diff --git a/.claude/skills/nostr-expert/SKILL.md b/.claude/skills/nostr-expert/SKILL.md
index d796c3748d..8333b24a30 100644
--- a/.claude/skills/nostr-expert/SKILL.md
+++ b/.claude/skills/nostr-expert/SKILL.md
@@ -371,6 +371,29 @@ Hex.isEqual(hex, bytes)  // compare hex to bytes without decoding
 
 Constants `PUBKEY_LENGTH` / `EVENT_ID_LENGTH` (both 64) live in `nip01Core.core`.
 
+## Core Utilities (time, random, event id)
+
+Reuse these instead of hand-rolling — each avoids a common mistake:
+
+```kotlin
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.TimeUtils
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.RandomInstance
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.sha256.sha256
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.crypto.EventHasher
+
+TimeUtils.now()            // Unix SECONDS for created_at — not currentTimeMillis()/1000
+TimeUtils.oneHourAgo()     // relative filter bounds (…Ago / …FromNow); all in seconds
+RandomInstance.bytes(32)   // secure random (SecureRandom) — for nonces/keys, not kotlin.random.Random
+RandomInstance.randomChars()   // 16-char subscription id
+
+sha256(bytes)              // raw hash primitive
+EventHasher.hashId(pubKey, createdAt, kind, tags, content)   // canonical event id
+EventHasher.hashIdCheck(id, pubKey, createdAt, kind, tags, content)  // verify untrusted events
+```
+
+`EventHasher` serializes `[0, pubkey, created_at, kind, tags, content]` in the
+exact form NIP-01 requires — prefer it over calling `sha256` on your own JSON.
+
 ## Bech32 Encoding (NIP-19)
 
 Encoding uses extension functions on `ByteArray` (`nip19Bech32/ByteArrayExt.kt`);
diff --git a/.claude/skills/quartz-integration/SKILL.md b/.claude/skills/quartz-integration/SKILL.md
index c3ebbe6de3..6b88cc6f01 100644
--- a/.claude/skills/quartz-integration/SKILL.md
+++ b/.claude/skills/quartz-integration/SKILL.md
@@ -200,6 +200,77 @@ Constants `PUBKEY_LENGTH` and `EVENT_ID_LENGTH` (both `64`) live in the same
 
 ---
 
+### 3.2 Everyday utilities (time, random, hashing, bech32, base64)
+
+These small helpers exist so you don't reinvent them — and several have a
+footgun the built-in avoids. **Prefer them over stdlib/hand-rolled equivalents.**
+
+**Time — `TimeUtils` (`com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils`).** Everything is in Unix
+**seconds** (what `created_at` and filter `since`/`until` use), *not* millis.
+
+```kotlin
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.TimeUtils
+
+val createdAt = TimeUtils.now()          // seconds — for created_at. NOT currentTimeMillis()/1000
+val since = TimeUtils.oneDayAgo()        // relative filter bounds: oneHourAgo(), fiveMinutesAgo()…
+val fresh = TimeUtils.withinTenMinutes(event.createdAt)  // NIP-42/NIP-98 freshness
+// TimeUtils.nowMillis() is the only millisecond helper — non-protocol use only.
+```
+
+**Secure random — `RandomInstance` (`utils`).** Backed by `SecureRandom`; use it
+for anything security-sensitive instead of `kotlin.random.Random`.
+
+```kotlin
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.RandomInstance
+
+val nonce = RandomInstance.bytes(32)     // nonces, salts, keys
+val subId = RandomInstance.randomChars() // 16-char [a-zA-Z0-9] subscription id
+```
+
+**Hashing — `sha256(...)` + `EventHasher`.** `sha256` is the raw primitive; to
+compute/verify an **event id** use `EventHasher`, which canonically serializes
+`[0, pubkey, created_at, kind, tags, content]` before hashing (getting this wrong
+is what makes relays reject an event). Typed builders already do this for you.
+
+```kotlin
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.sha256.sha256
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.crypto.EventHasher
+
+val digest = sha256(bytes)               // raw 32-byte hash
+val id = EventHasher.hashId(pubKey, createdAt, kind, tags, content)
+val valid = EventHasher.hashIdCheck(event.id, event.pubKey, event.createdAt, event.kind, event.tags, event.content)
+```
+
+**Bech32.** For `npub`/`nsec`/`note`/… prefer the NIP-19 layer (`ByteArray.toNpub()`,
+`Nip19Parser.uriToRoute(...)` — see §10). Drop to the low-level
+`Bech32` object (`nip19Bech32.bech32`) only for a custom prefix:
+
+```kotlin
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip19Bech32.bech32.Bech32
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip19Bech32.bech32.bechToBytes
+
+val addr = Bech32.encodeBytes("npub", pubKeyBytes, Bech32.Encoding.Bech32)
+val bytes = "npub1...".bechToBytes("npub")   // decode + assert the prefix
+```
+
+**Base64.** Quartz has no wrapper — use the Kotlin stdlib `kotlin.io.encoding.Base64`
+directly, and match the variant the spec wants: NIP-44/NIP-04 payloads use
+`Base64.Default` (standard, padded); url-safe contexts use `Base64.UrlSafe`
+(configure padding via `.withPadding(...)`).
+
+| Need | Call |
+|------|------|
+| Now (event `created_at`) | `TimeUtils.now()` (seconds) |
+| Relative filter bound | `TimeUtils.oneDayAgo()` / `oneHourAgo()` / … |
+| Secure random bytes | `RandomInstance.bytes(n)` |
+| Subscription id | `RandomInstance.randomChars()` |
+| Raw hash | `sha256(bytes)` |
+| Event id / verify | `EventHasher.hashId(...)` / `hashIdCheck(...)` |
+| Bech32 custom prefix | `Bech32.encodeBytes(hrp, bytes, enc)` / `s.bechToBytes(hrp)` |
+| Base64 | `kotlin.io.encoding.Base64` (`.Default` / `.UrlSafe`) |
+
+---
+
 ## 4. Signing Events
 
