diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index cc41440..964c192 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -2125,11 +2125,14 @@ The community relay moved off the hosted relay.tools instance
   relay will lose skate content once the relay.tools subscription is cancelled —
   cancel only after the Zapstore update has propagated. Historical newsletter text
   still names the old relay (left as-is on purpose).
-- **Stored relay lists are migrated (2026-10-12):** `RETIRED_RELAY_HOSTS` in
+- **Stored relay lists are reconciled (2026-10-12):** `RETIRED_RELAY_HOSTS` in
   `lib/relays.ts` (`goskatespots.nostr1.com`, dead `wotr.relatr.xyz`) are pruned at
   runtime (`resolveRelays`), on config load (`AppProvider`) and on NIP-65 sync
-  (`NostrSync`), so existing users stop showing/using them without manual edits.
-  Saving the Relays screen republishes the cleaned NIP-65 list.
+  (`NostrSync`); and the community relay (`SKATE_RELAY`) is added to the NIP-65 list
+  when missing (unless `useSkateRelay` is off). `NostrSync` also **republishes** the
+  corrected kind-10002 once for non-Amber signers (silent) so other clients see the
+  skate scene; Amber users keep it local (no unprompted popup) and republish from
+  Settings → Relays.
 - ⚠️ `relay.skate-spots.org` can show a stale NXDOMAIN in a local resolver cache
   right after creation (our dev box did). Verify with
   `curl --resolve relay.skate-spots.org:443:185.18.221.2 …` or from another host.
diff --git a/src/components/AppProvider.tsx b/src/components/AppProvider.tsx
index 43a0b08..aa1f488 100644
--- a/src/components/AppProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/components/AppProvider.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { z } from 'zod';
 import { useLocalStorage } from '@/hooks/useLocalStorage';
 import { safeJson } from '@/lib/safeJson';
 import { AppContext, type AppConfig, type AppContextType, type Theme, type RelayMetadata } from '@/contexts/AppContext';
-import { pruneRetiredRelays } from '@/lib/relays';
+import { pruneRetiredRelays, ensureCommunityRelay } from '@/lib/relays';
 
 interface AppProviderProps {
   children: ReactNode;
@@ -85,13 +85,15 @@ export function AppProvider(props: AppProviderProps) {
       }
     }
 
-    // One-time cleanup: drop retired/dead relays from an existing user's saved list.
-    // Code defaults change over time, but a user's stored relay list is otherwise
-    // never rewritten — so a retired relay would linger forever.
+    // Reconcile the stored list: drop retired/dead relays and make sure the
+    // community relay is present (unless the user turned it off with the toggle).
+    // Code defaults change over time, but a saved list is otherwise never rewritten.
     if (!updates.relayMetadata) {
-      const pruned = pruneRetiredRelays(config.relayMetadata);
-      if (pruned) {
-        updates.relayMetadata = pruned;
+      let md = config.relayMetadata;
+      md = pruneRetiredRelays(md) ?? md;
+      if (config.useSkateRelay !== false) md = ensureCommunityRelay(md) ?? md;
+      if (md !== config.relayMetadata) {
+        updates.relayMetadata = md;
         needsUpdate = true;
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/components/NostrSync.tsx b/src/components/NostrSync.tsx
index da28ec2..25f2d3e 100644
--- a/src/components/NostrSync.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NostrSync.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ import { useCurrentUser } from '@/hooks/useCurrentUser';
 import { useAppContext } from '@/hooks/useAppContext';
 import { useToast } from '@/hooks/useToast';
 import { useTranslation } from '@/contexts/language';
-import { isRetiredRelay } from '@/lib/relays';
+import { isRetiredRelay, withCommunityRelay } from '@/lib/relays';
+import { isInteractiveSigner } from '@/lib/signerCapabilities';
+import { useNostrPublish } from '@/hooks/useNostrPublish';
+import { SKATE_RELAY } from '@/lib/types';
 
 // Citrine local relay (Android app by greenart7c3)
 const CITRINE_URL = 'ws://localhost:4869';
@@ -49,6 +52,8 @@ export function NostrSync() {
   const { config, updateConfig } = useAppContext();
   const { toast } = useToast();
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const { mutate: publishEvent } = useNostrPublish();
+  const communityHandled = useRef(false);
 
