diff --git a/src/features/liveNow/index.tsx b/src/features/liveNow/index.tsx
index 23f33a5ffc..3b60b688bb 100644
--- a/src/features/liveNow/index.tsx
+++ b/src/features/liveNow/index.tsx
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ import {useMemo} from 'react'
 import {
   type $Typed,
   type AppBskyActorDefs,
-  type AppBskyActorStatus,
   AppBskyEmbedExternal,
-  AtUri,
-  ComAtprotoRepoPutRecord,
   moderateStatus,
 } from '@atproto/api'
 import {retry} from '@atproto/common-web'
+import {type l} from '@atproto/lex'
+import {type AtIdentifierString, AtUri, toDatetimeString} from '@atproto/syntax'
 import {msg} from '@lingui/core/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import {useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
@@ -17,18 +16,20 @@ import {isAfter, parseISO} from 'date-fns'
 import {uploadBlob} from '#/lib/api'
 import {imageToThumb} from '#/lib/api/resolve'
 import {getLinkMeta, type LinkMeta} from '#/lib/link-meta/link-meta'
+import {matchXrpcError} from '#/lib/xrpc-error'
 import {useAppConfig} from '#/state/appConfig'
 import {
   updateProfileShadow,
   useMaybeProfileShadow,
 } from '#/state/cache/profile-shadow'
 import {useModerationOpts} from '#/state/preferences/moderation-opts'
-import {useAgent, useSession} from '#/state/session'
+import {useAgent, usePdsClient, useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {useTickEveryMinute} from '#/state/shell'
 import {useDialogContext} from '#/components/Dialog'
 import * as Toast from '#/components/Toast'
 import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
 import {getLiveNowHost, getLiveServiceNames} from '#/features/liveNow/utils'
+import {app, com} from '#/lexicons'
 import type * as bsky from '#/types/bsky'
 
 export * from '#/features/liveNow/utils'
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ export function useUpsertLiveStatusMutation(
   const ax = useAnalytics()
   const {currentAccount} = useSession()
   const agent = useAgent()
+  const pdsClient = usePdsClient()
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
   const control = useDialogContext()
   const {_} = useLingui()
@@ -232,10 +234,10 @@ export function useUpsertLiveStatusMutation(
     mutationFn: async () => {
       if (!currentAccount) throw new Error('Not logged in')
 
-      let embed: $Typed<AppBskyEmbedExternal.Main> | undefined
+      let embed: $Typed<app.bsky.embed.external.Main> | undefined
 
       if (linkMeta) {
-        let thumb
+        let thumb: l.BlobRef | undefined
 
         if (linkMeta.image) {
           try {
@@ -246,7 +248,11 @@ export function useUpsertLiveStatusMutation(
                 img.source.path,
                 img.source.mime,
               )
-              thumb = blob.data.blob
+              /*
+               * `uploadBlob` still returns the legacy `BlobRef` class
+               * instance; it moves to the client with the blob pipeline.
+               */
+              thumb = blob.data.blob as unknown as l.BlobRef
             }
           } catch (e: any) {
             ax.logger.error(`Failed to upload thumbnail for live status`, {
@@ -263,7 +269,8 @@ export function useUpsertLiveStatusMutation(
             $type: 'app.bsky.embed.external#external',
             title: linkMeta.title ?? '',
             description: linkMeta.description ?? '',
-            uri: linkMeta.url,
+            // `getLinkMeta` returns a plain url string
+            uri: linkMeta.url as l.UriString,
             thumb,
           },
         }
@@ -271,32 +278,41 @@ export function useUpsertLiveStatusMutation(
 
       const record = {
         $type: 'app.bsky.actor.status',
-        createdAt: createdAt ?? new Date().toISOString(),
+        createdAt: toDatetimeString(
+          createdAt ? new Date(createdAt) : new Date(),
+        ),
         status: 'app.bsky.actor.status#live',
         durationMinutes: duration,
         embed,
-      } satisfies AppBskyActorStatus.Record
+      } satisfies app.bsky.actor.status.Main
 
       const upsert = async () => {
-        const repo = currentAccount.did
+        // the session account is still legacy-typed, so its did is unbranded
+        const repo = currentAccount.did as AtIdentifierString
         const collection = 'app.bsky.actor.status'
 
