diff --git a/src/components/layout/service-migration-dialog.test.ts b/src/components/layout/service-migration-dialog.test.ts
index c05b9b508..8c292864d 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/service-migration-dialog.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/layout/service-migration-dialog.test.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ vi.mock('react-i18next', () => ({
 vi.mock('@mui/material', () => ({ Alert: 'div' }))
 vi.mock('@/components/base', () => ({ BaseDialog: 'dialog' }))
 vi.mock('@/store/app-store-context', () => ({
-  useAppDispatch: () => store.dispatch,
+  useAppReads: () => ({ readRunState: getRuntimeState }),
   useRunState: () => store.runState,
 }))
 vi.mock('@/services/cmds', () => ({
diff --git a/src/components/layout/service-migration-dialog.tsx b/src/components/layout/service-migration-dialog.tsx
index 084a28fe4..756ceff24 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/service-migration-dialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/service-migration-dialog.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { BaseDialog } from '@/components/base'
 import {
   continueWithSidecar,
-  getRuntimeState,
   installService,
   reinstallService,
   repairService,
@@ -14,14 +13,14 @@ import {
 } from '@/services/cmds'
 import { mutate } from '@/services/mutate'
 import { showNotice } from '@/services/notice-service'
-import { useAppDispatch, useRunState } from '@/store/app-store-context'
+import { useAppReads, useRunState } from '@/store/app-store-context'
 
 export const ServiceMigrationDialog = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
   const [stateRefreshFailed, setStateRefreshFailed] = useState(false)
   const [workflowIncomplete, setWorkflowIncomplete] = useState(false)
-  const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
+  const { readRunState } = useAppReads()
   const runState = useRunState()
   // Whether the service needs a decision is derived once, in Rust, and travels with the
   // snapshot; a failed refresh is treated as needing one, since we cannot tell otherwise.
@@ -59,8 +58,7 @@ export const ServiceMigrationDialog = () => {
   // One store entry to refresh, so there is nothing left to keep coherent by hand.
   const refreshRunState = async () => {
     try {
-      const data = await getRuntimeState()
-      dispatch({ type: 'runState/loaded', runState: data })
+      const data = await readRunState()
       setStateRefreshFailed(false)
       return data
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/components/layout/sysproxy-privilege-dialog.tsx b/src/components/layout/sysproxy-privilege-dialog.tsx
index 87a540a6d..fb493157c 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/sysproxy-privilege-dialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/sysproxy-privilege-dialog.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { BaseDialog } from '@/components/base'
 import { useDialogFailure } from '@/pages/_layout/hooks'
 import {
-  getRuntimeState,
   installService,
   patchVergeConfig,
   reinstallService,
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   type ServiceRequest,
   type ServiceRequestReason,
 } from '@/services/service-request'
+import { useAppReads } from '@/store/app-store-context'
 import getSystem from '@/utils/get-system'
 
 type Remedy = 'installAndRestart' | 'reinstallAndRestart' | 'restartOnly'
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ const STEP_MESSAGE = {
 } as const
 
 export const SysproxyPrivilegeDialog = () => {
+  const { readRunState } = useAppReads()
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const { failure, dismiss } = useDialogFailure()
   const asked = useSyncExternalStore(subscribeServiceRequest, getServiceRequest)
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ export const SysproxyPrivilegeDialog = () => {
         errorNotice: false,
       })
 
-      const runState = await getRuntimeState()
+      const runState = await readRunState()
       const usingAdminFallback =
         remedy !== 'reinstallAndRestart' &&
         getSystem() === 'windows' &&
diff --git a/src/components/proxy/proxy-chain.tsx b/src/components/proxy/proxy-chain.tsx
index d29d9ffc5..69e718486 100644
--- a/src/components/proxy/proxy-chain.tsx
+++ b/src/components/proxy/proxy-chain.tsx
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ export const ProxyChain = ({
         if (targetGroup) {
           try {
             await mutate(() => selectNodeForGroup(targetGroup, 'DIRECT'), {
-              id: 'select-proxy-node',
+              id: `select-proxy-node:${targetGroup}`,
               errorNotice: false,
             })
             recordSelection(targetGroup, 'DIRECT')
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ export const ProxyChain = ({
                   () =>
                     selectNodeForGroup(targetGroup, currentProxyChain[0].name),
                   {
-                    id: 'select-proxy-node',
+                    id: `select-proxy-node:${targetGroup}`,
                     errorNotice: false,
                   },
                 )
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ export const ProxyChain = ({
       await mutate(
         () => selectNodeForGroup(targetGroup || 'GLOBAL', lastNode.name),
         {
-          id: 'select-proxy-node',
+          id: `select-proxy-node:${targetGroup || 'GLOBAL'}`,
           errorNotice: false,
         },
       )
diff --git a/src/components/setting/mods/backup-history-viewer.tsx b/src/components/setting/mods/backup-history-viewer.tsx
index 64522d496..6147ab4be 100644
--- a/src/components/setting/mods/backup-history-viewer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/setting/mods/backup-history-viewer.tsx
@@ -257,7 +257,10 @@ export const BackupHistoryViewer = ({
         showNotice.success('settings.modals.backup.messages.restoreSuccess')
         setIsRestarting(true)
         window.setTimeout(() => {
-          void restartApp().catch((err: unknown) => {
+          void mutate(() => restartApp(), {
+            id: 'restart-app',
+            errorNotice: false,
+          }).catch((err: unknown) => {
             setIsRestarting(false)
             showNotice.error(err)
           })
diff --git a/src/components/setting/mods/dns-viewer.tsx b/src/components/setting/mods/dns-viewer.tsx
index 0e9a2bb6b..15493da24 100644
--- a/src/components/setting/mods/dns-viewer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/setting/mods/dns-viewer.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import {
   saveDnsConfig,
   validateDnsConfig,
 } from '@/services/cmds'
+import { mutate } from '@/services/mutate'
 import { showNotice } from '@/services/notice-service'
 import { useThemeMode } from '@/services/states'
 import type { MonacoEditorInstance } from '@/types/monaco'
@@ -519,7 +520,10 @@ export function DnsViewer({ ref }: { ref?: Ref<DialogRef> }) {
         config = parsedConfig as Record<string, any>
       }
 
