diff --git a/src/MessageHandler/FetchCommentsHandler.php b/src/MessageHandler/FetchCommentsHandler.php
index aacf723..f9820b6 100644
--- a/src/MessageHandler/FetchCommentsHandler.php
+++ b/src/MessageHandler/FetchCommentsHandler.php
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ use Symfony\Component\Mercure\Update;
 #[AsMessageHandler]
 class FetchCommentsHandler
 {
+    private const SOFT_TTL = 10;   // serve cached instantly within 10s
+    private const HARD_TTL = 60;   // force refresh after 60s
+    private const CACHE_TTL = 90;  // stored item TTL (just > HARD_TTL)
+
     public function __construct(
         private readonly NostrClient $nostrClient,
         private readonly NostrLinkParser $nostrLinkParser,
@@ -25,43 +29,142 @@ class FetchCommentsHandler
     public function __invoke(FetchCommentsMessage $message): void
     {
         $coordinate = $message->getCoordinate();
-        $comments = $this->nostrClient->getComments($coordinate);
 
-        // Collect all pubkeys: authors and zappers
-        $allPubKeys = [];
+        // 0) Try cache
+        $cached = $this->redisCacheService->getCommentsPayload($coordinate);
+        $now    = time();
+        $age    = $cached ? $now - (int)($cached['stored_at'] ?? 0) : PHP_INT_MAX;
+
+        // 1) Fresh enough? Publish and return
+        if ($cached && $age <= self::SOFT_TTL) {
+            $this->publish($coordinate, $cached['comments'], $cached['profiles']);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // 2) Soft-stale: publish cached immediately, then refresh incrementally
+        if ($cached && $age <= self::HARD_TTL) {
+            $this->publish($coordinate, $cached['comments'], $cached['profiles']);
+            $this->refreshIncremental($coordinate, $cached);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // 3) No cache or hard-stale: full refresh
+        $this->refreshFull($coordinate, $cached);
+    }
+
+    private function refreshIncremental(string $coordinate, array $cached): void
+    {
+        try {
+            $sinceTs = (int)($cached['max_ts'] ?? 0);
+
+            // Prefer incremental fetch if your NostrClient supports it
+            // e.g. getComments(string $coordinate, ?int $since = null): array
+            $new = $this->nostrClient->getComments($coordinate, $sinceTs + 1);
+
+            if (!empty($new)) {
+                $merged = $this->mergeComments($cached['comments'], $new);
+                [$profiles, $maxTs] = $this->hydrateProfilesAndTs($merged);
+
+                $payload = [
+                    'comments'  => $merged,
+                    'profiles'  => $profiles,
+                    'max_ts'    => $maxTs,
+                    'stored_at' => time(),
+                ];
+
+                $this->redisCacheService->setCommentsPayload($coordinate, $payload, self::CACHE_TTL);
+                $this->publish($coordinate, $merged, $profiles);
+            }
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            $this->logger->warning('Incremental comments refresh failed', [
+                'coord' => $coordinate, 'err' => $e->getMessage()
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function refreshFull(string $coordinate, ?array $cached): void
+    {
+        try {
+            $comments = $this->nostrClient->getComments($coordinate);
+            [$profiles, $maxTs] = $this->hydrateProfilesAndTs($comments);
+
+            $payload = [
+                'comments'  => $comments,
+                'profiles'  => $profiles,
+                'max_ts'    => $maxTs,
+                'stored_at' => time(),
+            ];
+
+            $this->redisCacheService->setCommentsPayload($coordinate, $payload, self::CACHE_TTL);
+            $this->publish($coordinate, $comments, $profiles);
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            $this->logger->error('Full comments refresh failed', [
+                'coord' => $coordinate, 'err' => $e->getMessage()
+            ]);
+
+            // If we had *any* cache, at least publish that so clients see something
+            if ($cached) {
+                $this->publish($coordinate, $cached['comments'], $cached['profiles']);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Merge + sort desc by created_at, dedupe by id */
+    private function mergeComments(array $existing, array $new): array
+    {
+        $byId = [];
+        foreach ($existing as $c) { $byId[$c->id] = $c; }
+        foreach ($new as $c)      { $byId[$c->id] = $c; }
+
+        $all = array_values($byId);
+        usort($all, fn($a, $b) => ($b->created_at ?? 0) <=> ($a->created_at ?? 0));
+        return $all;
+    }
+
+    /** Collect pubkeys (authors + zappers), hydrate profiles via your Redis cache, compute max_ts */
+    private function hydrateProfilesAndTs(array $comments): array
+    {
+        $keys = [];
+        $maxTs = 0;
+
         foreach ($comments as $c) {
-            $allPubKeys[] = $c->pubkey;
-            if ($c->kind == 9735) {
-                $tags = $c->tags ?? [];
-                foreach ($tags as $tag) {
-                    if ($tag[0] === 'p' && isset($tag[1])) {
-                        $allPubKeys[] = $tag[1];
+            $maxTs = max($maxTs, (int)($c->created_at ?? 0));
+            if (!empty($c->pubkey)) {
+                $keys[] = $c->pubkey;
+            }
+            if (($c->kind ?? null) == 9735) {
+                foreach (($c->tags ?? []) as $tag) {
+                    if (($tag[0] ?? null) === 'p' && isset($tag[1])) {
+                        $keys[] = $tag[1];
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
-        $allPubKeys = array_unique($allPubKeys);
-        $authorsMetadata = $this->redisCacheService->getMultipleMetadata($allPubKeys);
-        $this->logger->info('Fetched ' . count($comments) . ' comments for coordinate: ' . $coordinate);
-        $this->logger->info('Fetched ' . count($authorsMetadata) . ' profiles for ' . count($allPubKeys) . ' pubkeys');
-
-        usort($comments, fn($a, $b) => ($b->created_at ?? 0) <=> ($a->created_at ?? 0));
-        // Optionally, reuse parseNostrLinks and parseZaps logic here if needed
-        // For now, just send the raw comments array
+
+        $keys = array_values(array_unique($keys));
+        $profiles = $this->redisCacheService->getMultipleMetadata($keys);
+
+        return [$profiles, $maxTs];
+    }
+
+    private function publish(string $coordinate, array $comments, array $profiles): void
+    {
         $data = [
             'coordinate' => $coordinate,
-            'comments' => $comments,
-            'profiles' => $authorsMetadata
+            'comments'   => $comments,
+            'profiles'   => $profiles,
         ];
+
         try {
-            $topic = "/comments/" . $coordinate;
+            $topic  = "/comments/" . $coordinate;
             $update = new Update($topic, json_encode($data), false);
-            $this->logger->info('Publishing comments update for coordinate: ' . $coordinate);
+            $this->logger->info(sprintf(
+                'Publishing comments update for %s (%d comments, %d profiles)',
+                $coordinate, count($comments), count($profiles)
+            ));
             $this->hub->publish($update);
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            // Handle exception (log it, etc.)
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
             $this->logger->error('Error publishing comments update: ' . $e->getMessage());
         }
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Service/NostrClient.php b/src/Service/NostrClient.php
index ebd66e8..436e443 100644
--- a/src/Service/NostrClient.php
+++ b/src/Service/NostrClient.php
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ class NostrClient
      * @return array Array of comment events
      * @throws \Exception
      */
-    public function getComments(string $coordinate): array
+    public function getComments(string $coordinate, ?int $since = null): array
     {
         $this->logger->info('Getting comments for coordinate', ['coordinate' => $coordinate]);
 