-        const existing = await agent.com.atproto.repo
-          .getRecord({repo, collection, rkey: 'self'})
+        const existing = await pdsClient
+          .call(com.atproto.repo.getRecord, {repo, collection, rkey: 'self'})
           .catch(_e => undefined)
 
-        await agent.com.atproto.repo.putRecord({
+        /*
+         * Stays on the raw `putRecord`, not `pdsClient.put`: the lexicon lets
+         * `swapRecord` be null (meaning "must not already exist"), while the
+         * record-helper option type is `string | undefined`.
+         */
+        await pdsClient.call(com.atproto.repo.putRecord, {
           repo,
           collection,
           rkey: 'self',
           record,
-          swapRecord: existing?.data.cid || null,
+          swapRecord: existing?.cid || null,
         })
       }
 
       await retry(upsert, {
         maxRetries: 5,
-        retryable: e => e instanceof ComAtprotoRepoPutRecord.InvalidSwapError,
+        retryable: e =>
+          matchXrpcError(e, com.atproto.repo.putRecord) === 'InvalidSwap',
       })
 
       return {
@@ -353,7 +369,7 @@ export function useUpsertLiveStatusMutation(
 export function useRemoveLiveStatusMutation() {
   const ax = useAnalytics()
   const {currentAccount} = useSession()
-  const agent = useAgent()
+  const pdsClient = usePdsClient()
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
   const control = useDialogContext()
   const {_} = useLingui()
@@ -362,8 +378,8 @@ export function useRemoveLiveStatusMutation() {
     mutationFn: async () => {
       if (!currentAccount) throw new Error('Not logged in')
 
-      await agent.app.bsky.actor.status.delete({
-        repo: currentAccount.did,
+      await pdsClient.delete(app.bsky.actor.status, {
+        repo: currentAccount.did as AtIdentifierString,
         rkey: 'self',
       })
     },
diff --git a/src/screens/Profile/components/GermButton.tsx b/src/screens/Profile/components/GermButton.tsx
index 7e32d60bcc..5a69ec42c9 100644
--- a/src/screens/Profile/components/GermButton.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Profile/components/GermButton.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 import {Platform, View} from 'react-native'
 import {Image} from 'expo-image'
-import {
-  type AppBskyActorDefs,
-  type AppBskyActorGetProfile,
-  type AtpAgent,
-} from '@atproto/api'
+import {type AppBskyActorDefs} from '@atproto/api'
+import {type Client} from '@atproto/lex'
+import {type DidString} from '@atproto/syntax'
 import {msg} from '@lingui/core/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import {Trans} from '@lingui/react/macro'
@@ -13,7 +11,7 @@ import {useMutation, useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import {until} from '#/lib/async/until'
 import {isNetworkError} from '#/lib/strings/errors'
 import {RQKEY} from '#/state/queries/profile'
-import {useAgent, useSession} from '#/state/session'
+import {useAppviewClient, usePdsClient, useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {atoms as a, useTheme, web} from '#/alf'
 import {Button, ButtonIcon, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
 import * as Dialog from '#/components/Dialog'
@@ -24,6 +22,7 @@ import {Loader} from '#/components/Loader'
 import * as Toast from '#/components/Toast'
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
+import {app, com} from '#/lexicons'
 import type * as bsky from '#/types/bsky'
 
 export function GermButton({
@@ -119,25 +118,27 @@ function GermSelfButton({did}: {did: string}) {
   const ax = useAnalytics()
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const selfExplanationDialogControl = Dialog.useDialogControl()
-  const agent = useAgent()
+  const appviewClient = useAppviewClient()
+  const pdsClient = usePdsClient()
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
 
   const {mutate: deleteDeclaration, isPending} = useMutation({
     mutationFn: async () => {
-      const previousRecord = await agent.com.germnetwork.declaration
-        .get({
-          repo: did,
+      const previousRecord = await pdsClient
+        // the profile view is still legacy-typed, so its did is unbranded
+        .get(com.germnetwork.declaration, {
+          repo: did as DidString,
           rkey: 'self',
         })
         .then(res => res.value)
         .catch(() => null)
 
-      await agent.com.germnetwork.declaration.delete({
-        repo: did,
+      await pdsClient.delete(com.germnetwork.declaration, {
+        repo: did as DidString,
         rkey: 'self',
       })
 