   // Track per-pubkey: null = never tried, false = failed, true = succeeded
   const syncState = useRef<Map<string, boolean>>(new Map());
@@ -80,6 +85,46 @@ export function NostrSync() {
   // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [user?.pubkey]);
 
+  // Ensure the community relay is in the user's NIP-65 list. Users with a silent
+  // signer also get the list republished once so OTHER Nostr clients see the skate
+  // scene; Amber users keep it local (they can republish from Settings → Relays).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!user || communityHandled.current) return;
+    communityHandled.current = true;
+    if (config.useSkateRelay === false) return;
+
+    const has = config.relayMetadata.relays.some(
+      (r) => r.url.toLowerCase() === SKATE_RELAY.toLowerCase(),
+    );
+    if (has) return;
+
+    const list = withCommunityRelay(config.relayMetadata.relays);
+    updateConfig((c) => ({
+      ...c,
+      relayMetadata: { ...(c.relayMetadata ?? { relays: [], updatedAt: 0 }), relays: list },
+    }));
+
+    // Amber prompts per op — never publish unprompted. And only republish for a
+    // user who has actually published a NIP-65 list before.
+    if (isInteractiveSigner(user, logins)) return;
+    if (config.relayMetadata.updatedAt === 0) return;
+
+    const tags = list
+      .map((r) =>
+        r.read && r.write
+          ? ['r', r.url]
+          : r.read
+            ? ['r', r.url, 'read']
+            : r.write
+              ? ['r', r.url, 'write']
+              : null,
+      )
+      .filter((t): t is string[] => t !== null);
+    publishEvent({ kind: 10002, content: '', tags });
+  // Run once per logged-in user.
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [user?.pubkey]);
+
   async function doSync(pubkey: string, attempt = 1) {
     // Always invalidate stale cache first so useAuthor refetches
     queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['author', pubkey] });
@@ -132,7 +177,7 @@ export function NostrSync() {
         if (events.length > 0) {
           const event = events[0];
           if (event.created_at > config.relayMetadata.updatedAt) {
-            const fetchedRelays = event.tags
+            let fetchedRelays = event.tags
               .filter(([name]) => name === 'r')
               .map(([, url, marker]) => ({
                 url,
@@ -141,6 +186,10 @@ export function NostrSync() {
               }))
               .filter((r) => !isRetiredRelay(r.url));
             if (fetchedRelays.length > 0) {
+              // Never let a fetched list drop the community relay.
+              if (config.useSkateRelay !== false) {
+                fetchedRelays = withCommunityRelay(fetchedRelays);
+              }
               updateConfig(c => ({
                 ...c,
                 relayMetadata: {
diff --git a/src/lib/relays.ts b/src/lib/relays.ts
index d7acabc..ead55ee 100644
--- a/src/lib/relays.ts
+++ b/src/lib/relays.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useAppContext } from '@/hooks/useAppContext';
 import type { RelayMetadata } from '@/contexts/AppContext';
+import { SKATE_RELAY } from '@/lib/types';
 
 /** Host (no scheme) for display, falling back to the raw value. */
 export function relayHost(url: string): string {
@@ -64,6 +65,20 @@ export function pruneRetiredRelays(metadata: RelayMetadata): RelayMetadata | nul
   };
 }
 
+/** Add the community relay to a NIP-65 relay list when it's missing. */
+export function withCommunityRelay<T extends { url: string; read: boolean; write: boolean }>(
+  relays: T[],
+): T[] {
+  if (relays.some((r) => r.url.toLowerCase() === SKATE_RELAY.toLowerCase())) return relays;
+  return [{ url: SKATE_RELAY, read: true, write: true } as T, ...relays];
+}
+
+/** {@link withCommunityRelay} for a RelayMetadata; null when nothing changed. */
+export function ensureCommunityRelay(metadata: RelayMetadata): RelayMetadata | null {
+  const relays = withCommunityRelay(metadata.relays);
+  return relays === metadata.relays ? null : { ...metadata, relays };
+}
+
 export interface ResolvedRelays {
   /** NIP-65 relays with blocked ones removed (read/write flags kept). */
   configured: { url: string; read: boolean; write: boolean }[];