diff --git a/AFTER.md b/AFTER.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..172d96c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AFTER.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# After Benchmark for Moderation Stage Batching
+
+## Command
+`node benchmarks/moderation_batch_bench.js`
+
+## Environment
+- Node.js v22.22.0
+- 5000 items
+- 500 authors
+- 100 muters per author
+- Forced prune check (lastPrunedAt = 0)
+
+## Results
+- Run 1: 184.34ms
+- Run 2: 277.68ms
+- Run 3: 188.89ms
+- Run 4: 256.48ms
+- **Average: ~227ms**
+
+## Comparison
+- Baseline: ~454ms
+- After: ~227ms
+- **Improvement: ~50% faster**
diff --git a/BASELINE.md b/BASELINE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5e42a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BASELINE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Baseline Benchmark for Moderation Stage Batching
+
+## Command
+`node benchmarks/moderation_batch_bench.js`
+
+## Environment
+- Node.js v22.22.0
+- 5000 items
+- 500 authors
+- 100 muters per author
+- Forced prune check (lastPrunedAt = 0)
+
+## Results
+- Run 1: 545.80ms
+- Run 2: 370.08ms
+- Run 3: 523.04ms
+- Run 4: 379.80ms
+- **Average: ~454ms**
diff --git a/benchmarks/moderation_batch_bench.js b/benchmarks/moderation_batch_bench.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..132f705b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/moderation_batch_bench.js
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+
+// Mock Globals BEFORE imports
+global.localStorage = {
+  getItem: () => null,
+  setItem: () => {},
+  removeItem: () => {},
+  clear: () => {}
+};
+global.window = { localStorage: global.localStorage };
+
+// Dynamic imports to ensure globals are set first
+const { ModerationService } = await import('../js/services/moderationService.js');
+const { createModerationStage } = await import('../js/feedEngine/stages.js');
+const { performance } = await import('node:perf_hooks');
+
+// Mock Dependencies
+const mockClient = {
+  pool: {},
+  ensurePool: async () => {},
+  pubkey: 'viewer-pubkey',
+};
+
+const mockLogger = {
+  log: () => {},
+  dev: { log: () => {}, debug: () => {} },
+  user: { warn: () => {}, info: () => {} }
+};
+
+const service = new ModerationService({
+  nostrClient: mockClient,
+  logger: mockLogger,
+});
+
+// Helper to generate valid hex
+function makeHex(prefix, index) {
+  return `${prefix}${index.toString(16).padStart(64 - prefix.length, '0')}`;
+}
+
+// Setup Data
+const AUTHOR_COUNT = 500;
+const MUTERS_PER_AUTHOR = 100;
+const now = Date.now() / 1000;
+
+console.log(`Populating ${AUTHOR_COUNT} authors with ${MUTERS_PER_AUTHOR} muters each...`);
+
+for (let i = 0; i < AUTHOR_COUNT; i++) {
+  const author = makeHex('abc', i);
+  const muters = new Map();
+  const categories = new Map();
+
+  for (let j = 0; j < MUTERS_PER_AUTHOR; j++) {
+    const muter = makeHex('def', j);
+    muters.set(muter, now); // Not expired
+  }
+
+  // Add some categories
+  const catMuters = new Map();
+  const firstMuter = makeHex('def', 0);
+  catMuters.set(firstMuter, now);
+  categories.set('spam', catMuters);
+
+  // We manually inject into internal map to bypass setter logic
+  service.trustedMutedAuthors.set(author, {
+    muters,
+    categories,
+    count: muters.size,
+    lastPrunedAt: 0 // Force prune check
+  });
+}
+
+// Prepare items for stage
+const ITEM_COUNT = 5000;
+const items = [];
+for (let i = 0; i < ITEM_COUNT; i++) {
+  const authorIndex = i % AUTHOR_COUNT;
+  const author = makeHex('abc', authorIndex);
+  items.push({
+    video: {
+      id: makeHex('123', i),
+      pubkey: author,
+      kind: 30078,
+      moderation: {}
+    },
+    metadata: {}
+  });
+}
+
+const context = {
+  runtime: {
+    moderationThresholds: {
+      autoplayBlockThreshold: 1,
+      blurThreshold: 1,
+      trustedSpamHideThreshold: 1,
+      trustedMuteHideThresholds: {}
+    },
+    isAuthorBlocked: () => false
+  },
+  log: () => {},
+  addWhy: () => {}
+};
+
+async function runBenchmark() {
+  console.log('Running Moderation Stage Benchmark (Sequential Lookups)...');
+
+  const moderationStage = createModerationStage({
+    service: service,
+    stageName: 'bench-moderation-sequential'
+  });
+
+  // Warmup
+  await moderationStage(items.slice(0, 100), context);
+
+  // Measure
+  const start = performance.now();
+  await moderationStage(items, context);
+  const end = performance.now();
+
+  console.log(`Time: ${(end - start).toFixed(2)}ms`);
+}
+
+runBenchmark().catch(console.error);
diff --git a/docs/agents/task-logs/weekly/2026-02-22_01-25-01_perf-optimization-agent_completed.md b/docs/agents/task-logs/weekly/2026-02-22_01-25-01_perf-optimization-agent_completed.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..413a53ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/agents/task-logs/weekly/2026-02-22_01-25-01_perf-optimization-agent_completed.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Weekly Perf Optimization Agent - Completed
+
+**Agent:** perf-optimization-agent
+**Date:** 2026-02-22
+**Cadence:** Weekly
+
+## Summary
+Executed a performance optimization on the Moderation Stage in the feed engine.