 ### `NostrSignerInternal` (local key, JVM + Android)
@@ -697,6 +768,10 @@ val results = store.query<Event>(Filter(search = "bitcoin"))
 | ByteArray → hex | `bytes.toHexKey()` | `nip01Core.core` |
 | hex → ByteArray | `hex.hexToByteArray()` / `hex.hexToByteArrayOrNull()` | `nip01Core.core` |
 | Validate hex | `Hex.isHex(s)` / `Hex.isHex64(s)` / `hex.isValid()` | `utils`, `nip01Core.core` |
+| Now (seconds) | `TimeUtils.now()` | `utils` |
+| Relative time | `TimeUtils.oneDayAgo()` / `oneHourAgo()` | `utils` |
+| Secure random | `RandomInstance.bytes(n)` / `randomChars()` | `utils` |
+| Hash / event id | `sha256(bytes)` / `EventHasher.hashId(...)` | `utils.sha256`, `nip01Core.crypto` |
 | Normalize relay URL | `RelayUrlNormalizer.normalize("wss://...")` | `nip01Core.relay.normalizer` |
 | Setup relay client | `NostrClient(BasicOkHttpWebSocket.Builder { okhttp })` | `nip01Core.relay.client` |
 | Subscribe | `client.openReqSubscription(subId, mapOf(relay to filters), listener)` | `nip01Core.relay.client` |
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/crypto/EventHasher.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/crypto/EventHasher.kt
index 1c9ad080bc..99b4450cea 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/crypto/EventHasher.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/crypto/EventHasher.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,23 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.HexKey
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.toHexKey
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.sha256.sha256
 
+/**
+ * Computes and verifies Nostr **event ids** (NIP-01).
+ *
+ * An id is the SHA-256 of the canonically serialized array
+ * `[0, pubkey, created_at, kind, tags, content]` — UTF-8, no whitespace, in that
+ * exact order. Getting that serialization right by hand is easy to botch (it is
+ * what makes relays reject an event), so route through here rather than calling
+ * `sha256` on your own JSON. Signing/building via the typed event builders already
+ * does this for you; reach for `EventHasher` when validating events from an
+ * untrusted source or hashing a not-yet-wrapped template.
+ *
+ * ```kotlin
+ * val ok = EventHasher.hashIdCheck(event.id, event.pubKey, event.createdAt, event.kind, event.tags, event.content)
+ * ```
+ */
 object EventHasher {
+    /** Raw 32-byte id digest for the given event fields. See [hashId] for the hex form. */
     fun hashIdBytes(
         pubKey: HexKey,
         createdAt: Long,
@@ -33,6 +49,7 @@ object EventHasher {
         content: String,
     ): ByteArray = sha256(EventHasherSerializer.fastMakeJsonForId(pubKey, createdAt, kind, tags, content))
 
+    /** The event id as a lower-case 64-char hex string. */
     fun hashId(
         pubKey: HexKey,
         createdAt: Long,
@@ -41,6 +58,7 @@ object EventHasher {
         content: String,
     ): String = hashIdBytes(pubKey, createdAt, kind, tags, content).toHexKey()
 
+    /** True when [id] matches the id computed from the other fields — use to validate untrusted events. */
     fun hashIdCheck(
         id: HexKey,
         pubKey: HexKey,
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip19Bech32/bech32/Bech32Util.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip19Bech32/bech32/Bech32Util.kt
index 3b664718aa..2cc561e561 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip19Bech32/bech32/Bech32Util.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip19Bech32/bech32/Bech32Util.kt
@@ -43,8 +43,21 @@ package com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip19Bech32.bech32
 private typealias Int5 = Byte
 
