { SecondaryPageLink } from '@/PageManager'
-import { useFollowList } from '@/providers/FollowListProvider'
+import { useFollowList } from '@/providers/follow-list-context'
 import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
 import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
diff --git a/src/components/Profile/SmartFollowings.tsx b/src/components/Profile/SmartFollowings.tsx
index 7f47aa3d..e82dc40d 100644
--- a/src/components/Profile/SmartFollowings.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Profile/SmartFollowings.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useFetchFollowings } from '@/hooks'
 import { toFollowingList } from '@/lib/link'
 import { useSmartFollowingListNavigation } from '@/PageManager'
-import { useFollowListOptional } from '@/providers/FollowListProvider'
+import { useFollowListOptional } from '@/providers/follow-list-context'
 import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
 import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
diff --git a/src/components/Profile/index.tsx b/src/components/Profile/index.tsx
index 010ee837..ba31ab82 100644
--- a/src/components/Profile/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Profile/index.tsx
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ import { useFavoriteRelays } from '@/providers/FavoriteRelaysProvider'
 import { useCurrentRelays } from '@/providers/CurrentRelaysProvider'
 import { FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS, FAST_WRITE_RELAY_URLS } from '@/constants'
 import { nip66Service } from '@/services/nip66.service'
-import { normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { normalizeAnyRelayUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import type { TProfile } from '@/types'
 
 /**
@@ -292,11 +292,11 @@ export default function Profile({
   /** All available relays: current feed, favorites, relay sets, defaults (FAST_READ, FAST_WRITE). */
   const allAvailableRelayUrls = useMemo(() => {
     const urls = [
-      ...currentBrowsingRelayUrls.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
-      ...favoriteRelays.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
-      ...relaySets.flatMap(set => set.relayUrls.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url)),
-      ...FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
-      ...FAST_WRITE_RELAY_URLS.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url)
+      ...currentBrowsingRelayUrls.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url),
+      ...favoriteRelays.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url),
+      ...relaySets.flatMap(set => set.relayUrls.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url)),
+      ...FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url),
+      ...FAST_WRITE_RELAY_URLS.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url)
     ].filter(Boolean) as string[]
     return Array.from(new Set(urls))
   }, [currentBrowsingRelayUrls, favoriteRelays, relaySets])
diff --git a/src/components/ProfileOptions/index.tsx b/src/components/ProfileOptions/index.tsx
index be150388..0592df0d 100644
--- a/src/components/ProfileOptions/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProfileOptions/index.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu'
 import { buildHiveTalkJoinUrl, roomIdForPubkeys } from '@/lib/hivetalk'
 import { formatPubkey, pubkeyToNpub } from '@/lib/pubkey'
-import { normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { normalizeAnyRelayUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { useMuteList } from '@/contexts/mute-list-context'
 import { muteSetHas } from '@/lib/mute-set'
 import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ export default function ProfileOptions({
   /** All available relays: current feed, favorites, relay sets, defaults (FAST_READ, FAST_WRITE). */
   const allAvailableRelayUrls = useMemo(() => {
     const urls = [
-      ...currentBrowsingRelayUrls.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
-      ...favoriteRelays.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
-      ...relaySets.flatMap(set => set.relayUrls.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url)),
-      ...FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
-      ...FAST_WRITE_RELAY_URLS.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url)
+      ...currentBrowsingRelayUrls.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url),
+      ...favoriteRelays.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url),
+      ...relaySets.flatMap(set => set.relayUrls.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url)),
+      ...FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url),
+      ...FAST_WRITE_RELAY_URLS.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url)
     ].filter(Boolean) as string[]
     return Array.from(new Set(urls))
   }, [currentBrowsingRelayUrls, favoriteRelays, relaySets])
diff --git a/src/components/Relay/index.tsx b/src/components/Relay/index.tsx
index 388df45a..da21b2b6 100644
--- a/src/components/Relay/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Relay/index.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import SearchInput from '@/components/SearchInput'
 import { useFetchRelayInfo } from '@/hooks'
 import type { TPrimaryPageName } from '@/PageManager'
 import { SINGLE_RELAY_KINDLESS_REQ_LIMIT } from '@/constants'
-import { normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { isHttpRelayUrl, normalizeAnyRelayUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { useCurrentRelays } from '@/providers/CurrentRelaysProvider'
 import client, { JUMBLE_SESSION_RELAY_STRIKES_CHANGED } from '@/services/client.service'
 import type { TFeedSubRequest } from '@/types'
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ const Relay = forwardRef<
 >(function Relay({ url, className, hostPrimaryPageName }, ref) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const { addRelayUrls, removeRelayUrls } = useCurrentRelays()
-  const normalizedUrl = useMemo(() => (url ? normalizeUrl(url) : undefined), [url])
+  const normalizedUrl = useMemo(() => (url ? normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) : undefined), [url])
+  const isHttpRelay = useMemo(() => !!normalizedUrl && isHttpRelayUrl(normalizedUrl), [normalizedUrl])
   const { relayInfo } = useFetchRelayInfo(normalizedUrl)
   const [searchInput, setSearchInput] = useState('')
   const [debouncedInput, setDebouncedInput] = useState(searchInput)
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ const Relay = forwardRef<
 
     const handleRelayRefresh = (event: CustomEvent) => {
       const { relayUrl } = event.detail
-      if (normalizeUrl(relayUrl) === normalizedUrl) {
+      if (normalizeAnyRelayUrl(relayUrl) === normalizedUrl) {
         if (noteListRef && typeof noteListRef !== 'function') {
           noteListRef.current?.refresh()
         }
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ const Relay = forwardRef<
   }, [normalizedUrl, noteListRef])
 
   const relayFeedSubRequests = useMemo<TFeedSubRequest[]>(() => {
-    if (!normalizedUrl) return []
+    if (!normalizedUrl || isHttpRelay) return []
     const q = debouncedInput.trim()
     return [
       {
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ const Relay = forwardRef<
           : { limit: SINGLE_RELAY_KINDLESS_REQ_LIMIT }
       }
     ]
-  }, [normalizedUrl, debouncedInput])
+  }, [normalizedUrl, isHttpRelay, debouncedInput])
 