+
+### Tasks
+1.  **Diagnosis:** Identified that `moderationStage` was performing sequential moderation lookups for each item in the feed, causing repeated calls to `getActiveTrustedMutersForAuthor` and potentially expensive pruning checks.
+2.  **Benchmarking:** Created `benchmarks/moderation_batch_bench.js` to simulate feed processing.
+    - Baseline: ~454ms for 5000 items (500 authors).
+3.  **Optimization:**
+    - Refactored `js/services/moderationService.js` to extract static utilities to `js/services/moderationUtils.js` (reducing file size and complexity).
+    - Implemented `getModerationInfoForAuthors(authors)` in `ModerationService` to batch author lookups and prune aggregates in a single pass.
+    - Updated `js/feedEngine/stages.js` to use `getModerationInfoForAuthors` for batch retrieval.
+4.  **Verification:**
+    - Re-ran benchmarks: ~227ms average (~50% improvement).
+    - Verified logic with `npm run test:unit`.
+    - Lint checks passed (resolved file size growth by extraction).
+
+## Artifacts
+- `benchmarks/moderation_batch_bench.js`
+- `BASELINE.md`
+- `AFTER.md`
+- `js/services/moderationUtils.js` (New file)
diff --git a/js/feedEngine/stages.js b/js/feedEngine/stages.js
index bd8e2c0f..c9c7a1c1 100644
--- a/js/feedEngine/stages.js
+++ b/js/feedEngine/stages.js
@@ -877,6 +877,24 @@ export function createModerationStage({
 
     const results = [];
 
+    let authorModerationInfo = new Map();
+    try {
+      if (typeof resolvedService.getModerationInfoForAuthors === "function") {
+        const authorSet = new Set();
+        for (const item of items) {
+          const pubkey = item?.video?.pubkey;
+          if (typeof pubkey === "string") {
+            authorSet.add(pubkey);
+          }
+        }
+        if (authorSet.size > 0) {
+          authorModerationInfo = resolvedService.getModerationInfoForAuthors(authorSet);
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      context?.log?.(`[${stageName}] Failed to batch fetch moderation info`, error);
+    }
+
     for (const item of items) {
       if (!item || typeof item !== "object") {
         results.push(item);
@@ -982,39 +1000,59 @@ export function createModerationStage({
 
       if (authorHex) {
         try {
-          if (typeof resolvedService.isAuthorMutedByTrusted === "function") {
-            trustedMuted = resolvedService.isAuthorMutedByTrusted(authorHex) === true;
-          }
-          if (trustedMuted && typeof resolvedService.getTrustedMutersForAuthor === "function") {
-            const muters = resolvedService.getTrustedMutersForAuthor(authorHex);
-            if (Array.isArray(muters)) {
-              const seen = new Set();
-              trustedMuters = muters
-                .map((value) => (typeof value === "string" ? value.trim().toLowerCase() : ""))
-                .filter((value) => {
-                  if (!value || seen.has(value)) {
-                    return false;
-                  }
-                  seen.add(value);
-                  return true;
-                });
-            }
-          }
-          if (
-            trustedMuted &&
-            typeof resolvedService.getTrustedMuteCountsForAuthor === "function"
-          ) {
-            const summary = resolvedService.getTrustedMuteCountsForAuthor(authorHex);
-            if (summary && typeof summary === "object") {
-              trustedMuteCountTotal = Number.isFinite(summary.total)
-                ? Math.max(0, Math.floor(summary.total))
+          let infoFound = false;
+          if (authorModerationInfo instanceof Map) {
+            const info = authorModerationInfo.get(authorHex);
+            if (info) {
+              trustedMuted = info.trustedMuted === true;
+              trustedMuters = Array.isArray(info.trustedMuters) ? info.trustedMuters : [];
+              trustedMuteCountTotal = Number.isFinite(info.trustedMuteCountTotal)
+                ? Math.max(0, Math.floor(info.trustedMuteCountTotal))
                 : 0;
               trustedMuteCountsByCategory =
-                summary.categories && typeof summary.categories === "object"
-                  ? { ...summary.categories }
+                info.trustedMuteCountsByCategory && typeof info.trustedMuteCountsByCategory === "object"
+                  ? info.trustedMuteCountsByCategory
                   : null;
+              infoFound = true;
             }
           }
+
+          if (!infoFound) {
+            if (typeof resolvedService.isAuthorMutedByTrusted === "function") {
+              trustedMuted = resolvedService.isAuthorMutedByTrusted(authorHex) === true;
+            }
+            if (trustedMuted && typeof resolvedService.getTrustedMutersForAuthor === "function") {
+              const muters = resolvedService.getTrustedMutersForAuthor(authorHex);
+              if (Array.isArray(muters)) {
+                const seen = new Set();
+                trustedMuters = muters
+                  .map((value) => (typeof value === "string" ? value.trim().toLowerCase() : ""))
+                  .filter((value) => {
+                    if (!value || seen.has(value)) {
+                      return false;
+                    }
+                    seen.add(value);
+                    return true;
+                  });
+              }
+            }
+            if (
+              trustedMuted &&
+              typeof resolvedService.getTrustedMuteCountsForAuthor === "function"
+            ) {
+              const summary = resolvedService.getTrustedMuteCountsForAuthor(authorHex);
+              if (summary && typeof summary === "object") {
+                trustedMuteCountTotal = Number.isFinite(summary.total)
+                  ? Math.max(0, Math.floor(summary.total))
+                  : 0;
+                trustedMuteCountsByCategory =
+                  summary.categories && typeof summary.categories === "object"
+                    ? { ...summary.categories }
+                    : null;
+              }
+            }
+          }
+
           if (typeof resolvedService.isAuthorMutedByViewer === "function") {
             viewerMuted = resolvedService.isAuthorMutedByViewer(authorHex) === true;
           }
diff --git a/js/services/moderationService.js b/js/services/moderationService.js
index 3942bfb8..8807c203 100644
--- a/js/services/moderationService.js
+++ b/js/services/moderationService.js
@@ -25,517 +25,29 @@ import { userBlocks, USER_BLOCK_EVENTS } from "../userBlocks.js";
 import { buildReportEvent, KIND_MUTE_LIST } from "../nostrEventSchemas.js";
 import logger from "../utils/logger.js";
 import { DEBOUNCE_DELAY_MS } from "../constants.js";
-
-/**
- * Trust threshold for disabling autoplay on reported videos.
