diff --git a/mobile/lib/shared/me/me_agent_inventory.dart b/mobile/lib/shared/me/me_agent_inventory.dart
index 293710157e..f5e89c6cd9 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/shared/me/me_agent_inventory.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/shared/me/me_agent_inventory.dart
@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@ Map<String, String> _inventoryNames(List<NostrEvent> events, String owner) {
     final id = event.getTagValue('d');
     if (id == null || !RegExp(r'^[0-9a-f]{64}$').hasMatch(id)) continue;
     // Verify before allowing a newer tombstone or record to replace a head.
-    nostr.Event.fromJson(jsonEncode(event.toJson()));
+    try {
+      nostr.Event.fromJson(jsonEncode(event.toJson()));
+    } catch (_) {
+      // A corrupt record must not hide unrelated verified agents.
+      continue;
+    }
     final previous = heads[id];
     if (previous == null || meEventIsNewer(event, previous)) heads[id] = event;
   }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/shared/me/me_archived_agents.dart b/mobile/lib/shared/me/me_archived_agents.dart
index c6a9cab746..9171a8814f 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/shared/me/me_archived_agents.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/shared/me/me_archived_agents.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:isolate';
 
@@ -28,12 +29,24 @@ final meArchivedAgentsProvider = FutureProvider<Set<String>>((ref) async {
         )
         .timeout(const Duration(seconds: 3));
     if (response.statusCode != 200) return {};
+    final chunks = StreamIterator(
+      response.stream.timeout(const Duration(seconds: 3)),
+    );
     final bytes = <int>[];
-    await for (final chunk in response.stream.timeout(
-      const Duration(seconds: 3),
-    )) {
-      if (bytes.length + chunk.length > 256 * 1024) return {};
-      bytes.addAll(chunk);
+    try {
+      await (() async {
+        while (await chunks.moveNext()) {
+          final chunk = chunks.current;
+          if (bytes.length + chunk.length > 256 * 1024) {
+            throw const FormatException(
+              'Relay information exceeds size limit.',
+            );
+          }
+          bytes.addAll(chunk);
+        }
+      })().timeout(const Duration(seconds: 3));
+    } finally {
+      await chunks.cancel();
     }
     sync.check();
     final info = jsonDecode(utf8.decode(bytes));
diff --git a/mobile/test/shared/me/me_archived_agents_test.dart b/mobile/test/shared/me/me_archived_agents_test.dart
index 3a2c6cb7db..99a53534ba 100644
--- a/mobile/test/shared/me/me_archived_agents_test.dart
+++ b/mobile/test/shared/me/me_archived_agents_test.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:convert';
 
 import 'package:buzz/shared/me/me_archived_agents.dart';
@@ -68,6 +69,40 @@ void main() {
     },
   );
 
+  test('slow metadata has a total deadline and cancels its stream', () async {
+    final owner = nostr.Keys.generate();
+    final relay = _ArchiveRelay(null);
+    var cancelled = false;
+    final body = StreamController<List<int>>(onCancel: () => cancelled = true);
+    final client = MockClient.streaming(
+      (_, _) async => http.StreamedResponse(body.stream, 200),
+    );
+    final container = ProviderContainer(
+      overrides: [
+        meSyncProvider.overrideWithValue(
+          MeSync(
+            relay,
+            RelayConfig(baseUrl: 'https://relay.test', nsec: owner.nsec),
+          ),
+        ),
+        meRelayInformationClientProvider.overrideWithValue(client),
+      ],
+    );
+    addTearDown(container.dispose);
+    addTearDown(client.close);
+    addTearDown(body.close);
+    final trickle = Timer.periodic(const Duration(milliseconds: 100), (_) {
+      body.add([32]);
+    });
+    addTearDown(trickle.cancel);
+    final result = await container
+        .read(meArchivedAgentsProvider.future)
+        .timeout(const Duration(seconds: 5));
+    expect(result, isEmpty);
+    expect(cancelled, isTrue);
+    expect(relay.author, isNull);
+  });
+
   test(
     'contact keys and unavailable metadata are not archive authority',
     () async {
diff --git a/mobile/test/shared/me/me_assistants_test.dart b/mobile/test/shared/me/me_assistants_test.dart
index 0d5f4bcd8e..3e952feace 100644
--- a/mobile/test/shared/me/me_assistants_test.dart
+++ b/mobile/test/shared/me/me_assistants_test.dart
@@ -237,6 +237,11 @@ void main() {
         ],
         inventory: [
           listing(agent.public),
+          for (final field in ['id', 'sig'])
+            NostrEvent.fromJson(
+              listing(agent.public, time: 3, content: '{}').toJson()
+                ..[field] = '0' * (field == 'id' ? 64 : 128),
+            ),
           listing(archivedAgent.public),
           listing(removed.public),
           listing(removed.public, time: 2, content: '{}'),