diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 5192660ea4..d7be980124 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -431,16 +431,30 @@ yarn intl:compile    # Compile translations for runtime
 // src/state/queries/profile.ts
 import {useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
-// Query key pattern
-const RQKEY_ROOT = 'profile'
-export const RQKEY = (did: string) => [RQKEY_ROOT, did]
+import {createQueryKey} from '#/state/queries/util'
 
-// Query hook
+/*
+ * Query key name should match the query hook name for consistency
+ */
+const profileQueryKeyRoot = 'profile'
+
+/*
+ * Use object params and createQueryKey helper for better readability and to
+ * avoid bugs with parameter order or types.
+ */
+export const createProfileQueryKey = (args: {did: string}) =>
+  createQueryKey(profileQueryKeyRoot, args)
+
+/*
+ * Query hook should be named use[Name]Query, where [Name] describes the data
+ * being fetched. This is not a strict requirement, but it's a helpful
+ * convention for discoverability
+ */
 export function useProfileQuery({did}: {did: string}) {
   const agent = useAgent()
 
   return useQuery({
-    queryKey: RQKEY(did),
+    queryKey: createProfileQueryKey({did}),
     queryFn: async () => {
       const res = await agent.getProfile({actor: did})
       return res.data
@@ -450,8 +464,12 @@ export function useProfileQuery({did}: {did: string}) {
   })
 }
 
-// Mutation hook
-export function useUpdateProfile() {
+/*
+ * Mutation hook should match the name of the query hook, but with "Mutation"
+ * suffix. This is not a strict requirement, but it's a helpful convention for
+ * discoverability and consistency.
+ */
+export function useProfileMutation() {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
 
   return useMutation({
@@ -459,7 +477,9 @@ export function useUpdateProfile() {
       // Update logic
     },
     onSuccess: (_, variables) => {
-      queryClient.invalidateQueries({queryKey: RQKEY(variables.did)})
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+        queryKey: createProfileQueryKey({did: variables.did}),
+      })
     },
     onError: (error) => {
       if (isNetworkError(error)) {
@@ -473,6 +493,24 @@ export function useUpdateProfile() {
     }
   })
 }
+
+/*
+ * If cache mutation is needed, include specific interfaces for the specific
+ * mutations you require adjacent to the source queries. Naming should be
+ * descriptive of the mutation's purpose, e.g. use[Name]CacheMutation. This is
+ * not a strict requirement, but it's a helpful convention for discoverability
+ * and consistency.
+ */
+export function useProfileCacheMutation() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient()
+
+  return (data: Partial<Profile>) => {
+    queryClient.setQueryData(createProfileQueryKey({did: data.did}), oldData => {
+      if (!oldData) return oldData
+      return {...oldData, ...data}
+    })
+  }
+}
 ```
 
 **Stale Time Constants** (from `src/state/queries/index.ts`):
@@ -491,7 +529,7 @@ export function useDraftsQuery() {
   const agent = useAgent()
 
   return useInfiniteQuery({
-    queryKey: ['drafts'],
+    queryKey: createQueryKey('drafts'),
     queryFn: async ({pageParam}) => {
       const res = await agent.app.bsky.draft.getDrafts({cursor: pageParam})
       return res.data
diff --git a/src/state/queries/util.ts b/src/state/queries/util.ts
index 363b6b6e02..839ccfb7b9 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/util.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/util.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,30 @@ import {
 
 import * as bsky from '#/types/bsky'
 
+/**
+ * Helper method to ensure consistent query keys and key ordering
+ */
+export function createQueryKey(root: string): readonly [string]
+export function createQueryKey<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
+  root: string,
+  args: T,
+): readonly [string, T]
+export function createQueryKey<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
+  /**
+   * The query key root. All queries must have a root.
+   */
+  root: string,
+  /**
+   * Any arguments the query depends on, and if changed, should result in the query being refetched.
+   */
+  args?: T,
+) {
+  if (args === undefined) {
+    return [root] as const
+  }
+  return [root, args] as const
+}
+
 export async function truncateAndInvalidate<T = any>(
   queryClient: QueryClient,
   queryKey: QueryKey,