-      await whenAppViewReady(agent, did, res => !res.data.associated?.germ)
+      await whenAppViewReady(appviewClient, did, res => !res.associated?.germ)
 
       return previousRecord
     },
@@ -147,14 +148,15 @@ function GermSelfButton({did}: {did: string}) {
       async function undo() {
         if (!previousRecord) return
         try {
-          await agent.com.germnetwork.declaration.put(
-            {
-              repo: did,
-              rkey: 'self',
-            },
-            previousRecord,
+          await pdsClient.put(com.germnetwork.declaration, previousRecord, {
+            repo: did as DidString,
+            rkey: 'self',
+          })
+          await whenAppViewReady(
+            appviewClient,
+            did,
+            res => !!res.associated?.germ,
           )
-          await whenAppViewReady(agent, did, res => !!res.data.associated?.germ)
           await queryClient.refetchQueries({queryKey: RQKEY(did)})
 
           Toast.show(_(msg`Germ DM reconnected`))
@@ -323,14 +325,17 @@ function platform() {
 }
 
 async function whenAppViewReady(
-  agent: AtpAgent,
+  appviewClient: Client,
   actor: string,
-  fn: (res: AppBskyActorGetProfile.Response) => boolean,
+  fn: (res: app.bsky.actor.getProfile.$OutputBody) => boolean,
 ) {
   await until(
     5, // 5 tries
     1e3, // 1s delay between tries
     fn,
-    () => agent.app.bsky.actor.getProfile({actor}),
+    () =>
+      appviewClient.call(app.bsky.actor.getProfile, {
+        actor: actor as DidString,
+      }),
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/state/queries/profile.ts b/src/state/queries/profile.ts
index 23fd4340ac..dea8d35eea 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/profile.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/profile.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ import {
   type ComAtprotoRepoUploadBlob,
   type Un$Typed,
 } from '@atproto/api'
+import {
+  type AtIdentifierString,
+  type DidString,
+  toDatetimeString,
+} from '@atproto/syntax'
 import {
   type InfiniteData,
   keepPreviousData,
@@ -33,10 +38,11 @@ import {
   useUnstableProfileViewCache,
 } from '#/state/queries/unstable-profile-cache'
 import {useUpdateProfileVerificationCache} from '#/state/queries/verification/useUpdateProfileVerificationCache'
-import {useAgent, useSession} from '#/state/session'
+import {useAgent, usePdsClient, useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import * as userActionHistory from '#/state/userActionHistory'
 import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
 import {type Metrics, toClout} from '#/analytics/metrics'
+import {app} from '#/lexicons'
 import type * as bsky from '#/types/bsky'
 import {
   ProgressGuideAction,
@@ -634,17 +640,18 @@ export function useProfileBlockMutationQueue(
 
 function useProfileBlockMutation() {
   const {currentAccount} = useSession()
-  const agent = useAgent()
+  const pdsClient = usePdsClient()
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
   return useMutation<{uri: string; cid: string}, Error, {did: string}>({
     mutationFn: async ({did}) => {
       if (!currentAccount) {
         throw new Error('Not signed in')
       }
-      return await agent.app.bsky.graph.block.create(
-        {repo: currentAccount.did},
-        {subject: did, createdAt: new Date().toISOString()},
-      )
+      return await pdsClient.create(app.bsky.graph.block, {
+        // the profile view is still legacy-typed, so its did is unbranded
+        subject: did as DidString,
+        createdAt: toDatetimeString(new Date()),
+      })
     },
     onSuccess(_, {did}) {
       void queryClient.invalidateQueries({queryKey: RQKEY_MY_BLOCKED()})
@@ -655,16 +662,16 @@ function useProfileBlockMutation() {
 
 function useProfileUnblockMutation() {
   const {currentAccount} = useSession()
-  const agent = useAgent()
+  const pdsClient = usePdsClient()
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
   return useMutation<void, Error, {did: string; blockUri: string}>({
     mutationFn: async ({blockUri}) => {
       if (!currentAccount) {
         throw new Error('Not signed in')
       }
-      const {rkey} = new AtUri(blockUri)
-      await agent.app.bsky.graph.block.delete({
-        repo: currentAccount.did,
+      const {rkeySafe: rkey} = new AtUri(blockUri)
+      await pdsClient.delete(app.bsky.graph.block, {
+        repo: currentAccount.did as AtIdentifierString,
         rkey,
       })
     },