 /**
- * Bech32 and Bech32m address formats. See
- * https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0173.mediawiki and
+ * Low-level Bech32 / Bech32m codec (BIP-173 / BIP-350).
+ *
+ * For the common Nostr entities (`npub`, `nsec`, `note`, `nevent`, `nprofile`,
+ * `naddr`) you usually **don't** need this directly — prefer the NIP-19 helpers:
+ * the `ByteArray.toNpub()/toNsec()/toNote()` extensions to encode and
+ * `Nip19Parser.uriToRoute(...)` to decode. Reach for `Bech32` when you need a
+ * custom human-readable prefix or raw 5-bit/8-bit access:
+ *
+ * ```kotlin
+ * val addr = Bech32.encodeBytes("npub", pubKeyBytes, Bech32.Encoding.Bech32)
+ * val (hrp, data, _) = Bech32.decodeBytes(addr)   // hrp = "npub", data = 32 bytes
+ * val bytes = "npub1...".bechToBytes("npub")      // decode + assert the prefix
+ * ```
+ *
+ * See https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0173.mediawiki and
  * https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0350.mediawiki.
  */
 object Bech32 {
@@ -284,6 +297,11 @@ object Bech32 {
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Decodes this Bech32 string to its raw data bytes. If [hrp] is given, throws
+ * [IllegalArgumentException] when the decoded human-readable prefix doesn't match
+ * (e.g. pass `"npub"` to reject anything that isn't a public key).
+ */
 fun String.bechToBytes(hrp: String? = null): ByteArray {
     val decodedForm = Bech32.decodeBytes(this)
     hrp?.also {
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/RandomInstance.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/RandomInstance.kt
index 39419811fe..7ae9134994 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/RandomInstance.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/RandomInstance.kt
@@ -20,22 +20,41 @@
  */
 package com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils
 
+/**
+ * Cryptographically secure random source shared across Quartz, backed by the
+ * platform [SecureRandom]. **Use this — not `kotlin.random.Random`** — for
+ * anything security-sensitive: NIP-44 nonces, private keys, gift-wrap timestamps,
+ * random `d` tags, subscription ids.
+ *
+ * ```kotlin
+ * val nonce = RandomInstance.bytes(32)      // 32 secure random bytes
+ * val dTag = RandomInstance.bytes(16).toHexKey()
+ * val subId = RandomInstance.randomChars()  // 16-char [a-zA-Z0-9] id
+ * ```
+ */
 object RandomInstance {
     val randomizer = SecureRandom()
 
+    /** A secure random [Int] across the full 32-bit range (may be negative). */
     fun int() = randomizer.nextInt()
 
+    /** A secure random [Long] across the full 64-bit range (may be negative). */
     fun long() = randomizer.nextLong()
 
+    /** A secure random [Int] in `0 until bound`. */
     fun int(bound: Int) = randomizer.nextInt(bound)
 
+    /** A secure random [Long] in `0 until bound`. */
     fun long(bound: Long) = randomizer.nextLong(bound)
 
+    /** [size] secure random bytes — the go-to for nonces, keys and salts. */
     fun bytes(size: Int) = ByteArray(size).also { randomizer.nextBytes(it) }
 
     val charPool: List<Char> = ('a'..'z') + ('A'..'Z') + ('0'..'9')
 
+    /** A single secure random alphanumeric char from [charPool]. */
     fun randomChar() = charPool[randomizer.nextInt(charPool.size)]
 
+    /** A secure random alphanumeric string of [size] chars — handy for subscription ids. */
     fun randomChars(size: Int = 16) = CharArray(size) { randomChar() }.concatToString()
 }
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/StringUtils.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/StringUtils.kt
index e02e2227d6..3971722890 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/StringUtils.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/StringUtils.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ fun Int.bytesUsedInMemory(): Int = 4
 
 fun Boolean.bytesUsedInMemory(): Int = 8
 
+/**
+ * Case-insensitive [contains] that does **not** allocate a lowercased copy of the
+ * receiver — it scans in place comparing each char against both cases of [term].
+ * Preferred over `this.lowercase().contains(term.lowercase())` on hot paths (feed
+ * search, tag matching). When testing the same term against many strings, precompute
+ * a [DualCase] and use the two-arg overload / [containsAny] to hoist the casing work.
+ */
 fun String.containsIgnoreCase(term: String): Boolean {
     if (term.isEmpty()) return true // Empty string is contained
 
@@ -41,6 +48,7 @@ fun String.containsIgnoreCase(term: String): Boolean {
     return containsIgnoreCase(whatLowercase, whatUppercase)
 }
 
+/** [containsIgnoreCase] variant taking the term's cases precomputed — see [DualCase]. */
 fun String.containsIgnoreCase(
     whatLowercase: String,
     whatUppercase: String,
@@ -68,6 +76,7 @@ fun String.containsIgnoreCase(
     return false
 }
 