   if (!normalizedUrl) {
     return <NotFound />
diff --git a/src/components/ReplyNoteList/index.tsx b/src/components/ReplyNoteList/index.tsx
index ee66b87f..464b4dea 100644
--- a/src/components/ReplyNoteList/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ReplyNoteList/index.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/lib/event'
 import logger from '@/lib/logger'
 import { getZapInfoFromEvent, shouldIncludeZapReceiptAtReplyThreshold } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
-import { normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { normalizeAnyRelayUrl, normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { shouldHideThreadResponseEvent } from '@/lib/thread-response-filter'
 import { getCachedThreadContextEvents } from '@/lib/navigation-related-events'
 import { toNote } from '@/lib/link'
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ function ReplyNoteList({
           // READ from: FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS + user's inboxes + local relays + OP author's outboxes
           const opAuthorPubkey = rootInfo.type === 'E' || rootInfo.type === 'A' ? rootInfo.pubkey : undefined
           const seenOn = client.getSeenEventRelayUrls(event.id).map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u).filter(Boolean)
-          const fromBrowsingFeed = browsingRelayUrls.map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u).filter(Boolean)
+          const fromBrowsingFeed = browsingRelayUrls.map((u) => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(u) || u).filter(Boolean)
           const threadRelayHints = [
             ...new Set([...relayHintsFromEventTags(event), ...seenOn, ...fromBrowsingFeed])
           ]
diff --git a/src/components/SaveRelayDropdownMenu/index.tsx b/src/components/SaveRelayDropdownMenu/index.tsx
index d8403aeb..d15d7b3b 100644
--- a/src/components/SaveRelayDropdownMenu/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SaveRelayDropdownMenu/index.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
 import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label'
 import { Separator } from '@/components/ui/separator'
 import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'
-import { normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { normalizeAnyRelayUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { useFavoriteRelays } from '@/providers/FavoriteRelaysProvider'
 import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
 import { useScreenSize } from '@/providers/ScreenSizeProvider'
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export default function SaveRelayDropdownMenu({
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const { isSmallScreen } = useScreenSize()
   const { favoriteRelays, relaySets } = useFavoriteRelays()
-  const normalizedUrls = useMemo(() => urls.map((url) => normalizeUrl(url)).filter(Boolean), [urls])
+  const normalizedUrls = useMemo(() => urls.map((url) => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url)).filter(Boolean), [urls])
   const alreadySaved = useMemo(() => {
     return (
       normalizedUrls.every((url) => favoriteRelays.includes(url)) ||
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ function RelaySetItem({ set, urls }: { set: TRelaySet; urls: string[] }) {
       updateRelaySet({
         ...set,
         relayUrls: Array.from(new Set([
-          ...set.relayUrls.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
-          ...urls.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url)
+          ...set.relayUrls.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url),
+          ...urls.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url)
         ]))
       })
     }
diff --git a/src/components/SearchBar/index.tsx b/src/components/SearchBar/index.tsx
index d54816de..4fb88de7 100644
--- a/src/components/SearchBar/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SearchBar/index.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { toNote, toNoteList } from '@/lib/link'
 import client from '@/services/client.service'
 import { eventService } from '@/services/client.service'
 import { randomString } from '@/lib/random'
-import { normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { isHttpRelayUrl, isWebsocketUrl, normalizeAnyRelayUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { normalizeToDTag } from '@/lib/search-parser'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { useSmartNoteNavigation, useSmartHashtagNavigation } from '@/PageManager'
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ const SearchBar = forwardRef<
       return undefined
     }
     try {
-      return normalizeUrl(input)
+      const n = normalizeAnyRelayUrl(input)
+      if (!n || (!isHttpRelayUrl(n) && !isWebsocketUrl(n))) return undefined
+      return n
     } catch {
       return undefined
     }
diff --git a/src/components/TopicSubscribeButton/index.tsx b/src/components/TopicSubscribeButton/index.tsx
index ab1fcd9d..820c6a7d 100644
--- a/src/components/TopicSubscribeButton/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TopicSubscribeButton/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'
-import { useInterestList } from '@/providers/InterestListProvider'
+import { useInterestList } from '@/providers/interest-list-context'
 import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
 import { Bell, BellOff } from 'lucide-react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
diff --git a/src/hooks/useQuoteEvents.tsx b/src/hooks/useQuoteEvents.tsx
index 354393dd..88ca4c3b 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useQuoteEvents.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useQuoteEvents.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/constants'
 import { getReplaceableCoordinateFromEvent, isReplaceableEvent } from '@/lib/event'
 import { buildNormalizedBlockedRelaySet } from '@/lib/thread-response-filter'
-import { normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { normalizeAnyRelayUrl, normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { useCurrentRelays } from '@/providers/CurrentRelaysProvider'
 import { useFavoriteRelays } from '@/providers/FavoriteRelaysProvider'
 import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function useQuoteEvents(event: Event | null, enabled: boolean) {
       }, INITIAL_QUOTE_LOAD_TIMEOUT_MS)
 
       const userRelays = userRelayList?.read || []
-      const fromFeed = browsingRelayUrls.map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u).filter(Boolean)
+      const fromFeed = browsingRelayUrls.map((u) => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(u) || u).filter(Boolean)
       const seenOn = client.getSeenEventRelayUrls(ev.id)
       const eTagBlockedSet = new Set(
         E_TAG_FILTER_BLOCKED_RELAY_URLS.map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u)
diff --git a/src/lib/account-list-relay-urls.ts b/src/lib/account-list-relay-urls.ts
index 76eeebdd..d88c14ab 100644
--- a/src/lib/account-list-relay-urls.ts
+++ b/src/lib/account-list-relay-urls.ts
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ export async function buildAccountListRelayUrlsForMerge(options: {
   const myRelayList = await client.fetchRelayList(accountPubkey)
   const favoritesTier = getFavoritesFeedRelayUrls(favoriteRelays ?? [], blockedRelays)
   const read = buildPrioritizedReadRelayUrls({
-    userReadRelays: [...(myRelayList.httpRead ?? []), ...(myRelayList.read ?? [])],
-    userWriteRelays: [...(myRelayList.httpWrite ?? []), ...(myRelayList.write ?? [])],
+    userReadRelays: myRelayList.read ?? [],
+    userWriteRelays: myRelayList.write ?? [],
     favoriteRelays: favoritesTier,
     blockedRelays,
     maxRelays: 100,
     applySocialKindBlockedFilter: false
   })
   const write = buildPrioritizedWriteRelayUrls({
-    userWriteRelays: [...(myRelayList.httpWrite ?? []), ...(myRelayList.write ?? [])],
+    userWriteRelays: myRelayList.write ?? [],
     favoriteRelays: favoritesTier,
     blockedRelays,
     maxRelays: 100,
diff --git a/src/lib/index-relay-http.ts b/src/lib/index-relay-http.ts
index deccdd84..b9472be8 100644
--- a/src/lib/index-relay-http.ts
+++ b/src/lib/index-relay-http.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  */
 import { fetchWithTimeout } from '@/lib/fetch-with-timeout'
 import logger from '@/lib/logger'
-import { normalizeHttpRelayUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { devProxyLoopbackHttpRelayBase, normalizeHttpRelayUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import type { Filter, Event as NEvent } from 'nostr-tools'
 import { verifyEvent } from 'nostr-tools'
 
@@ -16,24 +16,6 @@ function trimSlash(base: string): string {
   return base.replace(/\/+$/, '')
 }
 
-/**
- * Avoid browser CORS in dev: `http://localhost:1122/api/...` becomes same-origin `…/dev-index-relay/api/…`
- * and Vite forwards to the real relay (see `vite.config.ts`).
- */
-function devProxyLoopbackIndexRelayBase(normalizedBase: string): string {
-  if (import.meta.env.PROD || typeof window === 'undefined') return normalizedBase
-  let u: URL
-  try {
-    u = new URL(normalizedBase)
-  } catch {
-    return normalizedBase
-  }
-  if (u.protocol !== 'http:') return normalizedBase
-  const h = u.hostname
-  if (h !== 'localhost' && h !== '127.0.0.1') return normalizedBase
-  return `${window.location.origin}/dev-index-relay`
-}
-
 export function indexRelayFilterUrl(baseUrl: string): string {
   return `${trimSlash(normalizeHttpRelayUrl(baseUrl) || baseUrl)}/api/events/filter`
 }
@@ -162,7 +144,7 @@ export async function queryIndexRelay(
   filter: Filter | Filter[],
   options?: { signal?: AbortSignal; onHardFailure?: () => void }
 ): Promise<NEvent[]> {
-  const base = devProxyLoopbackIndexRelayBase(normalizeHttpRelayUrl(baseUrl) || baseUrl)
+  const base = devProxyLoopbackHttpRelayBase(normalizeHttpRelayUrl(baseUrl) || baseUrl)
   const endpoint = indexRelayFilterUrl(base)
   const filters = Array.isArray(filter) ? filter : [filter]
   const out: NEvent[] = []
@@ -225,12 +207,12 @@ function filterForIndexRelay(f: Filter): Filter {
   return rest as Filter
 }
 