- * If >= 1 trusted user reports content, autoplay is disabled.
- */
-const AUTOPLAY_TRUST_THRESHOLD = 1;
-
-/**
- * Trust threshold for blurring content.
- * If >= 1 trusted user reports content, it is blurred.
- */
-const BLUR_TRUST_THRESHOLD = 1;
-
-/**
- * Time window for considering trusted mute list entries valid.
- * Mutes older than 60 days are ignored to prevent stale lists from affecting scores.
- */
-const TRUSTED_MUTE_WINDOW_DAYS = 60;
-const TRUSTED_MUTE_WINDOW_SECONDS = TRUSTED_MUTE_WINDOW_DAYS * 24 * 60 * 60;
-
-function normalizeUserLogger(candidate) {
-  if (
-    candidate &&
-    typeof candidate === "object" &&
-    typeof candidate.info === "function"
-  ) {
-    return candidate;
-  }
-  return logger.user;
-}
-
-class SimpleEventEmitter {
-  constructor(logHandler = null) {
-    this.listeners = new Map();
-    this.logHandler = typeof logHandler === "function" ? logHandler : null;
-  }
-
-  on(eventName, handler) {
-    if (typeof eventName !== "string" || typeof handler !== "function") {
-      return () => {};
-    }
-
-    if (!this.listeners.has(eventName)) {
-      this.listeners.set(eventName, new Set());
-    }
-
-    const handlers = this.listeners.get(eventName);
-    handlers.add(handler);
-
-    return () => {
-      handlers.delete(handler);
-      if (!handlers.size) {
-        this.listeners.delete(eventName);
-      }
-    };
-  }
-
-  emit(eventName, detail) {
-    const handlers = this.listeners.get(eventName);
-    if (!handlers || !handlers.size) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    for (const handler of Array.from(handlers)) {
-      try {
-        handler(detail);
-      } catch (error) {
-        if (this.logHandler) {
-          try {
-            this.logHandler(`moderationService listener for "${eventName}" threw`, error);
-          } catch (logError) {
-            logger.user.warn("[moderationService] listener logger threw", logError);
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-function normalizeLogger(candidate) {
-  if (typeof candidate === "function") {
-    return candidate;
-  }
-  if (candidate && typeof candidate.log === "function") {
-    return (...args) => candidate.log(...args);
-  }
-  if (
-    candidate &&
-    typeof candidate.dev === "object" &&
-    typeof candidate.dev.log === "function"
-  ) {
-    return (...args) => candidate.dev.log(...args);
-  }
-  return () => {};
-}
-
-function normalizeHex(value) {
-  if (typeof value !== "string") {
-    return "";
-  }
-  const trimmed = value.trim().toLowerCase();
-  return trimmed && /^[0-9a-f]{40,64}$/i.test(trimmed) ? trimmed : "";
-}
-
-function normalizeEventId(value) {
-  if (typeof value !== "string") {
-    return "";
-  }
-  const trimmed = value.trim().toLowerCase();
-  return trimmed && /^[0-9a-f]{64}$/i.test(trimmed) ? trimmed : "";
-}
-
-function normalizeReportType(value) {
-  if (typeof value !== "string") {
-    return "";
-  }
-  const trimmed = value.trim().toLowerCase();
-  return trimmed ? trimmed : "";
-}
-
-function isRelayHint(value) {
-  if (typeof value !== "string") {
-    return false;
-  }
-  const trimmed = value.trim().toLowerCase();
-  return (
-    trimmed.startsWith("wss://") ||
-    trimmed.startsWith("ws://") ||
-    trimmed.startsWith("https://") ||
-    trimmed.startsWith("http://")
-  );
-}
-
-function normalizeMuteCategory(value) {
-  return normalizeReportType(value);
-}
-
-function extractMuteCategoryFromTag(tag) {
-  if (!Array.isArray(tag)) {
-    return "";
-  }
-
-  const direct = normalizeMuteCategory(tag[3]);
-  if (direct) {
-    return direct;
-  }
-
-  const fallback = typeof tag[2] === "string" && !isRelayHint(tag[2])
-    ? normalizeMuteCategory(tag[2])
-    : "";
-  return fallback;
-}
-
-function cloneSummary(summary) {
-  if (!summary || typeof summary !== "object") {
-    return { eventId: "", totalTrusted: 0, types: {}, updatedAt: 0 };
-  }
-  const types = summary.types && typeof summary.types === "object" ? summary.types : {};
-  const clonedTypes = {};
-  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(types)) {
-    if (!value || typeof value !== "object") {
-      continue;
-    }
-    clonedTypes[key] = {
-      trusted: Number.isFinite(value.trusted) ? value.trusted : 0,
-      total: Number.isFinite(value.total) ? value.total : 0,
-      latest: Number.isFinite(value.latest) ? value.latest : 0,
-    };
-  }
-  return {
-    eventId: typeof summary.eventId === "string" ? summary.eventId : "",
-    totalTrusted: Number.isFinite(summary.totalTrusted) ? summary.totalTrusted : 0,
-    types: clonedTypes,
-    updatedAt: Number.isFinite(summary.updatedAt) ? summary.updatedAt : 0,
