diff --git a/src/components/ChatViewer.tsx b/src/components/ChatViewer.tsx
index 686d9bd..7f5d614 100644
--- a/src/components/ChatViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ChatViewer.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   Copy,
   CopyCheck,
   FileText,
+  MessageSquare,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { nip19 } from "nostr-tools";
 import { getZapRequest } from "applesauce-common/helpers/zap";
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ import type { ChatAction } from "@/types/chat-actions";
 import { parseSlashCommand } from "@/lib/chat/slash-command-parser";
 import { UserName } from "./nostr/UserName";
 import { RichText } from "./nostr/RichText";
+import { KindRenderer } from "./nostr/kinds";
 import Timestamp from "./Timestamp";
 import { ReplyPreview } from "./chat/ReplyPreview";
 import { MembersDropdown } from "./chat/MembersDropdown";
@@ -263,6 +265,7 @@ const MessageItem = memo(function MessageItem({
   onReply,
   canReply,
   onScrollToMessage,
+  isRootPost = false,
 }: {
   message: Message;
   adapter: ChatProtocolAdapter;
@@ -270,6 +273,7 @@ const MessageItem = memo(function MessageItem({
   onReply?: (messageId: string) => void;
   canReply: boolean;
   onScrollToMessage?: (messageId: string) => void;
+  isRootPost?: boolean;
 }) {
   // Get relays for this conversation (memoized to prevent unnecessary re-subscriptions)
   const relays = useMemo(
@@ -277,6 +281,22 @@ const MessageItem = memo(function MessageItem({
     [conversation],
   );
 
+  // Root post: render using KindRenderer with bare mode (no header/footer)
+  if (isRootPost && message.event) {
+    return (
+      <div className="border-b border-border/50 px-3 py-2 bg-muted/20">
+        <KindRenderer event={message.event} bare={true} />
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mt-2 pt-2 border-t border-border/30">
+          <UserName pubkey={message.author} className="text-sm font-medium" />
+          <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+            <Timestamp timestamp={message.timestamp} />
+          </span>
+          <MessageReactions messageId={message.id} relays={relays} />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   // System messages (join/leave) have special styling
   if (message.type === "system") {
     return (
@@ -918,6 +938,11 @@ export function ChatViewer({
                           <FileText className="size-3" />
                           Thread
                         </span>
+                      ) : conversation.protocol === "nip-22" ? (
+                        <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-primary-foreground/80">
+                          <MessageSquare className="size-3" />
+                          Comments
+                        </span>
                       ) : (
                         <span className="capitalize text-primary-foreground/80">
                           {conversation.type}
@@ -1028,6 +1053,10 @@ export function ChatViewer({
                   </div>
                 );
               }
+              // Check if this is the root post (for NIP-10/NIP-22)
+              const rootEventId = conversation.metadata?.rootEventId;
+              const isRootPost = rootEventId === item.data.id;
+
               return (
                 <MessageItem
                   key={item.data.id}
@@ -1037,6 +1066,7 @@ export function ChatViewer({
                   onReply={handleReply}
                   canReply={canSign}
                   onScrollToMessage={handleScrollToMessage}
+                  isRootPost={isRootPost}
                 />
               );
             }}
diff --git a/src/components/nostr/kinds/BaseEventRenderer.tsx b/src/components/nostr/kinds/BaseEventRenderer.tsx
index b10f633..562c3ca 100644
--- a/src/components/nostr/kinds/BaseEventRenderer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/nostr/kinds/BaseEventRenderer.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ export interface BaseEventProps {
     pubkey: string;
     label?: string; // e.g., "Host", "Sender", "Zapper", "From"
   };
+  /**
+   * If true, render content without header/footer wrapper
+   * Used in chat views where the container provides its own context
+   */
+  bare?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -363,6 +368,8 @@ export function ClickableEventTitle({
 /**
  * Base event container with universal header
  * Kind-specific renderers can wrap their content with this
+ *
+ * @param bare - If true, render children without header/footer wrapper
  */
 /**
  * Format relative time (e.g., "2m ago", "3h ago", "5d ago")
@@ -372,6 +379,7 @@ export function BaseEventContainer({
   event,
   children,
   authorOverride,
+  bare = false,
 }: {
   event: NostrEvent;
   children: React.ReactNode;
@@ -379,9 +387,15 @@ export function BaseEventContainer({
     pubkey: string;
     label?: string;
   };
+  bare?: boolean;
 }) {
   const { locale } = useGrimoire();
 
+  // If bare mode, just render children without wrapper
+  if (bare) {
+    return <>{children}</>;
+  }
+
   // Format relative time for display
   const relativeTime = formatTimestamp(
     event.created_at,
diff --git a/src/components/nostr/kinds/NoteRenderer.tsx b/src/components/nostr/kinds/NoteRenderer.tsx
index 9614de7..e815fd9 100644
--- a/src/components/nostr/kinds/NoteRenderer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/nostr/kinds/NoteRenderer.tsx
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ function ParentEventCard({
  * Renderer for Kind 1 - Short Text Note (NIP-10 threading)
  * Shows immediate parent (reply) only for cleaner display
  */
-export function Kind1Renderer({ event, depth = 0 }: BaseEventProps) {
+export function Kind1Renderer({
+  event,
+  depth = 0,
+  bare = false,
+}: BaseEventProps) {
   const { addWindow } = useGrimoire();
 
   // Use NIP-10 threading helpers
@@ -93,14 +97,14 @@ export function Kind1Renderer({ event, depth = 0 }: BaseEventProps) {
   };
 
   return (
-    <BaseEventContainer event={event}>
+    <BaseEventContainer event={event} bare={bare}>
       <TooltipProvider>
-        {/* Show reply event (immediate parent) */}
-        {replyPointer && !replyEvent && (
+        {/* Show reply event (immediate parent) - hide in bare mode */}
+        {!bare && replyPointer && !replyEvent && (
           <InlineReplySkeleton icon={<Reply className="size-3" />} />
         )}
 
-        {replyPointer && replyEvent && (
+        {!bare && replyPointer && replyEvent && (
           <ParentEventCard
             parentEvent={replyEvent}
             icon={Reply}
diff --git a/src/components/nostr/kinds/index.tsx b/src/components/nostr/kinds/index.tsx
index 1a8396e..ab0b8ae 100644
--- a/src/components/nostr/kinds/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/nostr/kinds/index.tsx
@@ -237,9 +237,9 @@ const kindRenderers: Record<number, React.ComponentType<BaseEventProps>> = {
  * Default renderer for kinds without custom implementations
  * Shows basic event info with raw content
  */
-function DefaultKindRenderer({ event }: BaseEventProps) {
+function DefaultKindRenderer({ event, bare = false }: BaseEventProps) {
   return (
-    <BaseEventContainer event={event}>
+    <BaseEventContainer event={event} bare={bare}>
       <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
         <pre className="text-xs overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">
           {event.content || "(empty content)"}
@@ -256,12 +256,14 @@ function DefaultKindRenderer({ event }: BaseEventProps) {
 export function KindRenderer({
   event,
   depth = 0,
+  bare = false,
 }: {
   event: NostrEvent;
   depth?: number;
+  bare?: boolean;
 }) {
   const Renderer = kindRenderers[event.kind] || DefaultKindRenderer;
-  return <Renderer event={event} depth={depth} />;
+  return <Renderer event={event} depth={depth} bare={bare} />;
 }
 
 /**