-export async function publishEventToIndexRelay(
+export async function publishEventToHttpRelay(
   baseUrl: string,
   event: NEvent,
   options?: { signal?: AbortSignal }
 ): Promise<void> {
-  const base = devProxyLoopbackIndexRelayBase(normalizeHttpRelayUrl(baseUrl) || baseUrl)
+  const base = devProxyLoopbackHttpRelayBase(normalizeHttpRelayUrl(baseUrl) || baseUrl)
   const endpoint = indexRelayPublishUrl(base)
   try {
     const res = await fetchWithTimeout(endpoint, {
diff --git a/src/lib/replaceable-list-latest.ts b/src/lib/replaceable-list-latest.ts
index faa1d545..d23cf0fd 100644
--- a/src/lib/replaceable-list-latest.ts
+++ b/src/lib/replaceable-list-latest.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { METADATA_BATCH_QUERY_EOSE_TIMEOUT_MS, METADATA_BATCH_QUERY_GLOBAL_TIMEOUT_MS } from '@/constants'
 import { normalizeHexPubkey } from '@/lib/pubkey'
-import { normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
-import client, { queryService } from '@/services/client.service'
+import { normalizeAnyRelayUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import client from '@/services/client.service'
 import type { TPersonalListBech32Ref } from '@/lib/personal-list-mutations'
 import type { Event } from 'nostr-tools'
 
@@ -15,17 +15,16 @@ export async function fetchLatestReplaceableListEvent(
   relayUrls: string[]
 ): Promise<Event | undefined> {
   const pk = normalizeHexPubkey(pubkeyHex)
-  const urls = [...new Set(relayUrls.map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u).filter(Boolean))]
-  if (!urls.length) return undefined
-  const rows = await queryService.fetchEvents(
-    urls,
-    { authors: [pk], kinds: [kind], limit: 80 },
-    {
-      replaceableRace: true,
-      eoseTimeout: METADATA_BATCH_QUERY_EOSE_TIMEOUT_MS,
-      globalTimeout: METADATA_BATCH_QUERY_GLOBAL_TIMEOUT_MS
-    }
-  )
+  const allUrls = [...new Set(relayUrls.map((u) => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(u) || u).filter(Boolean))]
+  if (!allUrls.length) return undefined
+
+  // client.fetchEvents() handles both HTTP index relays and WebSocket relays internally.
+  const rows = await client.fetchEvents(allUrls, { authors: [pk], kinds: [kind], limit: 80 }, {
+    replaceableRace: true,
+    eoseTimeout: METADATA_BATCH_QUERY_EOSE_TIMEOUT_MS,
+    globalTimeout: METADATA_BATCH_QUERY_GLOBAL_TIMEOUT_MS
+  })
+
   if (!rows.length) return undefined
   return rows.reduce((best, e) => (e.created_at > best.created_at ? e : best))
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/url.ts b/src/lib/url.ts
index 9c41b461..51b5f91f 100644
--- a/src/lib/url.ts
+++ b/src/lib/url.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,24 @@ export function normalizeHttpRelayUrl(url: string): string {
   return normalizeHttpUrl(url)
 }
 
+/**
+ * In dev, loopback HTTP relay bases (`http://localhost:*` / `http://127.0.0.1:*`) use the Vite
+ * same-origin `/dev-index-relay` proxy (see `vite.config.ts`) so JSON APIs and NIP-11 avoid CORS.
+ */
+export function devProxyLoopbackHttpRelayBase(normalizedBase: string): string {
+  if (import.meta.env.PROD || typeof window === 'undefined') return normalizedBase
+  let u: URL
+  try {
+    u = new URL(normalizedBase)
+  } catch {
+    return normalizedBase
+  }
+  if (u.protocol !== 'http:') return normalizedBase
+  const h = u.hostname
+  if (h !== 'localhost' && h !== '127.0.0.1') return normalizedBase
+  return `${window.location.origin}/dev-index-relay`
+}
+
 /**
  * Normalize relay URL for deduplication: WebSocket URLs via {@link normalizeUrl}, HTTPS index relays via {@link normalizeHttpRelayUrl}.
  */
diff --git a/src/pages/primary/ExplorePage/index.tsx b/src/pages/primary/ExplorePage/index.tsx
index 4da1006c..2054c1fc 100644
--- a/src/pages/primary/ExplorePage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/primary/ExplorePage/index.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
 import { toRelay } from '@/lib/link'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
-import { isWebsocketUrl, normalizeUrl, simplifyUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { isHttpRelayUrl, isWebsocketUrl, normalizeAnyRelayUrl, simplifyUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { RefreshButton } from '@/components/RefreshButton'
 import PrimaryPageLayout from '@/layouts/PrimaryPageLayout'
 import { syncUserDeletionTombstones } from '@/lib/sync-user-deletions'
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function dedupeNormalizedRelayUrls(urls: string[]): string[] {
   const seen = new Set<string>()
   const out: string[] = []
   for (const u of urls) {
-    const k = normalizeUrl(u) || u
+    const k = normalizeAnyRelayUrl(u) || u.trim()
     if (!k || seen.has(k)) continue
     seen.add(k)
     out.push(k)
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ function ExploreRelaySearchSection() {
   const tryOpenRelay = () => {
     const trimmed = relayQuery.trim()
     if (!trimmed) return
-    const normalized = normalizeUrl(trimmed)
-    if (!normalized || !isWebsocketUrl(normalized)) {
+    const normalized = normalizeAnyRelayUrl(trimmed)
+    if (!normalized || (!isHttpRelayUrl(normalized) && !isWebsocketUrl(normalized))) {
       toast.error(t('invalid relay URL'))
       return
     }
diff --git a/src/pages/primary/RelayPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/primary/RelayPage/index.tsx
index 998ad49e..70f57ef1 100644
--- a/src/pages/primary/RelayPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/primary/RelayPage/index.tsx
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import { RefreshButton } from '@/components/RefreshButton'
 import Relay from '@/components/Relay'
 import PrimaryPageLayout from '@/layouts/PrimaryPageLayout'
 import { TPageRef } from '@/types'
-import { normalizeUrl, simplifyUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { normalizeAnyRelayUrl, simplifyUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import client from '@/services/client.service'
 import { Server } from 'lucide-react'
 import { forwardRef, useCallback, useImperativeHandle, useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
 
 const RelayPage = forwardRef<TPageRef, { url?: string }>(({ url }, ref) => {
-  const normalizedUrl = useMemo(() => (url ? normalizeUrl(url) : undefined), [url])
+  const normalizedUrl = useMemo(() => (url ? normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) : undefined), [url])
   const layoutRef = useRef<TPageRef>(null)
   const feedRef = useRef<TNoteListRef>(null)
 
