diff --git a/src/components/Profile/ProfileMediaFeed.tsx b/src/components/Profile/ProfileMediaFeed.tsx
index 5ce19d80..3856f342 100644
--- a/src/components/Profile/ProfileMediaFeed.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Profile/ProfileMediaFeed.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import NoteList, { type TNoteListRef } from '@/components/NoteList'
-import { buildProfilePageReadRelayUrls } from '@/lib/favorites-feed-relays'
+import { buildAuthorInboxOutboxRelayUrls } from '@/lib/favorites-feed-relays'
 import logger from '@/lib/logger'
 import { normalizeHexPubkey } from '@/lib/pubkey'
 import { computeSpellSubRequestsIdentityKey } from '@/lib/spell-feed-request-identity'
@@ -10,82 +10,67 @@ import client from '@/services/client.service'
 import { forwardRef, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 
-function relayListsContentKey(favoriteRelays: string[], blockedRelays: string[]): string {
-  const fav = [...favoriteRelays].map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u).filter(Boolean).sort().join('\u0001')
-  const blk = [...blockedRelays].map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u).filter(Boolean).sort().join('\u0001')
-  return `${fav}\u0000${blk}`
+function blockedRelaysContentKey(blockedRelays: string[]): string {
+  return [...blockedRelays].map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u).filter(Boolean).sort().join('\u0001')
 }
 
 const MEDIA_LOG = '[ProfileMedia]'
 
 const ProfileMediaFeed = forwardRef<TNoteListRef, { pubkey: string }>(({ pubkey }, ref) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
-  const { favoriteRelays, blockedRelays } = useFavoriteRelays()
-  const relayListsKey = useMemo(
-    () => relayListsContentKey(favoriteRelays, blockedRelays),
-    [favoriteRelays, blockedRelays]
-  )
+  const { blockedRelays } = useFavoriteRelays()
+  const blockedKey = useMemo(() => blockedRelaysContentKey(blockedRelays), [blockedRelays])
 
   /**
-   * Start REQ immediately with the same stack as “no NIP-65 yet” (favorites + fast-read), then refine when
-   * {@link client.fetchRelayList} returns — avoids an empty/skeleton Medien tab while Posts already shows cache.
+   * Before NIP-65: empty author tier so REQ still uses read-only + fast-read; refine when
+   * {@link client.fetchRelayList} returns.
    */
-  const provisionalProfileRelayUrls = useMemo(() => {
+  const provisionalAuthorRelayUrls = useMemo(() => {
     if (!pubkey?.trim()) return [] as string[]
-    return buildProfilePageReadRelayUrls(
-      favoriteRelays,
-      blockedRelays,
-      { read: [] as string[], write: [] as string[] },
-      false
-    )
-  }, [pubkey, relayListsKey, favoriteRelays, blockedRelays])
+    return buildAuthorInboxOutboxRelayUrls({ read: [], write: [] }, blockedRelays)
+  }, [pubkey, blockedKey, blockedRelays])
 