@@ -475,13 +475,21 @@ class NostrClient
         // Turn into a relaySet
         $relaySet = $this->createRelaySet($authorRelays);
 
+        // filters
+        $filters = [
+            'tag' => ['#A', [$coordinate]], // #A means root event
+        ];
+        if (is_int($since) && $since > 0) {
+            $filters['since'] = $since;
+        }
+
         // Create request using the helper method
         $request = $this->createNostrRequest(
             kinds: [
                 KindsEnum::COMMENTS->value,
                 // KindsEnum::ZAP_RECEIPT->value  // Not yet
             ],
-            filters: ['tag' => ['#A', [$coordinate]]], // #A means root event
+            filters: $filters,
             relaySet: $relaySet
         );
 
diff --git a/src/Service/RedisCacheService.php b/src/Service/RedisCacheService.php
index 7e95805..5855247 100644
--- a/src/Service/RedisCacheService.php
+++ b/src/Service/RedisCacheService.php
@@ -404,4 +404,40 @@ readonly class RedisCacheService
         }
     }
 
+    private function commentsKey(string $coordinate): string
+    {
+        return 'comments_' . $coordinate;
+    }
+
+    /** Return cached comments payload or null */
+    public function getCommentsPayload(string $coordinate): ?array
+    {
+        $key = $this->commentsKey($coordinate);
+        try {
+            $item = $this->npubCache->getItem($key);
+            if ($item->isHit()) {
+                $val = $item->get();
+                return is_array($val) ? $val : null;
+            }
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            $this->logger->warning('Comments cache get failed', ['e' => $e->getMessage(), 'coord' => $coordinate]);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /** Save payload with TTL (seconds) */
+    public function setCommentsPayload(string $coordinate, array $payload, int $ttl): void
+    {
+        $key = $this->commentsKey($coordinate);
+        try {
+            $item = $this->npubCache->getItem($key);
+            $item->set($payload);
+            $item->expiresAfter($ttl);
+            $this->npubCache->save($item);
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            $this->logger->warning('Comments cache set failed', ['e' => $e->getMessage(), 'coord' => $coordinate]);
+        }
+    }
+
+
 }