diff --git a/src/pages/secondary/InterestListPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/secondary/InterestListPage/index.tsx
index 962370e4..434e49e7 100644
--- a/src/pages/secondary/InterestListPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/secondary/InterestListPage/index.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { toNoteList } from '@/lib/link'
 import { fetchLatestReplaceableListEvent } from '@/lib/replaceable-list-latest'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { useSmartHashtagNavigation } from '@/PageManager'
-import { useInterestList } from '@/providers/InterestListProvider'
+import { useInterestList } from '@/providers/interest-list-context'
 import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
 import { useFavoriteRelays } from '@/providers/FavoriteRelaysProvider'
 import client from '@/services/client.service'
diff --git a/src/pages/secondary/NoteListPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/secondary/NoteListPage/index.tsx
index 52956118..e4560a28 100644
--- a/src/pages/secondary/NoteListPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/secondary/NoteListPage/index.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { usePrimaryNoteView } from '@/contexts/primary-note-view-context'
 import { useSecondaryPage } from '@/PageManager'
 import { useFavoriteRelays } from '@/providers/FavoriteRelaysProvider'
 import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
-import { useInterestListOptional } from '@/providers/InterestListProvider'
+import { useInterestListOptional } from '@/providers/interest-list-context'
 import client from '@/services/client.service'
 import { TFeedSubRequest } from '@/types'
 import { UserRound, Plus } from 'lucide-react'
diff --git a/src/pages/secondary/RelayPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/secondary/RelayPage/index.tsx
index 7b00cdd1..a9058758 100644
--- a/src/pages/secondary/RelayPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/secondary/RelayPage/index.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Relay from '@/components/Relay'
 import { RefreshButton } from '@/components/RefreshButton'
 import SecondaryPageLayout from '@/layouts/SecondaryPageLayout'
 import { usePrimaryNoteView } from '@/contexts/primary-note-view-context'
-import { normalizeUrl, simplifyUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { normalizeAnyRelayUrl, simplifyUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import client from '@/services/client.service'
 import { forwardRef, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
 import NotFoundPage from '../NotFoundPage'
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import NotFoundPage from '../NotFoundPage'
 const RelayPage = forwardRef(({ url, index, hideTitlebar = false }: { url?: string; index?: number; hideTitlebar?: boolean }, ref) => {
   const { registerPrimaryPanelRefresh } = usePrimaryNoteView()
   const feedRef = useRef<TNoteListRef>(null)
-  const normalizedUrl = useMemo(() => (url ? normalizeUrl(url) : undefined), [url])
+  const normalizedUrl = useMemo(() => (url ? normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) : undefined), [url])
   const title = useMemo(() => (url ? simplifyUrl(url) : undefined), [url])
 
   const bumpFeed = useCallback(() => {
diff --git a/src/pages/secondary/RelayReviewsPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/secondary/RelayReviewsPage/index.tsx
index a3e47222..0a7cbcce 100644
--- a/src/pages/secondary/RelayReviewsPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/secondary/RelayReviewsPage/index.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS, ExtendedKind } from '@/constants'
 import SecondaryPageLayout from '@/layouts/SecondaryPageLayout'
 import { usePrimaryNoteView } from '@/contexts/primary-note-view-context'
 import { relayReviewDTagsForRelayUrl, relayReviewsFeedSnapshotKey } from '@/lib/relay-review-feed'
-import { normalizeUrl, simplifyUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { normalizeAnyRelayUrl, simplifyUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import type { TFeedSubRequest } from '@/types'
 import { forwardRef, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const RelayReviewsPage = forwardRef(({ url, index, hideTitlebar = false }: { url
     return () => registerPrimaryPanelRefresh(null)
   }, [hideTitlebar, registerPrimaryPanelRefresh, bumpFeed])
 
-  const normalizedUrl = useMemo(() => (url ? normalizeUrl(url) : undefined), [url])
+  const normalizedUrl = useMemo(() => (url ? normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) : undefined), [url])
   /** `d` tag values vary by client (raw vs normalized URL); REQ must OR-match every variant. */
   const relayReviewDTags = useMemo(
     () => (url ? relayReviewDTagsForRelayUrl(url) : []),
diff --git a/src/providers/FavoriteRelaysProvider.tsx b/src/providers/FavoriteRelaysProvider.tsx
index e181e764..c17ce435 100644
--- a/src/providers/FavoriteRelaysProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/FavoriteRelaysProvider.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { createFavoriteRelaysDraftEvent, createBlockedRelaysDraftEvent, createRe
 import { getReplaceableEventIdentifier } from '@/lib/event'
 import { getRelaySetFromEvent } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
 import { randomString } from '@/lib/random'
-import { isWebsocketUrl, normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { isHttpRelayUrl, isWebsocketUrl, normalizeAnyRelayUrl, normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { queryService } from '@/services/client.service'
 import indexedDb from '@/services/indexed-db.service'
 import storage from '@/services/local-storage.service'
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export function FavoriteRelaysProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode
         if (!tagValue) return
 
         if (tagName === 'relay') {
-          const normalizedUrl = normalizeUrl(tagValue)
+          const normalizedUrl = normalizeAnyRelayUrl(tagValue)
           if (normalizedUrl && !relays.includes(normalizedUrl)) {
             relays.push(normalizedUrl)
           }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export function FavoriteRelaysProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode
       setRelaySetEvents(storedRelaySetEvents.filter(Boolean) as Event[])
 
       const normalizedRelays = [
-        ...(relayList?.write ?? []).map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
+        ...(relayList?.write ?? []).map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url),
         ...FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url)
       ]
       const newRelaySetEvents = await queryService.fetchEvents(
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export function FavoriteRelaysProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode
     const relays: string[] = []
     blockedRelaysEvent.tags.forEach(([tagName, tagValue]) => {
       if (tagName === 'relay' && tagValue) {
-        const normalizedUrl = normalizeUrl(tagValue)
+        const normalizedUrl = normalizeAnyRelayUrl(tagValue)
         if (normalizedUrl && !relays.includes(normalizedUrl)) {
           relays.push(normalizedUrl)
         }
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export function FavoriteRelaysProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode
   const addFavoriteRelays = useCallback(
     async (relayUrls: string[]) => {
       const normalizedUrls = relayUrls
-        .map((relayUrl) => normalizeUrl(relayUrl))
+        .map((relayUrl) => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(relayUrl))
         .filter((url) => !!url && !favoriteRelays.includes(url))
       if (!normalizedUrls.length) return
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export function FavoriteRelaysProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode
   const deleteFavoriteRelays = useCallback(
     async (relayUrls: string[]) => {
       const normalizedUrls = relayUrls
-        .map((relayUrl) => normalizeUrl(relayUrl))
+        .map((relayUrl) => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(relayUrl))
         .filter((url) => !!url && favoriteRelays.includes(url))
       if (!normalizedUrls.length) return
 