-  const [refinedProfileRelayUrls, setRefinedProfileRelayUrls] = useState<string[] | null>(null)
+  const [refinedAuthorRelayUrls, setRefinedAuthorRelayUrls] = useState<string[] | null>(null)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const pk = pubkey?.trim()
     if (!pk) {
       logger.debug(`${MEDIA_LOG} empty pubkey — no relay resolution`)
-      setRefinedProfileRelayUrls([])
+      setRefinedAuthorRelayUrls([])
       return
     }
     let cancelled = false
-    setRefinedProfileRelayUrls(null)
+    setRefinedAuthorRelayUrls(null)
     void (async () => {
       const authorRl = await client.fetchRelayList(pk).catch(() => ({
         read: [] as string[],
         write: [] as string[]
       }))
       if (cancelled) return
-      const profileStack = buildProfilePageReadRelayUrls(
-        favoriteRelays,
-        blockedRelays,
-        authorRl,
-        false
-      )
+      const authorStack = buildAuthorInboxOutboxRelayUrls(authorRl, blockedRelays)
       const hexPk = normalizeHexPubkey(pk)
-      logger.debug(`${MEDIA_LOG} NIP-65 stack resolved for media tab`, {
+      logger.debug(`${MEDIA_LOG} NIP-65 author relays resolved for media tab`, {
         pubkey: hexPk.slice(0, 8),
         authorReadCount: authorRl.read?.length ?? 0,
         authorWriteCount: authorRl.write?.length ?? 0,
-        profileRelayCount: profileStack.length,
-        profileRelaysSample: profileStack.slice(0, 4)
+        authorRelayCount: authorStack.length,
+        authorRelaysSample: authorStack.slice(0, 4)
       })
-      logger.debug(`${MEDIA_LOG} full profile relay stack`, { profileRelays: profileStack })
-      setRefinedProfileRelayUrls(profileStack)
+      logger.debug(`${MEDIA_LOG} author inbox/outbox relay list`, { authorRelays: authorStack })
+      setRefinedAuthorRelayUrls(authorStack)
     })()
     return () => {
       cancelled = true
     }
-  }, [pubkey, relayListsKey, favoriteRelays, blockedRelays])
+  }, [pubkey, blockedKey, blockedRelays])
 
-  const profileRelayUrls = refinedProfileRelayUrls ?? provisionalProfileRelayUrls
+  const authorRelayUrls = refinedAuthorRelayUrls ?? provisionalAuthorRelayUrls
 
   const subRequests = useMemo(() => {
     const pk = pubkey?.trim()
     if (!pk) return []
-    return buildProfileMediaSubRequests(profileRelayUrls, blockedRelays, pk)
-  }, [pubkey, profileRelayUrls, blockedRelays])
+    return buildProfileMediaSubRequests(authorRelayUrls, blockedRelays, pk)
+  }, [pubkey, authorRelayUrls, blockedRelays])
 
   const feedSubscriptionKey = useMemo(
     () => computeSpellSubRequestsIdentityKey(subRequests),
@@ -98,7 +83,7 @@ const ProfileMediaFeed = forwardRef<TNoteListRef, { pubkey: string }>(({ pubkey
     if (!subRequests.length) {
       logger.debug(`${MEDIA_LOG} buildProfileMediaSubRequests returned no URLs (blocked or empty stacks)`, {
         pubkey: normalizeHexPubkey(pk).slice(0, 8),
-        profileRelayCount: profileRelayUrls.length
+        authorRelayCount: authorRelayUrls.length
       })
       return
     }
@@ -112,7 +97,7 @@ const ProfileMediaFeed = forwardRef<TNoteListRef, { pubkey: string }>(({ pubkey
       filterLimit: sr.filter.limit
     })
     logger.debug(`${MEDIA_LOG} augmented relay URLs`, { urls: sr.urls })
-  }, [pubkey, profileRelayUrls, subRequests, feedSubscriptionKey, refinedProfileRelayUrls])
+  }, [pubkey, authorRelayUrls, subRequests, feedSubscriptionKey, refinedAuthorRelayUrls])
 
   const showKinds = useMemo(() => [...PROFILE_MEDIA_TAB_KINDS], [])
 
@@ -141,8 +126,7 @@ const ProfileMediaFeed = forwardRef<TNoteListRef, { pubkey: string }>(({ pubkey
         showKinds={showKinds}
         useFilterAsIs
         /**
-         * Provisional relay stack (favorites + fast read) then NIP-65 refinement changes URLs without changing the
-         * REQ filter — merge so we do not wipe rows or re-enter a long loading state.
+         * Provisional author tier (empty) then NIP-65 inbox/outbox refinement; REQ filter unchanged — merge rows.
          */
         preserveTimelineOnSubRequestsChange
         mergeTimelineWhenSubRequestFiltersMatch
diff --git a/src/hooks/useProfilePins.tsx b/src/hooks/useProfilePins.tsx
index 2b71b40c..fb5ba45f 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useProfilePins.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useProfilePins.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Event } from 'nostr-tools'
 import {
+  buildAuthorInboxOutboxRelayUrls,
   buildProfileAugmentedReadRelayUrls,
-  buildProfilePageReadRelayUrls,
   PROFILE_PAGE_PINS_RESOLVE_LIMIT
 } from '@/lib/favorites-feed-relays'
 import {
@@ -70,18 +70,13 @@ function orderPinEvents(pinList: Event, eventsById: Map<string, Event>): Event[]
   return ordered
 }
 