-  };
-}
-
-function getNostrTools() {
-  if (typeof window !== "undefined" && window?.NostrTools) {
-    return window.NostrTools;
-  }
-  if (typeof globalThis !== "undefined" && globalThis?.NostrTools) {
-    return globalThis.NostrTools;
-  }
-  return null;
-}
-
-function bytesToHex(bytes) {
-  if (!bytes || typeof bytes.length !== "number") {
-    return "";
-  }
-
-  let hex = "";
-  for (let index = 0; index < bytes.length; index += 1) {
-    const value = bytes[index];
-    if (typeof value !== "number") {
-      return "";
-    }
-    const normalized = value & 0xff;
-    hex += normalized.toString(16).padStart(2, "0");
-  }
-  return hex;
-}
-
-/**
- * @internal
- * Internal implementation of bech32 encoding/decoding.
- * This ensures the service can normalize `npub` inputs even if the global
- * `NostrTools` object is unavailable or version-mismatched.
- */
-const BECH32_CHARSET = "qpzry9x8gf2tvdw0s3jn54khce6mua7l";
-const BECH32_CHARSET_MAP = (() => {
-  const map = new Map();
-  for (let index = 0; index < BECH32_CHARSET.length; index += 1) {
-    map.set(BECH32_CHARSET[index], index);
-  }
-  return map;
-})();
-
-/** @internal */
-function bech32Polymod(values) {
-  let chk = 1;
-  const generators = [0x3b6a57b2, 0x26508e6d, 0x1ea119fa, 0x3d4233dd, 0x2a1462b3];
-
-  for (const value of values) {
-    const top = chk >>> 25;
-    chk = ((chk & 0x1ffffff) << 5) ^ value;
-    for (let bit = 0; bit < generators.length; bit += 1) {
-      if ((top >>> bit) & 1) {
-        chk ^= generators[bit];
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  return chk;
-}
-
-function bech32HrpExpand(hrp) {
-  const expanded = [];
-  for (let index = 0; index < hrp.length; index += 1) {
-    const code = hrp.charCodeAt(index);
-    expanded.push(code >>> 5);
-  }
-  expanded.push(0);
-  for (let index = 0; index < hrp.length; index += 1) {
-    const code = hrp.charCodeAt(index);
-    expanded.push(code & 31);
-  }
-  return expanded;
-}
-
-function bech32VerifyChecksum(hrp, data) {
-  return bech32Polymod(bech32HrpExpand(hrp).concat(data)) === 1;
-}
-
-function bech32Decode(value) {
-  if (typeof value !== "string") {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  const trimmed = value.trim();
-  if (!trimmed) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  const lower = trimmed.toLowerCase();
-  const upper = trimmed.toUpperCase();
-  if (trimmed !== lower && trimmed !== upper) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  const normalized = lower;
-  const separatorIndex = normalized.lastIndexOf("1");
-  if (separatorIndex < 1 || separatorIndex + 7 > normalized.length) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  const hrp = normalized.slice(0, separatorIndex);
-  const data = [];
-  for (let index = separatorIndex + 1; index < normalized.length; index += 1) {
-    const char = normalized[index];
-    if (!BECH32_CHARSET_MAP.has(char)) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    data.push(BECH32_CHARSET_MAP.get(char));
-  }
-
-  if (!bech32VerifyChecksum(hrp, data)) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  return { hrp, words: data.slice(0, -6) };
-}
-
-function convertBits(data, fromBits, toBits, pad = true) {
-  const result = [];
-  let acc = 0;
-  let bits = 0;
-  const maxv = (1 << toBits) - 1;
-  const maxAcc = (1 << (fromBits + toBits - 1)) - 1;
-
-  for (const value of data) {
-    if (value < 0 || value >> fromBits) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    acc = ((acc << fromBits) | value) & maxAcc;
-    bits += fromBits;
-    while (bits >= toBits) {
-      bits -= toBits;
-      result.push((acc >>> bits) & maxv);
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (pad) {
-    if (bits) {
-      result.push((acc << (toBits - bits)) & maxv);
-    }
-  } else if (bits >= fromBits || ((acc << (toBits - bits)) & maxv)) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  return result;
-}
-
-function fallbackDecodeNpubToHex(value) {
-  const decoded = bech32Decode(value);
-  if (!decoded || decoded.hrp !== "npub") {
-    return "";
-  }
-
-  const bytes = convertBits(decoded.words, 5, 8, false);
-  if (!bytes || !bytes.length) {
-    return "";
-  }
-
-  return bytes.map((byte) => byte.toString(16).padStart(2, "0")).join("");
-}
-
-function decodeToHex(candidate) {
-  if (typeof candidate !== "string") {
-    return "";
-  }
-
-  const trimmed = candidate.trim();
-  if (!trimmed) {
-    return "";
-  }
-
-  try {
-    const tools = getNostrTools();
-    const decoder = tools?.nip19?.decode;
-    if (typeof decoder === "function") {
-      const decoded = decoder(trimmed);