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ export function FavoriteRelaysProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode
   const createRelaySet = useCallback(
     async (relaySetName: string, relayUrls: string[] = []) => {
       const normalizedUrls = relayUrls
-        .map((url) => normalizeUrl(url))
-        .filter((url) => isWebsocketUrl(url))
+        .map((url) => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url))
+        .filter((url) => isWebsocketUrl(url) || isHttpRelayUrl(url))
       const id = randomString()
       const relaySetDraftEvent = createRelaySetDraftEvent({
         id,
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ export function FavoriteRelaysProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode
   const addBlockedRelays = useCallback(
     async (relayUrls: string[]) => {
       const normalizedUrls = relayUrls
-        .map((relayUrl) => normalizeUrl(relayUrl))
+        .map((relayUrl) => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(relayUrl))
         .filter((url) => !!url && !blockedRelays.includes(url))
       if (!normalizedUrls.length) return
       const newBlockedRelays = [...blockedRelays, ...normalizedUrls]
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ export function FavoriteRelaysProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode
 
   const deleteBlockedRelays = useCallback(
     async (relayUrls: string[]) => {
-      const normalizedUrls = relayUrls.map((relayUrl) => normalizeUrl(relayUrl)).filter(Boolean)
+      const normalizedUrls = relayUrls.map((relayUrl) => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(relayUrl)).filter(Boolean)
       const newBlockedRelays = blockedRelays.filter((relay) => !normalizedUrls.includes(relay))
       setBlockedRelays(newBlockedRelays)
       const draftEvent = createBlockedRelaysDraftEvent(newBlockedRelays)
diff --git a/src/providers/FeedProvider.tsx b/src/providers/FeedProvider.tsx
index 1f546541..0e2de612 100644
--- a/src/providers/FeedProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/FeedProvider.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { DEFAULT_FAVORITE_RELAYS } from '@/constants'
 import { getFavoritesFeedRelayUrls } from '@/lib/favorites-feed-relays'
 import { getRelaySetFromEvent } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
 import logger from '@/lib/logger'
-import { isWebsocketUrl, normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { isHttpRelayUrl, isWebsocketUrl, normalizeAnyRelayUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import indexedDb from '@/services/indexed-db.service'
 import storage from '@/services/local-storage.service'
 import { TFeedInfo, TFeedType } from '@/types'
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ export function FeedProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
     logger.debug('switchFeed called:', { feedType, options })
     setIsReady(false)
     if (feedType === 'relay') {
-      const normalizedUrl = normalizeUrl(options.relay ?? '')
-      logger.debug('Relay switchFeed:', { normalizedUrl, isWebsocketUrl: isWebsocketUrl(normalizedUrl), blockedRelays })
-      
-      if (!normalizedUrl || !isWebsocketUrl(normalizedUrl)) {
+      const normalizedUrl = normalizeAnyRelayUrl(options.relay ?? '')
+      const isRelayFeedUrl =
+        !!normalizedUrl && (isHttpRelayUrl(normalizedUrl) || isWebsocketUrl(normalizedUrl))
+      logger.debug('Relay switchFeed:', { normalizedUrl, isRelayFeedUrl, blockedRelays })
+
+      if (!isRelayFeedUrl) {
         logger.debug('Invalid relay URL, setting isReady to true')
         setIsReady(true)
         return
diff --git a/src/providers/FollowListProvider.tsx b/src/providers/FollowListProvider.tsx
index b7d8a966..4881a13c 100644
--- a/src/providers/FollowListProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/FollowListProvider.tsx
@@ -8,31 +8,11 @@ import {
 import { getPubkeysFromPTags } from '@/lib/tag'
 import client from '@/services/client.service'
 import { kinds } from 'nostr-tools'
-import { createContext, useContext, useMemo, useCallback } from 'react'
+import { useMemo, useCallback } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { useNostr } from './NostrProvider'
 import { useFavoriteRelays } from './FavoriteRelaysProvider'
-
-type TFollowListContext = {
-  followings: string[]
-  follow: (pubkey: string) => Promise<void>
-  unfollow: (pubkey: string) => Promise<void>
-}
-
-const FollowListContext = createContext<TFollowListContext | undefined>(undefined)
-
-export const useFollowList = () => {
-  const context = useContext(FollowListContext)
-  if (!context) {
-    throw new Error('useFollowList must be used within a FollowListProvider')
-  }
-  return context
-}
-
-/** Same as {@link useFollowList} but returns undefined outside the provider (avoids HMR / refresh-boundary crashes). */
-export function useFollowListOptional(): TFollowListContext | undefined {
-  return useContext(FollowListContext)
-}
+import { FollowListContext } from './follow-list-context'
 
 export function FollowListProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
diff --git a/src/providers/GroupListProvider.tsx b/src/providers/GroupListProvider.tsx
index c58f7bca..b019b37c 100644
--- a/src/providers/GroupListProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/GroupListProvider.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createContext, useContext, useEffect, useState, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useState, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react'
 import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
 import { useFavoriteRelays } from '@/providers/FavoriteRelaysProvider'
 import { ExtendedKind } from '@/constants'
@@ -7,23 +7,7 @@ import { fetchLatestReplaceableListEvent } from '@/lib/replaceable-list-latest'
 import { buildPrioritizedReadRelayUrls } from '@/lib/relay-url-priority'
 import client from '@/services/client.service'
 import logger from '@/lib/logger'
-
-interface GroupListContextType {
-  userGroups: string[]
-  isUserInGroup: (groupId: string) => boolean
-  refreshGroupList: () => Promise<void>
-  isLoading: boolean
-}
-
-const GroupListContext = createContext<GroupListContextType | undefined>(undefined)
-
-export const useGroupList = () => {
-  const context = useContext(GroupListContext)
-  if (context === undefined) {
-    throw new Error('useGroupList must be used within a GroupListProvider')
-  }
-  return context
-}
+import { GroupListContext } from './group-list-context'
 
 export function GroupListProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const { pubkey: accountPubkey } = useNostr()
diff --git a/src/providers/InterestListProvider.tsx b/src/providers/InterestListProvider.tsx
index 83d82c16..bd1a4ddc 100644
--- a/src/providers/InterestListProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/InterestListProvider.tsx
@@ -4,36 +4,12 @@ import { normalizeTopic } from '@/lib/discussion-topics'
 import { fetchLatestReplaceableListEvent } from '@/lib/replaceable-list-latest'
 import logger from '@/lib/logger'
 import client from '@/services/client.service'
-import { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { toast } from 'sonner'
 import { useNostr } from '@/providers/nostr-context'
 import { useFavoriteRelays } from './FavoriteRelaysProvider'
-
-type TInterestListContext = {
-  subscribedTopics: Set<string>
-  changing: boolean
-  isSubscribed: (topic: string) => boolean
-  subscribe: (topic: string) => Promise<void>
-  unsubscribe: (topic: string) => Promise<void>
-  getSubscribedTopics: () => string[]
-}
-
-const InterestListContext = createContext<TInterestListContext | undefined>(undefined)
-
-export const useInterestList = () => {
-  const context = useContext(InterestListContext)
-  if (!context) {
-    throw new Error('useInterestList must be used within an InterestListProvider')
-  }
-  return context
-}
-
-/**
- * Optional variant for routes/components that can be mounted
- * during transient navigation/HMR paths before providers settle.
- */
-export const useInterestListOptional = () => useContext(InterestListContext)
+import { InterestListContext } from './interest-list-context'
 
 export function InterestListProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
diff --git a/src/providers/LiveActivitiesProvider.tsx b/src/providers/LiveActivitiesProvider.tsx
index 8c8c199c..56241be6 100644
--- a/src/providers/LiveActivitiesProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/LiveActivitiesProvider.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
   useState
 } from 'react'
 import { useFavoriteRelays } from './FavoriteRelaysProvider'
-import { useFollowListOptional } from './FollowListProvider'
+import { useFollowListOptional } from './follow-list-context'
 import { useNostr } from './NostrProvider'
 import { useUserPreferencesOptional } from './UserPreferencesProvider'
 
