diff --git a/src/state/queries/known-followers.ts b/src/state/queries/known-followers.ts
index 05bbd5e67c..0e0e8fb70a 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/known-followers.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/known-followers.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  type AppBskyActorDefs,
-  type AppBskyGraphGetKnownFollowers,
-} from '@atproto/api'
+import {type AppBskyActorDefs} from '@atproto/api'
 import {
   type InfiniteData,
   type QueryClient,
@@ -9,7 +6,8 @@ import {
   useInfiniteQuery,
 } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
-import {useAgent} from '#/state/session'
+import {useAppviewClient} from '#/state/session'
+import {app} from '#/lexicons'
 
 const PAGE_SIZE = 50
 type RQPageParam = string | undefined
@@ -18,22 +16,22 @@ const RQKEY_ROOT = 'profile-known-followers'
 export const RQKEY = (did: string) => [RQKEY_ROOT, did]
 
 export function useProfileKnownFollowersQuery(did: string | undefined) {
-  const agent = useAgent()
+  const client = useAppviewClient()
   return useInfiniteQuery<
-    AppBskyGraphGetKnownFollowers.OutputSchema,
+    app.bsky.graph.getKnownFollowers.$OutputBody,
     Error,
-    InfiniteData<AppBskyGraphGetKnownFollowers.OutputSchema>,
+    InfiniteData<app.bsky.graph.getKnownFollowers.$OutputBody>,
     QueryKey,
     RQPageParam
   >({
     queryKey: RQKEY(did || ''),
     async queryFn({pageParam}: {pageParam: RQPageParam}) {
-      const res = await agent.app.bsky.graph.getKnownFollowers({
-        actor: did!,
+      return await client.call(app.bsky.graph.getKnownFollowers, {
+        // the enabled flag prevents this from running until did is set
+        actor: did! as app.bsky.graph.getKnownFollowers.$Params['actor'],
         limit: PAGE_SIZE,
         cursor: pageParam,
       })
-      return res.data
     },
     initialPageParam: undefined,
     getNextPageParam: lastPage => lastPage.cursor,
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ export function* findAllProfilesInQueryData(
   did: string,
 ): Generator<AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileView, void> {
   const queryDatas = queryClient.getQueriesData<
-    InfiniteData<AppBskyGraphGetKnownFollowers.OutputSchema>
+    InfiniteData<app.bsky.graph.getKnownFollowers.$OutputBody>
   >({
     queryKey: [RQKEY_ROOT],
   })
diff --git a/src/state/queries/profile-followers.ts b/src/state/queries/profile-followers.ts
index 62968af2d8..23fe01aadd 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/profile-followers.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/profile-followers.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  type AppBskyActorDefs,
-  type AppBskyGraphGetFollowers,
-} from '@atproto/api'
+import {type AppBskyActorDefs} from '@atproto/api'
 import {
   type InfiniteData,
   type QueryClient,
@@ -9,8 +6,9 @@ import {
   useInfiniteQuery,
 } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
-import {useAgent} from '#/state/session'
+import {useAppviewClient} from '#/state/session'
 import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
+import {app} from '#/lexicons'
 
 const DEFAULT_SORT = 'latest'
 const PAGE_SIZE = 30
@@ -33,26 +31,31 @@ export function useProfileFollowersQuery(
 ) {
   const ax = useAnalytics()
   const isSortEnabled = ax.features.enabled(ax.features.FollowSortEnable)
-  const agent = useAgent()
+  const client = useAppviewClient()
 