-      if (!decoded || decoded.type !== "npub") {
-        return fallbackDecodeNpubToHex(trimmed);
-      }
-      const data = decoded.data;
-      if (typeof data === "string") {
-        const normalized = normalizeHex(data);
-        return normalized || fallbackDecodeNpubToHex(trimmed);
-      }
-      return bytesToHex(data);
-    }
-    return fallbackDecodeNpubToHex(trimmed);
-  } catch (error) {
-    return fallbackDecodeNpubToHex(trimmed);
-  }
-}
-
-function encodeToNpub(hex) {
-  const normalized = normalizeHex(hex);
-  if (!normalized) {
-    return "";
-  }
-  try {
-    const tools = getNostrTools();
-    const encoder = tools?.nip19?.npubEncode;
-    if (typeof encoder !== "function") {
-      return "";
-    }
-    return encoder(normalized) || "";
-  } catch (error) {
-    return "";
-  }
-}
-
-function normalizeToHex(candidate) {
-  const direct = normalizeHex(candidate);
-  if (direct) {
-    return direct;
-  }
-  return decodeToHex(candidate);
-}
-
-function createEmptyAdminSnapshot() {
-  return {
-    whitelist: new Set(),
-    whitelistHex: new Set(),
-    blacklist: new Set(),
-    blacklistHex: new Set(),
-  };
-}
-
-function resolveRelayList(client, { write = false } = {}) {
-  if (!client) {
-    return [];
-  }
-  const source = write ? client.writeRelays : client.relays;
-  const fallback = client.relays;
-  const raw = Array.isArray(source) && source.length ? source : fallback;
-  if (!Array.isArray(raw)) {
-    return [];
-  }
-  const urls = [];
-  const seen = new Set();
-  for (const entry of raw) {
-    if (typeof entry !== "string") {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const trimmed = entry.trim();
-    if (!trimmed || seen.has(trimmed)) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    seen.add(trimmed);
-    urls.push(trimmed);
-  }
-  return urls;
-}
-
-function findReportedEventId(event) {
-  if (!event || !Array.isArray(event.tags)) {
-    return "";
-  }
-  for (const tag of event.tags) {
-    if (!Array.isArray(tag) || tag.length < 2) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    if (tag[0] !== "e") {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const candidate = normalizeEventId(tag[1]);
-    if (candidate) {
-      return candidate;
-    }
-  }
-  return "";
-}
-
-function extractReportType(event, targetEventId = "") {
-  if (!event || !Array.isArray(event.tags)) {
-    return "";
-  }
-
-  for (const tag of event.tags) {
-    if (!Array.isArray(tag) || tag.length < 2) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const [marker, value] = tag;
-    if (marker === "report" || marker === "type") {
-      const normalized = normalizeReportType(value);
-      if (normalized) {
-        return normalized;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (targetEventId) {
-    for (const tag of event.tags) {
-      if (!Array.isArray(tag) || tag[0] !== "e") {
-        continue;
-      }
-      if (normalizeEventId(tag[1]) !== targetEventId) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      const typeCandidate = normalizeReportType(tag[2] || "");
-      if (typeCandidate) {
-        return typeCandidate;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  for (const tag of event.tags) {
-    if (!Array.isArray(tag) || tag[0] !== "t") {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const normalized = normalizeReportType(tag[1] || "");
-    if (normalized) {
-      return normalized;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return "";
-}
-
-function ensureNumber(value) {
-  const parsed = Number(value);
-  return Number.isFinite(parsed) ? parsed : 0;
-}
-
-function resolveStorage() {
-  if (typeof localStorage !== "undefined") {
-    return localStorage;
-  }
-  if (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.localStorage) {
-    return window.localStorage;
-  }
-  if (typeof globalThis !== "undefined" && globalThis.localStorage) {
-    return globalThis.localStorage;
-  }
-  return null;
-}
+import {
+  normalizeUserLogger,
+  SimpleEventEmitter,
+  normalizeLogger,
+  normalizeHex,
+  normalizeEventId,
+  normalizeReportType,
+  normalizeMuteCategory,
+  extractMuteCategoryFromTag,
+  cloneSummary,
+  encodeToNpub,
+  normalizeToHex,
+  createEmptyAdminSnapshot,
+  resolveRelayList,
+  findReportedEventId,
+  extractReportType,
+  ensureNumber,
+  resolveStorage,
+  AUTOPLAY_TRUST_THRESHOLD,
+  BLUR_TRUST_THRESHOLD,
+  TRUSTED_MUTE_WINDOW_SECONDS,
+  decodeToHex
+} from "./moderationUtils.js";
 
 /**
  * ModerationService
@@ -975,6 +487,72 @@ export class ModerationService {
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Batch retrieval of moderation info for multiple authors.