diff --git a/src/providers/NostrProvider/index.tsx b/src/providers/NostrProvider/index.tsx
index d8582b43..0e13b3d9 100644
--- a/src/providers/NostrProvider/index.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/NostrProvider/index.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { getLatestEvent, minePow } from '@/lib/event'
 import { getHttpRelayListFromEvent, getProfileFromEvent, getRelayListFromEvent } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
 import logger from '@/lib/logger'
 import { LoginRequiredError } from '@/lib/nostr-errors'
-import { normalizeHttpRelayUrl, normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { normalizeAnyRelayUrl, normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { formatPubkey, pubkeyToNpub } from '@/lib/pubkey'
 import { showPublishingFeedback, showSimplePublishSuccess } from '@/lib/publishing-feedback'
 import client from '@/services/client.service'
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function favoriteRelayUrlsForPublish(favoriteRelaysEvent: Event | null, pubkey:
   const urls: string[] = []
   favoriteRelaysEvent.tags.forEach(([name, v]) => {
     if (name === 'relay' && v) {
-      const n = normalizeUrl(v) || v
+      const n = normalizeAnyRelayUrl(v) || v
       if (n && !urls.includes(n)) urls.push(n)
     }
   })
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function blockedRelayUrlsFromEvent(blockedRelaysEvent: Event | null): string[] {
   if (!blockedRelaysEvent) return out
   blockedRelaysEvent.tags.forEach(([tagName, tagValue]) => {
     if (tagName === 'relay' && tagValue) {
-      const n = normalizeUrl(tagValue)
+      const n = normalizeAnyRelayUrl(tagValue)
       if (n && !out.includes(n)) out.push(n)
     }
   })
@@ -477,8 +477,6 @@ export function NostrProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
       const normalizedRelays = [
         ...mergedRelayList.write.map((url: string) => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
         ...mergedRelayList.read.map((url: string) => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
-        ...mergedRelayList.httpRead.map((url: string) => normalizeHttpRelayUrl(url) || url),
-        ...mergedRelayList.httpWrite.map((url: string) => normalizeHttpRelayUrl(url) || url),
         ...FAST_WRITE_RELAY_URLS.map((url: string) => normalizeUrl(url) || url),
         ...PROFILE_FETCH_RELAY_URLS.map((url: string) => normalizeUrl(url) || url)
       ]
diff --git a/src/providers/follow-list-context.tsx b/src/providers/follow-list-context.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5bb55b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/providers/follow-list-context.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { createContext, useContext } from 'react'
+
+export type TFollowListContext = {
+  followings: string[]
+  follow: (pubkey: string) => Promise<void>
+  unfollow: (pubkey: string) => Promise<void>
+}
+
+export const FollowListContext = createContext<TFollowListContext | undefined>(undefined)
+
+export const useFollowList = (): TFollowListContext => {
+  const context = useContext(FollowListContext)
+  if (!context) {
+    throw new Error('useFollowList must be used within a FollowListProvider')
+  }
+  return context
+}
+
+/** Same as {@link useFollowList} but returns undefined outside the provider (avoids HMR / refresh-boundary crashes). */
+export function useFollowListOptional(): TFollowListContext | undefined {
+  return useContext(FollowListContext)
+}
diff --git a/src/providers/group-list-context.tsx b/src/providers/group-list-context.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b4c20ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/providers/group-list-context.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { createContext, useContext } from 'react'
+
+export interface GroupListContextType {
+  userGroups: string[]
+  isUserInGroup: (groupId: string) => boolean
+  refreshGroupList: () => Promise<void>
+  isLoading: boolean
+}
+
+export const GroupListContext = createContext<GroupListContextType | undefined>(undefined)
+
+export const useGroupList = (): GroupListContextType => {
+  const context = useContext(GroupListContext)
+  if (context === undefined) {
+    throw new Error('useGroupList must be used within a GroupListProvider')
+  }
+  return context
+}
diff --git a/src/providers/interest-list-context.tsx b/src/providers/interest-list-context.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31dcbe49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/providers/interest-list-context.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { createContext, useContext } from 'react'
+
+export type TInterestListContext = {
+  subscribedTopics: Set<string>
+  changing: boolean
+  isSubscribed: (topic: string) => boolean
+  subscribe: (topic: string) => Promise<void>
+  unsubscribe: (topic: string) => Promise<void>
+  getSubscribedTopics: () => string[]
+}
+
+export const InterestListContext = createContext<TInterestListContext | undefined>(undefined)
+
+export const useInterestList = (): TInterestListContext => {
+  const context = useContext(InterestListContext)
+  if (!context) {
+    throw new Error('useInterestList must be used within an InterestListProvider')
+  }
+  return context
+}
+
+/**
+ * Optional variant for routes/components that can be mounted
+ * during transient navigation/HMR paths before providers settle.
+ */
+export const useInterestListOptional = (): TInterestListContext | undefined =>
+  useContext(InterestListContext)
diff --git a/src/services/client.service.ts b/src/services/client.service.ts
index b0e8e950..a87a1150 100644
--- a/src/services/client.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/client.service.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ import {
 import {
   IndexRelayTransportError,
   isIndexRelayTransportFailure,
-  publishEventToIndexRelay
+  publishEventToHttpRelay
 } from '@/lib/index-relay-http'
 import {
   relayFiltersUseCapitalLetterTagKeys,
@@ -285,6 +285,14 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
       params?: { connectionTimeout?: number; abort?: AbortSignal }
     ) => {
       const n = normalizeUrl(url) || url
+      // ── DIAGNOSTIC: catch any local-network WS attempt so we can trace its origin ──
+      if (isLocalNetworkUrl(n)) {
+        logger.warn('[DIAG] pool.ensureRelay called with LOCAL-NETWORK WS URL', {
+          url,
+          normalizedUrl: n,
+          stack: new Error('stack').stack?.split('\n').slice(1, 8).join(' | ')
+        })
+      }
       const base = params?.connectionTimeout ?? RELAY_POOL_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS
       const connectionTimeout = READ_ONLY_RELAY_CONNECT_BOOST_URLS.has(n)
         ? Math.max(base, RELAY_READ_ONLY_POOL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS)
@@ -429,7 +437,7 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
    */
   async fetchNip66DiscoveryForRelay(relayUrl: string): Promise<void> {
     const discoveryRelays = Array.from(new Set([...FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS, ...NIP66_DISCOVERY_RELAY_URLS]))
-    const dTag = normalizeUrl(relayUrl) || relayUrl
+    const dTag = normalizeAnyRelayUrl(relayUrl) || relayUrl
     const shortForm = simplifyUrl(dTag)
     const dValues = dTag !== shortForm ? [dTag, shortForm] : [dTag]
     try {
@@ -576,11 +584,10 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
     let userWriteSet = new Set<string>()
     try {
       const rl = await this.fetchRelayList(event.pubkey)
-      userWriteSet = new Set(
-        (rl?.write ?? [])
-          .map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u)
-          .filter((u): u is string => !!u)
-      )
+      userWriteSet = new Set([
+        ...(rl?.write ?? []).map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u).filter((u): u is string => !!u),
+        ...(rl?.httpWrite ?? []).map((u) => normalizeHttpRelayUrl(u) || u).filter((u): u is string => !!u)
+      ])
     } catch {
       // ignore
     }
@@ -617,7 +624,7 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
     const t4: string[] = []
     const t5: string[] = []
     for (const u of relayUrls) {
-      const n = normalizeUrl(u) || u
+      const n = normalizeAnyRelayUrl(u) || u
       if (!n) continue
       if (userWriteSet.has(n)) t0.push(n)
       else if (authorReadSet.has(n)) t1.push(n)
@@ -628,7 +635,7 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
     }
     return dedupeNormalizeRelayUrlsOrdered([...t0, ...t1, ...t2, ...t3, ...t4, ...t5])
       .filter((url) => {
-        const n = normalizeUrl(url) || url
+        const n = normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url
         if (readOnlySet.has(n)) return false
         if (isSocialKindBlockedKind(event.kind) && socialKindBlockedSet.has(n)) return false
         return true
@@ -673,9 +680,13 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
     if (event.kind === kinds.Report) {
       // Start with user's write relays (outboxes) - these are the primary targets for reports
       const relayList = await this.fetchRelayList(event.pubkey)
-      const userWriteRelays = dedupeNormalizeRelayUrlsOrdered(
-        (relayList?.write ?? []).map((url) => normalizeUrl(url) || url).filter((u): u is string => !!u)
-      )
+      const reportHttpWrites = (relayList?.httpWrite ?? [])
+        .map((url) => normalizeHttpRelayUrl(url) || url)
+        .filter((u): u is string => !!u)
+      const reportWsWrites = (relayList?.write ?? [])
+        .map((url) => normalizeUrl(url) || url)
+        .filter((u): u is string => !!u)
+      const userWriteRelays = dedupeNormalizeRelayUrlsOrdered([...reportHttpWrites, ...reportWsWrites])
       