   const sortParam = isSortEnabled ? sort || DEFAULT_SORT : undefined
 
   return useInfiniteQuery<
-    AppBskyGraphGetFollowers.OutputSchema,
+    app.bsky.graph.getFollowers.$OutputBody,
     Error,
-    InfiniteData<AppBskyGraphGetFollowers.OutputSchema>,
+    InfiniteData<app.bsky.graph.getFollowers.$OutputBody>,
     QueryKey,
     RQPageParam
   >({
     queryKey: RQKEY(did || '', sortParam),
     async queryFn({pageParam}: {pageParam: RQPageParam}) {
-      const res = await agent.app.bsky.graph.getFollowers({
-        actor: did || '',
+      /*
+       * The vendored lexicon does not declare `sort`, so it is spread in only
+       * when set and the whole params object is asserted. lex forwards
+       * undeclared params verbatim but rejects an undeclared key whose value
+       * is `undefined`, hence the conditional spread.
+       */
+      return await client.call(app.bsky.graph.getFollowers, {
+        actor: (did || '') as app.bsky.graph.getFollowers.$Params['actor'],
         limit: PAGE_SIZE,
         cursor: pageParam,
-        sort: sortParam,
-      })
-      return res.data
+        ...(sortParam ? {sort: sortParam} : {}),
+      } as app.bsky.graph.getFollowers.$Params)
     },
     initialPageParam: undefined,
     getNextPageParam: lastPage => lastPage.cursor,
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ export function* findAllProfilesInQueryData(
   did: string,
 ): Generator<AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileView, void> {
   const queryDatas = queryClient.getQueriesData<
-    InfiniteData<AppBskyGraphGetFollowers.OutputSchema>
+    InfiniteData<app.bsky.graph.getFollowers.$OutputBody>
   >({
     queryKey: [RQKEY_ROOT],
   })
diff --git a/src/state/queries/profile-follows.ts b/src/state/queries/profile-follows.ts
index 1c4d5dc69c..6759be79b0 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/profile-follows.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/profile-follows.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {type AppBskyActorDefs, type AppBskyGraphGetFollows} from '@atproto/api'
+import {type AppBskyActorDefs} from '@atproto/api'
 import {
   type InfiniteData,
   type QueryClient,
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import {
 } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
 import {STALE} from '#/state/queries'
-import {useAgent} from '#/state/session'
+import {useAppviewClient} from '#/state/session'
 import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
+import {app} from '#/lexicons'
 
 const DEFAULT_SORT = 'latest'
 const PAGE_SIZE = 30
@@ -34,27 +35,32 @@ export function useProfileFollowsQuery(
 ) {
   const ax = useAnalytics()
   const isSortEnabled = ax.features.enabled(ax.features.FollowSortEnable)
-  const agent = useAgent()
+  const client = useAppviewClient()
 
   const sortParam = isSortEnabled ? sort || DEFAULT_SORT : undefined
 
   return useInfiniteQuery<
-    AppBskyGraphGetFollows.OutputSchema,
+    app.bsky.graph.getFollows.$OutputBody,
     Error,
-    InfiniteData<AppBskyGraphGetFollows.OutputSchema>,
+    InfiniteData<app.bsky.graph.getFollows.$OutputBody>,
     QueryKey,
     RQPageParam
   >({
     staleTime: STALE.MINUTES.ONE,
     queryKey: RQKEY(did || '', sortParam),
     async queryFn({pageParam}: {pageParam: RQPageParam}) {
-      const res = await agent.app.bsky.graph.getFollows({
-        actor: did || '',
+      /*
+       * The vendored lexicon does not declare `sort`, so it is spread in only
+       * when set and the whole params object is asserted. lex forwards
+       * undeclared params verbatim but rejects an undeclared key whose value
+       * is `undefined`, hence the conditional spread.
+       */
+      return await client.call(app.bsky.graph.getFollows, {
+        actor: (did || '') as app.bsky.graph.getFollows.$Params['actor'],
         limit: limit || PAGE_SIZE,
         cursor: pageParam,
-        sort: sortParam,
-      })
-      return res.data
+        ...(sortParam ? {sort: sortParam} : {}),
+      } as app.bsky.graph.getFollows.$Params)
     },
     initialPageParam: undefined,
     getNextPageParam: lastPage => lastPage.cursor,
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ export function* findAllProfilesInQueryData(
   did: string,
 ): Generator<AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileView, void> {
   const queryDatas = queryClient.getQueriesData<
-    InfiniteData<AppBskyGraphGetFollows.OutputSchema>
+    InfiniteData<app.bsky.graph.getFollows.$OutputBody>
   >({
     queryKey: [RQKEY_ROOT],
   })