-function relayListsContentKey(favoriteRelays: string[], blockedRelays: string[]): string {
-  const fav = [...favoriteRelays].map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u).filter(Boolean).sort().join('\u0001')
-  const blk = [...blockedRelays].map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u).filter(Boolean).sort().join('\u0001')
-  return `${fav}\u0000${blk}`
+function blockedRelaysContentKey(blockedRelays: string[]): string {
+  return [...blockedRelays].map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u).filter(Boolean).sort().join('\u0001')
 }
 
 export function useProfilePins(pubkey: string | undefined) {
-  const { favoriteRelays, blockedRelays } = useFavoriteRelays()
-  const relayListsKey = useMemo(
-    () => relayListsContentKey(favoriteRelays, blockedRelays),
-    [favoriteRelays, blockedRelays]
-  )
+  const { blockedRelays } = useFavoriteRelays()
+  const blockedKey = useMemo(() => blockedRelaysContentKey(blockedRelays), [blockedRelays])
   const [pinEvents, setPinEvents] = useState<Event[]>([])
   const [loadingPins, setLoadingPins] = useState(false)
 
@@ -137,15 +132,8 @@ export function useProfilePins(pubkey: string | undefined) {
           })),
           client.fetchPinListEvent(pk).catch(() => undefined)
         ])
-        // Same stack as profile feed: viewed npub NIP-65 read+write → your favorites → FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS,
-        // deduped, blocked stripped, max PROFILE_PAGE_FEED_MAX_RELAYS (6). Relays here accept `#d` on REQ.
-        const profileRelays = buildProfilePageReadRelayUrls(
-          favoriteRelays,
-          blockedRelays,
-          authorRl,
-          false
-        )
-        const pinsResolveRelays = buildProfileAugmentedReadRelayUrls(profileRelays, blockedRelays)
+        const authorRelays = buildAuthorInboxOutboxRelayUrls(authorRl, blockedRelays)
+        const pinsResolveRelays = buildProfileAugmentedReadRelayUrls(authorRelays, blockedRelays)
         if (!pinsResolveRelays.length) {
           setPinEvents([])
           return
@@ -249,7 +237,7 @@ export function useProfilePins(pubkey: string | undefined) {
         setLoadingPins(false)
       }
     },
-    [pubkey, relayListsKey, favoriteRelays, blockedRelays]
+    [pubkey, blockedKey, blockedRelays]
   )
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/src/lib/favorites-feed-relays.ts b/src/lib/favorites-feed-relays.ts
index 7d0173f0..e520a194 100644
--- a/src/lib/favorites-feed-relays.ts
+++ b/src/lib/favorites-feed-relays.ts
@@ -68,19 +68,32 @@ export function mergeRelayUrlLayers(layers: string[][], blockedRelays: string[])
 }
 
 /**
- * Profile pins + media: prepend {@link READ_ONLY_RELAY_URLS} and {@link FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS} to the
- * capped NIP-65 stack so REQ still hits aggregators when the author’s six relays fill the profile cap alone.
+ * Viewed author’s NIP-65 read list (inboxes), then write list (outboxes), each with LAN/local URLs first; blocked
+ * stripped. Used for profile pins + Medien before {@link buildProfileAugmentedReadRelayUrls}.
+ */
+export function buildAuthorInboxOutboxRelayUrls(
+  authorRelayList: { read: string[]; write: string[] },
+  blockedRelays: string[]
+): string[] {
+  const inboxLayer = relayUrlsLocalsFirst(authorRelayList.read ?? [])
+  const outboxLayer = relayUrlsLocalsFirst(authorRelayList.write ?? [])
+  return mergeRelayUrlLayers([inboxLayer, outboxLayer], blockedRelays)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Profile pins + Medien: author NIP-65 tier (pass from {@link buildAuthorInboxOutboxRelayUrls}), then
+ * {@link READ_ONLY_RELAY_URLS}, then {@link FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS}; dedupe, blocked-stripped, capped.
  */
 export const PROFILE_AUGMENTED_READ_MAX_RELAYS = 16
 