       // Get seen relays where the reported event was found
       const targetEventId = event.tags.find(tagNameEquals('e'))?.[1]
@@ -685,9 +696,9 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
         const allSeenRelays = this.getSeenEventRelayUrls(targetEventId)
         // Filter seen relays: only include those that are in user's write list
         // This ensures we don't try to publish to read-only relays
-        const userWriteRelaySet = new Set(userWriteRelays.map(url => normalizeUrl(url) || url))
+        const userWriteRelaySet = new Set(userWriteRelays.map(url => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url))
         seenRelays.push(...allSeenRelays.filter(url => {
-          const normalized = normalizeUrl(url) || url
+          const normalized = normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url
           return userWriteRelaySet.has(normalized)
         }))
       }
@@ -722,8 +733,14 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
       event.kind === ExtendedKind.PUBLIC_MESSAGE ||
       event.kind === ExtendedKind.CALENDAR_EVENT_RSVP
     ) {
-      const authorRelayList = await this.fetchRelayList(event.pubkey).catch(() => ({ write: [] as string[], read: [] as string[] }))
-      let authorWrite = (authorRelayList?.write ?? []).map((url) => normalizeUrl(url)).filter(Boolean) as string[]
+      const authorRelayList = await this.fetchRelayList(event.pubkey).catch(() => ({ write: [] as string[], read: [] as string[], httpWrite: [] as string[], httpRead: [] as string[] }))
+      const authorHttpWrites = (authorRelayList?.httpWrite ?? [])
+        .map((url) => normalizeHttpRelayUrl(url))
+        .filter((url): url is string => !!url)
+      const authorWsWrites = (authorRelayList?.write ?? [])
+        .map((url) => normalizeUrl(url))
+        .filter((url): url is string => !!url)
+      let authorWrite = dedupeNormalizeRelayUrlsOrdered([...authorHttpWrites, ...authorWsWrites])
       if (authorWrite.length === 0) {
         authorWrite = [...FAST_WRITE_RELAY_URLS]
       }
@@ -735,10 +752,11 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
       let recipientRead: string[] = []
       if (recipientPubkeys.length > 0) {
         const recipientRelayLists = await this.fetchRelayLists(recipientPubkeys)
-        recipientRead = recipientRelayLists.flatMap((rl) => rl?.read ?? [])
-        recipientRead = recipientRead
-          .map((url) => normalizeUrl(url))
-          .filter((url): url is string => !!url && !isLocalNetworkUrl(url))
+        recipientRead = recipientRelayLists.flatMap((rl) => [
+          ...(rl?.httpRead ?? []).map((url) => normalizeHttpRelayUrl(url)).filter((u): u is string => !!u && !isLocalNetworkUrl(u)),
+          ...(rl?.read ?? []).map((url) => normalizeUrl(url)).filter((u): u is string => !!u && !isLocalNetworkUrl(u))
+        ])
+        recipientRead = dedupeNormalizeRelayUrlsOrdered(recipientRead)
       }
       let pubRelays = mergeRelayPriorityLayers(
         [relayUrlsLocalsFirst(authorWrite), dedupeNormalizeRelayUrlsOrdered(recipientRead)],
@@ -791,14 +809,16 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
             httpOriginalRelays: []
           }
         }
-        const normalizedWrite = dedupeNormalizeRelayUrlsOrdered(
-          (spellRelayList?.write ?? [])
-            .map((url) => normalizeUrl(url))
-            .filter((url): url is string => !!url)
-        )
+        const spellHttpWrites = (spellRelayList?.httpWrite ?? [])
+          .map((url) => normalizeHttpRelayUrl(url))
+          .filter((url): url is string => !!url)
+        const spellWsWrites = (spellRelayList?.write ?? [])
+          .map((url) => normalizeUrl(url))
+          .filter((url): url is string => !!url)
+        const normalizedWrite = dedupeNormalizeRelayUrlsOrdered([...spellHttpWrites, ...spellWsWrites])
         const readOnlySet = new Set(READ_ONLY_RELAY_URLS.map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u))
         const spellWriteFiltered = normalizedWrite.filter((url) => {
-          const n = normalizeUrl(url) || url
+          const n = normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url
           return !readOnlySet.has(n)
         })
         return this.filterPublishingRelays(
@@ -826,6 +846,10 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
         if (ctxPubkeys.length > 0) {
           const relayLists = await this.fetchRelayLists(ctxPubkeys)
           relayLists.forEach((relayList) => {
+            for (const u of relayList.httpRead ?? []) {
+              const n = normalizeHttpRelayUrl(u) || u
+              if (n) authorInboxFromContext.push(n)
+            }
             for (const u of relayList.read ?? []) {
               const n = normalizeUrl(u) || u
               if (n) authorInboxFromContext.push(n)
@@ -904,9 +928,13 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
           writeRelays: relayList?.write?.slice(0, MAX_PUBLISH_RELAYS) ?? []
         })
       }
-      const userWritesOrdered = dedupeNormalizeRelayUrlsOrdered(
-        (relayList?.write ?? []).map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u).filter((u): u is string => !!u)
-      )
+      const wsWrites = (relayList?.write ?? [])
+        .map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u)
+        .filter((u): u is string => !!u)
+      const httpWrites = (relayList?.httpWrite ?? [])
+        .map((u) => normalizeHttpRelayUrl(u) || u)
+        .filter((u): u is string => !!u)
+      const userWritesOrdered = dedupeNormalizeRelayUrlsOrdered([...httpWrites, ...wsWrites])
       relays = this.filterPublishingRelays(
         buildPrioritizedWriteRelayUrls({
           userWriteRelays: userWritesOrdered,
@@ -1005,6 +1033,14 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
   private recordSessionRelayFailure(url: string) {
     const n = normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url
     if (!n) return
+    // ── DIAGNOSTIC: trace who is recording failures for local-network relays ──
+    if (isLocalNetworkUrl(n)) {
+      logger.warn('[DIAG] recordSessionRelayFailure for LOCAL-NETWORK relay', {
+        url,
+        normalizedUrl: n,
+        stack: new Error('stack').stack?.split('\n').slice(1, 8).join(' | ')
+      })
+    }
     const prev = this.publishStrikeCount.get(n) ?? 0
     if (prev >= ClientService.SESSION_RELAY_FAILURE_STRIKE_THRESHOLD) {
       return
@@ -1373,7 +1409,7 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
               const base = normalizeHttpRelayUrl(url) || url
               logger.debug(`[PublishEvent] Publishing to HTTP index relay`, { url: base })
               await Promise.race([
-                publishEventToIndexRelay(base, event),
+                publishEventToHttpRelay(base, event),
                 new Promise<never>((_, reject) =>
                   setTimeout(() => reject(new Error(`HTTP publish timeout after ${publishTimeout}ms`)), publishTimeout)
                 )
@@ -1906,6 +1942,15 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
     relayReqLog?: { groupId?: string; onBatchEnd?: (rows: RelayOpTerminalRow[]) => void }
   ) {
     const originalDedupedRelays = Array.from(new Set(urls))
+    // ── DIAGNOSTIC: trace local-network URLs entering subscribe() ──
+    const localInSubscribe = originalDedupedRelays.filter((u) => isLocalNetworkUrl(normalizeAnyRelayUrl(u) || u))
+    if (localInSubscribe.length > 0) {
+      logger.warn('[DIAG] subscribe() received LOCAL-NETWORK relay URLs', {
+        localUrls: localInSubscribe,
+        allUrls: originalDedupedRelays,
+        stack: new Error('stack').stack?.split('\n').slice(1, 8).join(' | ')
+      })
+    }
     let relays = originalDedupedRelays.filter((url) => !isHttpRelayUrl(url))
     const filters = sanitizeSubscribeFiltersBeforeReq(filter)
     if (filters.length === 0) {
@@ -2263,6 +2308,16 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
     } = {}
   ) {
     let relays = Array.from(new Set(urls))
+    // ── DIAGNOSTIC: trace local-network URLs entering _subscribeTimeline ──
+    const localInTimeline = relays.filter((u) => isLocalNetworkUrl(normalizeAnyRelayUrl(u) || u))
+    if (localInTimeline.length > 0) {
+      logger.warn('[DIAG] _subscribeTimeline received LOCAL-NETWORK relay URLs', {
+        localUrls: localInTimeline,
+        allUrls: relays,
+        httpOnes: relays.filter((u) => isHttpRelayUrl(u)),
+        stack: new Error('stack').stack?.split('\n').slice(1, 10).join(' | ')
+      })
+    }
     if (relayFiltersUseCapitalLetterTagKeys(filter as Filter)) {
       relays = relayUrlsStripExtendedTagReqBlocked(relays)
       if (relays.length === 0) {
@@ -2605,7 +2660,7 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
   getSeenEventRelayUrls(eventId: string): string[] {
     const key = canonicalSeenOnEventId(eventId)
     const poolUrls = this.getSeenEventRelays(key).map((r) => normalizeUrl(r.url) || r.url)
-    const queryUrls = this.queryService.getSeenEventRelayUrls(key).map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u)
+    const queryUrls = this.queryService.getSeenEventRelayUrls(key).map((u) => normalizeAnyRelayUrl(u) || u)
     return Array.from(new Set([...poolUrls, ...queryUrls].filter(Boolean)))
   }
 
