diff --git a/src/components/nostr/GroupLink.tsx b/src/components/nostr/GroupLink.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cddef7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/nostr/GroupLink.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import { MessageSquare } from "lucide-react";
+import { useGrimoire } from "@/core/state";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { use$ } from "applesauce-react/hooks";
+import { map } from "rxjs/operators";
+import eventStore from "@/services/event-store";
+import { getTagValue } from "applesauce-core/helpers";
+
+/**
+ * Format group identifier for display
+ * Shows just the group-id part without the relay URL
+ */
+function formatGroupIdForDisplay(groupId: string): string {
+  return groupId;
+}
+
+export interface GroupLinkProps {
+  groupId: string;
+  relayUrl: string;
+  className?: string;
+  iconClassname?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * GroupLink - Clickable NIP-29 group component
+ * Displays group name (from kind 39000 metadata) or group ID
+ * Opens chat window on click
+ */
+export function GroupLink({
+  groupId,
+  relayUrl,
+  className,
+  iconClassname,
+}: GroupLinkProps) {
+  const { addWindow } = useGrimoire();
+
+  // Try to fetch group metadata (kind 39000) from EventStore
+  // NIP-29 metadata events use #d tag with group ID
+  const groupMetadata = use$(
+    () =>
+      eventStore
+        .timeline([{ kinds: [39000], "#d": [groupId], limit: 1 }])
+        .pipe(map((events) => events[0])),
+    [groupId],
+  );
+
+  // Extract group name from metadata if available
+  const groupName =
+    groupMetadata && groupMetadata.kind === 39000
+      ? getTagValue(groupMetadata, "name") || groupId
+      : groupId;
+
+  // Extract group icon if available
+  const groupIcon =
+    groupMetadata && groupMetadata.kind === 39000
+      ? getTagValue(groupMetadata, "picture")
+      : undefined;
+
+  const handleClick = () => {
+    // Open chat with NIP-29 format: relay'group-id
+    const identifier = `${relayUrl}'${groupId}`;
+    addWindow("chat", { protocol: "nip-29", identifier });
+  };
+
+  const displayName = formatGroupIdForDisplay(groupName);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={cn(
+        "flex items-center gap-2 cursor-crosshair hover:bg-muted/50 rounded px-1 py-0.5 transition-colors",
+        className,
+      )}
+      onClick={handleClick}
+    >
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 min-w-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden">
+        {groupIcon ? (
+          <img
+            src={groupIcon}
+            alt=""
+            className={cn("size-4 flex-shrink-0 rounded-sm", iconClassname)}
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <MessageSquare
+            className={cn(
+              "size-4 flex-shrink-0 text-muted-foreground",
+              iconClassname,
+            )}
+          />
+        )}
+        <span className="text-xs truncate">{displayName}</span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/nostr/kinds/PublicChatsRenderer.tsx b/src/components/nostr/kinds/PublicChatsRenderer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03d5f20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/nostr/kinds/PublicChatsRenderer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { BaseEventProps, BaseEventContainer } from "./BaseEventRenderer";
+import { GroupLink } from "../GroupLink";
+
+/**
+ * Extract group references from a kind 10009 event
+ * Groups are stored in "group" tags: ["group", "<group-id>", "<relay-url>", ...]
+ */
+function extractGroups(event: { tags: string[][] }): Array<{
+  groupId: string;
+  relayUrl: string;
+}> {
+  const groups: Array<{ groupId: string; relayUrl: string }> = [];
+
+  for (const tag of event.tags) {
+    if (tag[0] === "group" && tag[1] && tag[2]) {
+      groups.push({
+        groupId: tag[1],
+        relayUrl: tag[2],
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return groups;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Public Chats Renderer (Kind 10009)
+ * NIP-51 list of NIP-29 groups
+ * Displays each group as a clickable link with icon and name
+ */
+export function PublicChatsRenderer({ event }: BaseEventProps) {
+  const groups = extractGroups(event);
+
+  if (groups.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <BaseEventContainer event={event}>
+        <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground italic">
+          No public chats configured
+        </div>
+      </BaseEventContainer>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <BaseEventContainer event={event}>
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
+        {groups.map((group) => (
+          <GroupLink
+            key={`${group.relayUrl}'${group.groupId}`}
+            groupId={group.groupId}
+            relayUrl={group.relayUrl}
+          />
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </BaseEventContainer>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/nostr/kinds/index.tsx b/src/components/nostr/kinds/index.tsx
index da8f34c..54201fb 100644
--- a/src/components/nostr/kinds/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/nostr/kinds/index.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { RepositoryStateRenderer } from "./RepositoryStateRenderer";
 import { RepositoryStateDetailRenderer } from "./RepositoryStateDetailRenderer";
 import { Kind39701Renderer } from "./BookmarkRenderer";
 import { GenericRelayListRenderer } from "./GenericRelayListRenderer";
+import { PublicChatsRenderer } from "./PublicChatsRenderer";
 import { LiveActivityRenderer } from "./LiveActivityRenderer";
 import { LiveActivityDetailRenderer } from "./LiveActivityDetailRenderer";
 import { SpellRenderer, SpellDetailRenderer } from "./SpellRenderer";
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ const kindRenderers: Record<number, React.ComponentType<BaseEventProps>> = {
   10317: Kind10317Renderer, // User Grasp List (NIP-34)
   10006: GenericRelayListRenderer, // Blocked Relays (NIP-51)
   10007: GenericRelayListRenderer, // Search Relays (NIP-51)
+  10009: PublicChatsRenderer, // Public Chats List (NIP-51)
   10012: GenericRelayListRenderer, // Favorite Relays (NIP-51)
   10050: GenericRelayListRenderer, // DM Relay List (NIP-51)
   30002: GenericRelayListRenderer, // Relay Sets (NIP-51)
diff --git a/src/lib/chat/adapters/nip-29-adapter.ts b/src/lib/chat/adapters/nip-29-adapter.ts
index 3cd04c2..c17f4a0 100644
--- a/src/lib/chat/adapters/nip-29-adapter.ts
+++ b/src/lib/chat/adapters/nip-29-adapter.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import type {
   ProtocolIdentifier,
   ChatCapabilities,
   LoadMessagesOptions,
+  Participant,
+  ParticipantRole,
 } from "@/types/chat";
 import type { NostrEvent } from "@/types/nostr";
 import eventStore from "@/services/event-store";
@@ -370,7 +372,7 @@ export class Nip29Adapter extends ChatProtocolAdapter {
     const event = await factory.sign(draft);
 
     // Publish only to the group relay
-    await publishEventToRelays(event, [conversation?.metadata?.relayUrl]);
+    await publishEventToRelays(event, [relayUrl]);
   }
 
   /**