diff --git a/core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/identity/handlers.rs b/core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/identity/handlers.rs
index 0bb96e84..65bb45ef 100644
--- a/core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/identity/handlers.rs
+++ b/core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/identity/handlers.rs
@@ -727,7 +727,10 @@ impl RpcHandler {
         Ok(serde_json::json!({ "ok": true }))
     }
 
-    /// Publish kind 0 (metadata) profile to the local Nostr relay.
+    /// Publish kind 0 (metadata) profile to every enabled Nostr relay
+    /// configured in Manage Relays. Callers can override the default
+    /// list by passing `relays: [..]` in params (e.g. to publish to a
+    /// single relay for testing).
     pub(in crate::api::rpc) async fn handle_identity_publish_profile(
         &self,
         params: Option<serde_json::Value>,
@@ -739,18 +742,38 @@ impl RpcHandler {
             .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Missing required parameter: id"))?;
         validate_identity_id(id)?;
 
-        let relay_url = params
-            .get("relay")
-            .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
-            .unwrap_or("ws://localhost:18081");
+        let relay_urls: Vec<String> = if let Some(arr) = params.get("relays").and_then(|v| v.as_array()) {
+            arr.iter()
+                .filter_map(|v| v.as_str())
+                .map(|s| s.to_string())
+                .collect()
+        } else if let Some(single) = params.get("relay").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) {
+            vec![single.to_string()]
+        } else {
+            // Default: every enabled relay in the user's Manage Relays list.
+            let statuses = crate::nostr_relays::list_relays(&self.config.data_dir)
+                .await
+                .unwrap_or_default();
+            statuses
+                .into_iter()
+                .filter(|s| s.enabled)
+                .map(|s| s.url)
+                .collect()
+        };
+
+        if relay_urls.is_empty() {
+            anyhow::bail!("No enabled relays configured; add one under Manage Relays");
+        }
 
         let manager = IdentityManager::new(&self.config.data_dir).await?;
-        let event_id = manager.publish_profile(id, relay_url).await?;
+        let outcome = manager.publish_profile(id, &relay_urls).await?;
 
         Ok(serde_json::json!({
-            "event_id": event_id,
-            "relay": relay_url,
-            "published": true,
+            "event_id": outcome.event_id,
+            "accepted": outcome.accepted,
+            "rejected": outcome.rejected,
+            "relays_attempted": relay_urls.len(),
+            "published": !outcome.accepted.is_empty(),
         }))
     }
 
diff --git a/core/archipelago/src/identity_manager.rs b/core/archipelago/src/identity_manager.rs
index 766f7623..71f83201 100644
--- a/core/archipelago/src/identity_manager.rs
+++ b/core/archipelago/src/identity_manager.rs
@@ -99,6 +99,26 @@ pub struct IdentityManager {
     identities_dir: PathBuf,
 }
 
+/// Result of a multi-relay profile broadcast.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, serde::Serialize)]
+pub struct ProfilePublishOutcome {
+    pub event_id: String,
+    pub accepted: Vec<String>,
+    pub rejected: Vec<(String, String)>,
+}
+
+/// Relay URL equality that tolerates minor normalization differences
+/// (trailing slash, case). nostr-sdk canonicalises URLs internally and
+/// we compare on the surface strings, so be liberal about what matches.
+fn relay_url_matches(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
+    let norm = |s: &str| {
+        s.trim_end_matches('/')
+            .trim()
+            .to_ascii_lowercase()
+    };
+    norm(a) == norm(b)
+}
+
 impl IdentityManager {
     pub async fn new(data_dir: &Path) -> Result<Self> {
         let identities_dir = data_dir.join(IDENTITIES_DIR);
@@ -512,12 +532,26 @@ impl IdentityManager {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Publish kind 0 (metadata) event to a Nostr relay.
-    pub async fn publish_profile(&self, id: &str, relay_url: &str) -> Result<String> {
+    /// Publish kind 0 (metadata) event to one or more Nostr relays.
+    ///
+    /// Connects all relays in parallel, broadcasts the signed event to
+    /// every one of them, and reports back the event id plus per-relay
+    /// acceptance status. At least one successful relay is required —
+    /// if every relay rejects the event, this returns an error so the
+    /// UI can surface "publish failed" instead of silently succeeding.
+    pub async fn publish_profile(
+        &self,
+        id: &str,
+        relay_urls: &[String],
+    ) -> Result<ProfilePublishOutcome> {
         let record = self.get(id).await?;
         let keys = self.load_nostr_keys(id).await?;
         let profile = record.profile.unwrap_or_default();
 