+   * Optimized to prune aggregates in one pass.
+   *
+   * @param {string[]} authors - List of author pubkeys.
+   * @returns {Map<string, object>} Map of author -> { trustedMuted, trustedMuters, trustedMuteCountTotal, trustedMuteCountsByCategory }
+   */
+  getModerationInfoForAuthors(authors) {
+    const results = new Map();
+    const uniqueAuthors = new Set();
+
+    if (Array.isArray(authors)) {
+      for (const author of authors) {
+        const normalized = normalizeHex(author);
+        if (normalized) {
+          uniqueAuthors.add(normalized);
+        }
+      }
+    } else if (authors instanceof Set) {
+      for (const author of authors) {
+        const normalized = normalizeHex(author);
+        if (normalized) {
+          uniqueAuthors.add(normalized);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!uniqueAuthors.size) {
+      return results;
+    }
+
+    this.pruneTrustedMuteAggregates(Array.from(uniqueAuthors));
+
+    for (const author of uniqueAuthors) {
+      const entry = this.trustedMutedAuthors.get(author);
+      let trustedMuted = false;
+      let trustedMuters = [];
+      let trustedMuteCountTotal = 0;
+      let trustedMuteCountsByCategory = null;
+
+      if (entry && entry.muters instanceof Map && entry.muters.size > 0) {
+        trustedMuted = true;
+        trustedMuters = Array.from(entry.muters.keys());
+        trustedMuteCountTotal = entry.muters.size;
+
+        if (entry.categories instanceof Map) {
+          trustedMuteCountsByCategory = {};
+          for (const [category, muters] of entry.categories.entries()) {
+            if (typeof category === "string" && category.trim()) {
+              trustedMuteCountsByCategory[category] = muters.size;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      results.set(author, {
+        trustedMuted,
+        trustedMuters,
+        trustedMuteCountTotal,
+        trustedMuteCountsByCategory,
+      });
+    }
+
+    return results;
+  }
+
   setLogger(newLogger) {
     this.log = normalizeLogger(newLogger);
   }
diff --git a/js/services/moderationUtils.js b/js/services/moderationUtils.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b773705d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/services/moderationUtils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,512 @@
+import logger from "../utils/logger.js";
+
+/**
+ * Trust threshold for disabling autoplay on reported videos.
+ * If >= 1 trusted user reports content, autoplay is disabled.
+ */
+export const AUTOPLAY_TRUST_THRESHOLD = 1;
+
+/**
+ * Trust threshold for blurring content.
+ * If >= 1 trusted user reports content, it is blurred.
+ */
+export const BLUR_TRUST_THRESHOLD = 1;
+
+/**
+ * Time window for considering trusted mute list entries valid.
+ * Mutes older than 60 days are ignored to prevent stale lists from affecting scores.
+ */
+export const TRUSTED_MUTE_WINDOW_DAYS = 60;
+export const TRUSTED_MUTE_WINDOW_SECONDS = TRUSTED_MUTE_WINDOW_DAYS * 24 * 60 * 60;
+
+export function normalizeUserLogger(candidate) {
+  if (
+    candidate &&
+    typeof candidate === "object" &&
+    typeof candidate.info === "function"
+  ) {
+    return candidate;
+  }
+  return logger.user;
+}
+
+export class SimpleEventEmitter {
+  constructor(logHandler = null) {
+    this.listeners = new Map();
+    this.logHandler = typeof logHandler === "function" ? logHandler : null;
+  }
+
+  on(eventName, handler) {
+    if (typeof eventName !== "string" || typeof handler !== "function") {
+      return () => {};
+    }
+
+    if (!this.listeners.has(eventName)) {
+      this.listeners.set(eventName, new Set());
+    }
+
+    const handlers = this.listeners.get(eventName);
+    handlers.add(handler);
+
+    return () => {
+      handlers.delete(handler);
+      if (!handlers.size) {
+        this.listeners.delete(eventName);
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  emit(eventName, detail) {
+    const handlers = this.listeners.get(eventName);
+    if (!handlers || !handlers.size) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    for (const handler of Array.from(handlers)) {
+      try {
+        handler(detail);
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (this.logHandler) {
+          try {
+            this.logHandler(`moderationService listener for "${eventName}" threw`, error);
+          } catch (logError) {
+            logger.user.warn("[moderationService] listener logger threw", logError);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export function normalizeLogger(candidate) {
+  if (typeof candidate === "function") {
+    return candidate;
+  }
+  if (candidate && typeof candidate.log === "function") {
+    return (...args) => candidate.log(...args);
+  }
+  if (
+    candidate &&
+    typeof candidate.dev === "object" &&
+    typeof candidate.dev.log === "function"
+  ) {
+    return (...args) => candidate.dev.log(...args);
+  }
+  return () => {};
+}
+
+export function normalizeHex(value) {
+  if (typeof value !== "string") {
+    return "";
+  }
+  const trimmed = value.trim().toLowerCase();
+  return trimmed && /^[0-9a-f]{40,64}$/i.test(trimmed) ? trimmed : "";
+}
+
+export function normalizeEventId(value) {
+  if (typeof value !== "string") {
+    return "";
+  }
+  const trimmed = value.trim().toLowerCase();
+  return trimmed && /^[0-9a-f]{64}$/i.test(trimmed) ? trimmed : "";
+}
+
+export function normalizeReportType(value) {
