Querying Nostr Events

Use this skill when building a hook that fetches Nostr events. Covers the standard useNostr + useQuery pattern, efficient query design (combining kinds to avoid relay round-trips), and event validation for kinds with required tags.

The Standard Pattern

Combine useNostr with TanStack Query in a custom hook. Pass the abort signal from c.signal into nostr.query so cancelled queries free relay resources:

import { useNostr } from '@nostrify/react';
import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';

function usePosts() {
  const { nostr } = useNostr();