+        if relay_urls.is_empty() {
+            anyhow::bail!("No relays configured — add a relay under Manage Relays first");
+        }
+
         // Build kind 0 content JSON (NIP-01 + NIP-24)
         let mut content = serde_json::Map::new();
         content.insert("name".to_string(), serde_json::json!(record.name));
@@ -547,26 +581,78 @@ impl IdentityManager {
             serde_json::to_string(&content).context("Failed to serialize profile content")?;
 
         let client = nostr_sdk::Client::new(keys);
-        client
-            .add_relay(relay_url)
-            .await
-            .context("Failed to add relay")?;
-        if tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(10), client.connect())
+        for url in relay_urls {
+            if let Err(e) = client.add_relay(url).await {
+                tracing::warn!(relay = %url, error = %e, "Failed to add relay; continuing");
+            }
+        }
+        // 15s gives each relay a reasonable chance to hand-shake before we
+        // fire the publish. nostr-sdk's send_event_builder to "all relays"
+        // will only reach relays that have connected by then — some slow
+        // relays can miss the first publish but subsequent publishes hit
+        // them once the connection has settled.
+        if tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(15), client.connect())
             .await
             .is_err()
         {
-            tracing::warn!("Nostr relay connection timed out after 10s, continuing anyway");
+            tracing::warn!("Nostr relay connection timed out after 15s, continuing anyway");
         }
 
         let builder =
             nostr_sdk::prelude::EventBuilder::new(nostr_sdk::prelude::Kind::Metadata, &content_str);
-        let output = client
-            .send_event_builder(builder)
-            .await
-            .context("Failed to publish profile")?;
+        let output = match client.send_event_builder(builder).await {
+            Ok(o) => o,
+            Err(e) => {
+                client.disconnect().await;
+                return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Publish failed on every relay: {}", e));
+            }
+        };
+
+        let event_id = output.id().to_hex();
+        // `Output` has `success: HashSet<RelayUrl>` + `failed: HashMap<RelayUrl, String>`.
+        // Normalise to string comparisons (RelayUrl trims trailing slashes etc.).
+        let success_strs: std::collections::HashSet<String> = output
+            .success
+            .iter()
+            .map(|u| u.to_string())
+            .collect();
+        let failed_strs: std::collections::HashMap<String, String> = output
+            .failed
+            .iter()
+            .map(|(u, msg)| (u.to_string(), msg.clone()))
+            .collect();
+        let mut accepted: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+        let mut rejected: Vec<(String, String)> = Vec::new();
+        for url in relay_urls {
+            let match_url = success_strs
+                .iter()
+                .any(|s| relay_url_matches(s, url));
+            if match_url {
+                accepted.push(url.clone());
+            } else if let Some((_, reason)) = failed_strs
+                .iter()
+                .find(|(s, _)| relay_url_matches(s, url))
+            {
+                rejected.push((url.clone(), reason.clone()));
+            } else {
+                rejected.push((url.clone(), "(no ack from relay)".to_string()));
+            }
+        }
         client.disconnect().await;
 
-        Ok(output.id().to_hex())
+        if accepted.is_empty() {
+            anyhow::bail!(
+                "Profile published on 0 relays — {} attempted. Failures: {:?}",
+                relay_urls.len(),
+                rejected
+            );
+        }
+
+        Ok(ProfilePublishOutcome {
+            event_id,
+            accepted,
+            rejected,
+        })
     }
 
     /// Export all keys for an identity (SENSITIVE — only call after password verification).