+/** Case-insensitive [startsWith], allocation-free, taking the prefix's cases precomputed. */
 fun String.startsWithIgnoreCase(
     whatLowercase: String,
     whatUppercase: String,
@@ -89,6 +98,7 @@ fun String.startsWithIgnoreCase(
     return true
 }
 
+/** True when this contains any of [terms] (case-insensitive). Empty list ⇒ true. */
 fun String.containsAny(terms: List<DualCase>): Boolean {
     if (terms.isEmpty()) return true // Empty string is contained
 
@@ -99,6 +109,7 @@ fun String.containsAny(terms: List<DualCase>): Boolean {
     return terms.any { containsIgnoreCase(it.lowercase, it.uppercase) }
 }
 
+/** True when this starts with any of [terms] (case-insensitive). Empty list ⇒ true. */
 fun String.startsWithAny(terms: List<DualCase>): Boolean {
     if (terms.isEmpty()) return true // Empty string is contained
 
@@ -111,6 +122,12 @@ fun String.startsWithAny(terms: List<DualCase>): Boolean {
 
 fun String.startsWith(prefix: DualCase): Boolean = startsWithIgnoreCase(prefix.lowercase, prefix.uppercase)
 
+/**
+ * A search term with its lower- and upper-case forms computed once, so the
+ * allocation-free case-insensitive matchers ([containsIgnoreCase], [startsWithIgnoreCase],
+ * [containsAny], [startsWithAny]) can be run against many strings without re-casing
+ * the term each time. Build once, reuse across a feed scan.
+ */
 class DualCase(
     val lowercase: String,
     val uppercase: String,
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/TimeUtils.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/TimeUtils.kt
index b8f1a09ec8..19849b5b65 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/TimeUtils.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/TimeUtils.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,25 @@
  */
 package com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils
 
+/**
+ * Clock and duration helpers for Nostr timestamps.
+ *
+ * **Everything here is in Unix _seconds_, not milliseconds** — that is the unit
+ * Nostr uses for an event's `created_at` and for filter `since`/`until` bounds.
+ * Use [now] to stamp an event and the `...Ago` / `...FromNow` helpers to build
+ * relative filter windows; do **not** hand-roll `currentTimeMillis() / 1000`.
+ * The `const val` durations ([ONE_MINUTE], [ONE_HOUR], [ONE_DAY], …) are also in
+ * seconds and can be added/subtracted directly.
+ *
+ * ```kotlin
+ * val createdAt = TimeUtils.now()                 // seconds, for created_at
+ * val since = TimeUtils.oneDayAgo()               // filter: last 24h
+ * val fresh = TimeUtils.withinTenMinutes(event.createdAt)
+ * ```
+ *
+ * [nowMillis] is the one exception: it returns milliseconds, for the rare
+ * non-protocol case (UI timers, latency measurements) that needs finer detail.
+ */
 object TimeUtils {
     const val TEN_SECONDS = 10
     const val ONE_MINUTE = 60
@@ -34,8 +53,10 @@ object TimeUtils {
     const val ONE_MONTH = 30 * ONE_DAY
     const val ONE_YEAR = 365 * ONE_DAY
 
+    /** Current time in Unix **seconds** — the value for an event's `created_at`. */
     fun now() = currentTimeSeconds()
 
+    /** Current time in Unix **milliseconds**. For non-protocol use only; `created_at` wants [now]. */
     fun nowMillis() = currentTimeMillis()
 
     fun tenSecondsFromNow() = now() + TEN_SECONDS
@@ -74,6 +95,7 @@ object TimeUtils {
 
     fun oneYearAgo() = now() - ONE_YEAR
 
+    /** True when [time] (Unix seconds) is within ±10 minutes of [now] — e.g. a fresh NIP-98/NIP-42 stamp. */
     fun withinTenMinutes(time: Long): Boolean {
         val now = now()
         return time > now - TEN_MINUTES && time < now + TEN_MINUTES
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/sha256/Sha256.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/sha256/Sha256.kt
index b9bbf9bf48..53225a1d3c 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/sha256/Sha256.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/utils/sha256/Sha256.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@
  */
 package com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.sha256
 
+/**
+ * SHA-256 of [data], returning a fresh 32-byte digest.
+ *
+ * This is the raw primitive. To compute or verify a Nostr **event id** don't hash
+ * by hand — use `EventHasher.hashId(...)` / `hashIdCheck(...)`, which serialize the
+ * `[0, pubkey, created_at, kind, tags, content]` array in the canonical form the
+ * protocol requires before hashing. Use [sha256Into] on hot paths to avoid
+ * allocating a new array per call.
+ */
 expect fun sha256(data: ByteArray): ByteArray
 
 /**