 export function buildProfileAugmentedReadRelayUrls(
-  profileRelayUrls: string[],
+  authorRelayUrls: string[],
   blockedRelays: string[],
   maxRelays: number = PROFILE_AUGMENTED_READ_MAX_RELAYS
 ): string[] {
   const readOnlyLayer = READ_ONLY_RELAY_URLS.map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u).filter(Boolean)
   const fastReadLayer = FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS.map((u) => normalizeUrl(u) || u).filter(Boolean)
-  const merged = mergeRelayUrlLayers([readOnlyLayer, fastReadLayer, profileRelayUrls], blockedRelays)
+  const merged = mergeRelayUrlLayers([authorRelayUrls, readOnlyLayer, fastReadLayer], blockedRelays)
   return merged.slice(0, maxRelays)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pages/primary/SpellsPage/fauxSpellFeeds.ts b/src/pages/primary/SpellsPage/fauxSpellFeeds.ts
index af4a7236..02f56a35 100644
--- a/src/pages/primary/SpellsPage/fauxSpellFeeds.ts
+++ b/src/pages/primary/SpellsPage/fauxSpellFeeds.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * topics go in a single `#t` filter (NIP-01 OR semantics). The notifications spell uses a narrow
  * kind list vs full profile kinds.
  */
-import { ExtendedKind, FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS, PROFILE_FEED_KINDS, READ_ONLY_RELAY_URLS } from '@/constants'
+import { ExtendedKind, PROFILE_FEED_KINDS, READ_ONLY_RELAY_URLS } from '@/constants'
 import { buildProfileAugmentedReadRelayUrls } from '@/lib/favorites-feed-relays'
 import { normalizeTopic } from '@/lib/discussion-topics'
 import { userIdToPubkey } from '@/lib/pubkey'
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ export const FAUX_SPELL_EVENT_LIMIT = 200
 /** Profile Media tab: single REQ `limit` (matches merged cap in NoteList one-shot). */
 export const PROFILE_MEDIA_REQ_LIMIT = 200
 
-/** Max relay URLs per Medien REQ after read-only + fast-read layers (see {@link buildProfileMediaSubRequests}). */
-export const PROFILE_MEDIA_MAX_RELAYS = 10
+/** Max relay URLs per Medien REQ (author stack + aggregators; see {@link buildProfileMediaSubRequests}). */
+export const PROFILE_MEDIA_MAX_RELAYS = 16
 
 /**
  * Trim relay lists and filter limits (and bookmark `ids`) so faux feeds stay cheap to open.
@@ -134,13 +134,16 @@ export function buildProfileMediaSpellFilter(pubkey: string): Filter {
   }
 }
 
-/** Read-only + {@link FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS} before the author-only base stack; capped at {@link PROFILE_MEDIA_MAX_RELAYS}. */
+/**
+ * Author inboxes/outboxes + read-only + fast read (see {@link buildProfileAugmentedReadRelayUrls}), capped at
+ * {@link PROFILE_MEDIA_MAX_RELAYS}.
+ */
 export function buildProfileMediaSubRequests(
-  profileRelayUrls: string[],
+  authorRelayUrls: string[],
   blockedRelays: string[],
   pubkey: string
 ): TFeedSubRequest[] {
-  const urls = buildProfileAugmentedReadRelayUrls(profileRelayUrls, blockedRelays, PROFILE_MEDIA_MAX_RELAYS)
+  const urls = buildProfileAugmentedReadRelayUrls(authorRelayUrls, blockedRelays, PROFILE_MEDIA_MAX_RELAYS)
   if (!urls.length) return []
   return [{ urls, filter: buildProfileMediaSpellFilter(pubkey) }]
 }