+  if (typeof value !== "string") {
+    return "";
+  }
+  const trimmed = value.trim().toLowerCase();
+  return trimmed ? trimmed : "";
+}
+
+export function isRelayHint(value) {
+  if (typeof value !== "string") {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const trimmed = value.trim().toLowerCase();
+  return (
+    trimmed.startsWith("wss://") ||
+    trimmed.startsWith("ws://") ||
+    trimmed.startsWith("https://") ||
+    trimmed.startsWith("http://")
+  );
+}
+
+export function normalizeMuteCategory(value) {
+  return normalizeReportType(value);
+}
+
+export function extractMuteCategoryFromTag(tag) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(tag)) {
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  const direct = normalizeMuteCategory(tag[3]);
+  if (direct) {
+    return direct;
+  }
+
+  const fallback = typeof tag[2] === "string" && !isRelayHint(tag[2])
+    ? normalizeMuteCategory(tag[2])
+    : "";
+  return fallback;
+}
+
+export function cloneSummary(summary) {
+  if (!summary || typeof summary !== "object") {
+    return { eventId: "", totalTrusted: 0, types: {}, updatedAt: 0 };
+  }
+  const types = summary.types && typeof summary.types === "object" ? summary.types : {};
+  const clonedTypes = {};
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(types)) {
+    if (!value || typeof value !== "object") {
+      continue;
+    }
+    clonedTypes[key] = {
+      trusted: Number.isFinite(value.trusted) ? value.trusted : 0,
+      total: Number.isFinite(value.total) ? value.total : 0,
+      latest: Number.isFinite(value.latest) ? value.latest : 0,
+    };
+  }
+  return {
+    eventId: typeof summary.eventId === "string" ? summary.eventId : "",
+    totalTrusted: Number.isFinite(summary.totalTrusted) ? summary.totalTrusted : 0,
+    types: clonedTypes,
+    updatedAt: Number.isFinite(summary.updatedAt) ? summary.updatedAt : 0,
+  };
+}
+
+export function getNostrTools() {
+  if (typeof window !== "undefined" && window?.NostrTools) {
+    return window.NostrTools;
+  }
+  if (typeof globalThis !== "undefined" && globalThis?.NostrTools) {
+    return globalThis.NostrTools;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+export function bytesToHex(bytes) {
+  if (!bytes || typeof bytes.length !== "number") {
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  let hex = "";
+  for (let index = 0; index < bytes.length; index += 1) {
+    const value = bytes[index];
+    if (typeof value !== "number") {
+      return "";
+    }
+    const normalized = value & 0xff;
+    hex += normalized.toString(16).padStart(2, "0");
+  }
+  return hex;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Internal implementation of bech32 encoding/decoding.
+ * This ensures the service can normalize `npub` inputs even if the global
+ * `NostrTools` object is unavailable or version-mismatched.
+ */
+const BECH32_CHARSET = "qpzry9x8gf2tvdw0s3jn54khce6mua7l";
+const BECH32_CHARSET_MAP = (() => {
+  const map = new Map();
+  for (let index = 0; index < BECH32_CHARSET.length; index += 1) {
+    map.set(BECH32_CHARSET[index], index);
+  }
+  return map;
+})();
+
+/** @internal */
+export function bech32Polymod(values) {
+  let chk = 1;
+  const generators = [0x3b6a57b2, 0x26508e6d, 0x1ea119fa, 0x3d4233dd, 0x2a1462b3];
+
+  for (const value of values) {
+    const top = chk >>> 25;
+    chk = ((chk & 0x1ffffff) << 5) ^ value;
+    for (let bit = 0; bit < generators.length; bit += 1) {
+      if ((top >>> bit) & 1) {
+        chk ^= generators[bit];
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return chk;
+}
+
+export function bech32HrpExpand(hrp) {
+  const expanded = [];
+  for (let index = 0; index < hrp.length; index += 1) {
+    const code = hrp.charCodeAt(index);
+    expanded.push(code >>> 5);
+  }
+  expanded.push(0);
+  for (let index = 0; index < hrp.length; index += 1) {
+    const code = hrp.charCodeAt(index);
+    expanded.push(code & 31);
+  }
+  return expanded;
+}
+
+export function bech32VerifyChecksum(hrp, data) {
+  return bech32Polymod(bech32HrpExpand(hrp).concat(data)) === 1;
+}
+
+export function bech32Decode(value) {
+  if (typeof value !== "string") {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const trimmed = value.trim();
+  if (!trimmed) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const lower = trimmed.toLowerCase();
+  const upper = trimmed.toUpperCase();
+  if (trimmed !== lower && trimmed !== upper) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const normalized = lower;
+  const separatorIndex = normalized.lastIndexOf("1");
+  if (separatorIndex < 1 || separatorIndex + 7 > normalized.length) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const hrp = normalized.slice(0, separatorIndex);
+  const data = [];
+  for (let index = separatorIndex + 1; index < normalized.length; index += 1) {
+    const char = normalized[index];
+    if (!BECH32_CHARSET_MAP.has(char)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    data.push(BECH32_CHARSET_MAP.get(char));
+  }
+
+  if (!bech32VerifyChecksum(hrp, data)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return { hrp, words: data.slice(0, -6) };
+}
+
+export function convertBits(data, fromBits, toBits, pad = true) {
+  const result = [];
+  let acc = 0;
+  let bits = 0;
+  const maxv = (1 << toBits) - 1;
+  const maxAcc = (1 << (fromBits + toBits - 1)) - 1;
+
+  for (const value of data) {
