diff --git a/src/components/NostrProvider.tsx b/src/components/NostrProvider.tsx
index f1e1dd3..633c2c7 100644
--- a/src/components/NostrProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NostrProvider.tsx
@@ -57,14 +57,25 @@ const NostrProvider: React.FC<NostrProviderProps> = (props) => {
           .filter(r => r.read)
           .map(r => r.url);
 
+        // --- Community "catching" relay: top hierarchy ---
+        // goskatespots.nostr1.com is the app's curated, authoritative relay.
+        // It is ALWAYS queried first (even if a user hasn't added it to their
+        // read list), so curated skate content takes priority. Other relays act
+        // as supplementary sources for redundancy and reach.
+        if (useSkateRelay.current) {
+          routes.set(SKATE_RELAY, filters);
+        }
+
         // Ensure we always have at least one relay
-        if (readRelays.length === 0) {
+        if (readRelays.length === 0 && routes.size === 0) {
           console.warn('[NostrProvider] No read relays configured, using defaults');
           for (const relay of DEFAULT_RELAYS) {
             routes.set(relay.url, filters);
           }
         } else {
           for (const url of readRelays) {
+            // Skip re-adding the catching relay (already set above with priority)
+            if (url === SKATE_RELAY) continue;
             routes.set(url, filters);
           }
         }
@@ -82,14 +93,19 @@ const NostrProvider: React.FC<NostrProviderProps> = (props) => {
           .filter(r => r.write)
           .map(r => r.url);
 
-        const allRelays = new Set<string>(writeRelays);
+        const allRelays = new Set<string>();
 
-        // Include community relay if setting is enabled (default: true)
-        // This ensures skate content is published to the community relay for discoverability
+        // Catching relay first: publish curated skate content to the community
+        // relay as the top-priority write target for discoverability.
         if (useSkateRelay.current) {
           allRelays.add(SKATE_RELAY);
         }
 
+        // Then the user's own write relays for redundancy and reach.
+        for (const url of writeRelays) {
+          allRelays.add(url);
+        }
+
         // Ensure we always have at least one relay
         if (allRelays.size === 0) {
           console.warn('No write relays configured, using defaults');