@@ -2717,10 +2772,21 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
     filter: Filter | Filter[],
     options?: { globalTimeout?: number }
   ): Promise<{ events: NEvent[]; connectionError?: string }> {
-    const normalized = normalizeUrl(url) || url
+    const normalized = normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url
     if (!normalized) {
       return { events: [], connectionError: 'Invalid relay URL' }
     }
+    if (isHttpRelayUrl(normalized)) {
+      // HTTP index relay: use HTTP API instead of WebSocket pool
+      try {
+        const events = await this.queryService.query([normalized], filter, undefined, {
+          globalTimeout: options?.globalTimeout ?? 25_000
+        })
+        return { events, connectionError: undefined }
+      } catch (e) {
+        return { events: [], connectionError: e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e) }
+      }
+    }
     const usableAfterStrikes = this.relayUrlsAfterStrikesOrRecover([normalized])
     if (usableAfterStrikes.length === 0) {
       return { events: [], connectionError: 'Relay skipped this session (repeated failures)' }
@@ -3476,8 +3542,6 @@ class ClientService extends EventTarget {
     const urls = dedupeNormalizeRelayUrlsOrdered([
       ...relayList.write.map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u),
       ...relayList.read.map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u),
-      ...relayList.httpRead.map((u) => normalizeHttpRelayUrl(u) || u),
-      ...relayList.httpWrite.map((u) => normalizeHttpRelayUrl(u) || u),
       ...FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS.map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u),
       ...PROFILE_FETCH_RELAY_URLS.map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u)
     ]).filter(Boolean)
diff --git a/src/services/relay-info.service.ts b/src/services/relay-info.service.ts
index 6d794b2b..45e5ddf2 100644
--- a/src/services/relay-info.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/relay-info.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { simplifyUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { devProxyLoopbackHttpRelayBase, normalizeHttpRelayUrl, simplifyUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import indexDb from '@/services/indexed-db.service'
 import { TAwesomeRelayCollection, TRelayInfo } from '@/types'
 import DataLoader from 'dataloader'
@@ -148,10 +148,14 @@ class RelayInfoService {
   private async fetchRelayNip11(url: string) {
     try {
       logger.debug('Fetching NIP-11 metadata', { url })
-      const res = await fetchWithTimeout(url.replace('ws://', 'http://').replace('wss://', 'https://'), {
+      const httpCandidate = url.trim().replace(/^ws:\/\//i, 'http://').replace(/^wss:\/\//i, 'https://')
+      const httpBase = normalizeHttpRelayUrl(httpCandidate) || httpCandidate
+      const fetchUrl = devProxyLoopbackHttpRelayBase(httpBase)
+      const res = await fetchWithTimeout(fetchUrl, {
         headers: { Accept: 'application/nostr+json' },
         timeoutMs: 12_000
       })
+      if (!res.ok) return undefined
       return res.json() as Omit<TRelayInfo, 'url' | 'shortUrl'>
     } catch {
       return undefined
diff --git a/src/services/relay-operation-log.service.ts b/src/services/relay-operation-log.service.ts
index e560f0e9..aa923dc6 100644
--- a/src/services/relay-operation-log.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/relay-operation-log.service.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import logger from '@/lib/logger'
-import { normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
+import { normalizeAnyRelayUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import type { Filter } from 'nostr-tools'
 
 let batchSeq = 0
 
 function relayHostForPublishLog(url: string): string {
-  const n = normalizeUrl(url) || url
+  const n = normalizeAnyRelayUrl(url) || url
   try {
     const u = new URL(n.replace(/^wss:/i, 'https:').replace(/^ws:/i, 'http:'))
     const path = u.pathname && u.pathname !== '/' ? u.pathname.replace(/\/$/, '') : ''
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 12787969..7f81884b 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
   // `.env.local` is not on `process.env` when this file is evaluated unless we load it.
   const env = loadEnv(mode, process.cwd(), '')
   const devIndexRelayTarget =
-    env.VITE_DEV_INDEX_RELAY_TARGET?.trim() || 'http://127.0.0.1:1122'
+    env.VITE_DEV_INDEX_RELAY_TARGET?.trim() || 'http://127.0.0.1:4000'
 
   return {
     base: '/',