+    if (value < 0 || value >> fromBits) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    acc = ((acc << fromBits) | value) & maxAcc;
+    bits += fromBits;
+    while (bits >= toBits) {
+      bits -= toBits;
+      result.push((acc >>> bits) & maxv);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (pad) {
+    if (bits) {
+      result.push((acc << (toBits - bits)) & maxv);
+    }
+  } else if (bits >= fromBits || ((acc << (toBits - bits)) & maxv)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+export function fallbackDecodeNpubToHex(value) {
+  const decoded = bech32Decode(value);
+  if (!decoded || decoded.hrp !== "npub") {
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  const bytes = convertBits(decoded.words, 5, 8, false);
+  if (!bytes || !bytes.length) {
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  return bytes.map((byte) => byte.toString(16).padStart(2, "0")).join("");
+}
+
+export function decodeToHex(candidate) {
+  if (typeof candidate !== "string") {
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  const trimmed = candidate.trim();
+  if (!trimmed) {
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const tools = getNostrTools();
+    const decoder = tools?.nip19?.decode;
+    if (typeof decoder === "function") {
+      const decoded = decoder(trimmed);
+      if (!decoded || decoded.type !== "npub") {
+        return fallbackDecodeNpubToHex(trimmed);
+      }
+      const data = decoded.data;
+      if (typeof data === "string") {
+        const normalized = normalizeHex(data);
+        return normalized || fallbackDecodeNpubToHex(trimmed);
+      }
+      return bytesToHex(data);
+    }
+    return fallbackDecodeNpubToHex(trimmed);
+  } catch (error) {
+    return fallbackDecodeNpubToHex(trimmed);
+  }
+}
+
+export function encodeToNpub(hex) {
+  const normalized = normalizeHex(hex);
+  if (!normalized) {
+    return "";
+  }
+  try {
+    const tools = getNostrTools();
+    const encoder = tools?.nip19?.npubEncode;
+    if (typeof encoder !== "function") {
+      return "";
+    }
+    return encoder(normalized) || "";
+  } catch (error) {
+    return "";
+  }
+}
+
+export function normalizeToHex(candidate) {
+  const direct = normalizeHex(candidate);
+  if (direct) {
+    return direct;
+  }
+  return decodeToHex(candidate);
+}
+
+export function createEmptyAdminSnapshot() {
+  return {
+    whitelist: new Set(),
+    whitelistHex: new Set(),
+    blacklist: new Set(),
+    blacklistHex: new Set(),
+  };
+}
+
+export function resolveRelayList(client, { write = false } = {}) {
+  if (!client) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  const source = write ? client.writeRelays : client.relays;
+  const fallback = client.relays;
+  const raw = Array.isArray(source) && source.length ? source : fallback;
+  if (!Array.isArray(raw)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  const urls = [];
+  const seen = new Set();
+  for (const entry of raw) {
+    if (typeof entry !== "string") {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const trimmed = entry.trim();
+    if (!trimmed || seen.has(trimmed)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    seen.add(trimmed);
+    urls.push(trimmed);
+  }
+  return urls;
+}
+
+export function findReportedEventId(event) {
+  if (!event || !Array.isArray(event.tags)) {
+    return "";
+  }
+  for (const tag of event.tags) {
+    if (!Array.isArray(tag) || tag.length < 2) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (tag[0] !== "e") {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const candidate = normalizeEventId(tag[1]);
+    if (candidate) {
+      return candidate;
+    }
+  }
+  return "";
+}
+
+export function extractReportType(event, targetEventId = "") {
+  if (!event || !Array.isArray(event.tags)) {
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  for (const tag of event.tags) {
+    if (!Array.isArray(tag) || tag.length < 2) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const [marker, value] = tag;
+    if (marker === "report" || marker === "type") {
+      const normalized = normalizeReportType(value);
+      if (normalized) {
+        return normalized;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (targetEventId) {
+    for (const tag of event.tags) {
+      if (!Array.isArray(tag) || tag[0] !== "e") {
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (normalizeEventId(tag[1]) !== targetEventId) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const typeCandidate = normalizeReportType(tag[2] || "");
+      if (typeCandidate) {
+        return typeCandidate;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (const tag of event.tags) {
+    if (!Array.isArray(tag) || tag[0] !== "t") {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const normalized = normalizeReportType(tag[1] || "");
+    if (normalized) {
+      return normalized;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return "";
+}
+
+export function ensureNumber(value) {
+  const parsed = Number(value);
+  return Number.isFinite(parsed) ? parsed : 0;
+}
+
+export function resolveStorage() {
+  if (typeof localStorage !== "undefined") {
+    return localStorage;
+  }
+  if (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.localStorage) {
+    return window.localStorage;
+  }
+  if (typeof globalThis !== "undefined" && globalThis.localStorage) {
+    return globalThis.localStorage;
+  }
+  return null;
+}