-      await saveDnsConfig(config)
+      await mutate(() => saveDnsConfig(config), {
+        id: 'save-dns-config',
+        errorNotice: false,
+      })
 
       const validation = await validateDnsConfig()
 
@@ -558,7 +562,10 @@ export function DnsViewer({ ref }: { ref?: Ref<DialogRef> }) {
       }
 
       if (dnsEnabled) {
-        await applyDnsConfig(true)
+        await mutate(() => applyDnsConfig(true), {
+          id: 'apply-dns-config',
+          errorNotice: false,
+        })
         mutateClash()
       }
 
diff --git a/src/components/setting/mods/layout-viewer.tsx b/src/components/setting/mods/layout-viewer.tsx
index df13cc45c..f818d61de 100644
--- a/src/components/setting/mods/layout-viewer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/setting/mods/layout-viewer.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { DEFAULT_HOVER_DELAY } from '@/components/proxy/proxy-group-navigator'
 import { useVerge } from '@/hooks/use-verge'
 import { useWindowDecorations } from '@/hooks/use-window'
 import { copyIconFile, getAppDir } from '@/services/cmds'
+import { mutate } from '@/services/mutate'
 import { showNotice } from '@/services/notice-service'
 import getSystem from '@/utils/get-system'
 
@@ -536,7 +537,9 @@ export const LayoutViewer = forwardRef<DialogRef>((_, ref) => {
                   })
 
                   if (selected) {
-                    await copyIconFile(`${selected}`, 'common')
+                    await mutate(() => copyIconFile(`${selected}`, 'common'), {
+                      id: 'copy-icon:common',
+                    })
                     await initIconPath()
                     onChangeData({ common_tray_icon: true })
                     patchVerge({ common_tray_icon: true })
@@ -588,7 +591,10 @@ export const LayoutViewer = forwardRef<DialogRef>((_, ref) => {
                     ],
                   })
                   if (selected) {
-                    await copyIconFile(`${selected}`, 'sysproxy')
+                    await mutate(
+                      () => copyIconFile(`${selected}`, 'sysproxy'),
+                      { id: 'copy-icon:sysproxy' },
+                    )
                     await initIconPath()
                     onChangeData({ sysproxy_tray_icon: true })
                     patchVerge({ sysproxy_tray_icon: true })
@@ -636,7 +642,9 @@ export const LayoutViewer = forwardRef<DialogRef>((_, ref) => {
                     ],
                   })
                   if (selected) {
-                    await copyIconFile(`${selected}`, 'tun')
+                    await mutate(() => copyIconFile(`${selected}`, 'tun'), {
+                      id: 'copy-icon:tun',
+                    })
                     await initIconPath()
                     onChangeData({ tun_tray_icon: true })
                     patchVerge({ tun_tray_icon: true })
diff --git a/src/components/setting/mods/sysproxy-viewer.tsx b/src/components/setting/mods/sysproxy-viewer.tsx
index 9545d8dd6..8c4db006c 100644
--- a/src/components/setting/mods/sysproxy-viewer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/setting/mods/sysproxy-viewer.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import {
   getSystemProxy,
   patchVergeConfig,
 } from '@/services/cmds'
+import { mutate } from '@/services/mutate'
 import { showNotice } from '@/services/notice-service'
 import { debugLog } from '@/utils/debug'
 import getSystem from '@/utils/get-system'
@@ -374,9 +375,14 @@ export const SysproxyViewer = forwardRef<DialogRef>((props, ref) => {
                 : currentSysProxy?.enable
 
               if (isProxyActive) {
-                await patchVergeConfig({ enable_system_proxy: false })
-                await sleep(50)
-                await patchVergeConfig({ enable_system_proxy: true })
+                await mutate(
+                  async () => {
+                    await patchVergeConfig({ enable_system_proxy: false })
+                    await sleep(50)
+                    await patchVergeConfig({ enable_system_proxy: true })
+                  },
+                  { id: 'patch-verge-config', errorNotice: false },
+                )
                 await invalidateProxyState()
               }
             }
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-profiles.ts b/src/hooks/use-profiles.ts
index 8b8e08dc3..8cf654765 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-profiles.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-profiles.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ export const useProfiles = () => {
   const patchCurrent = useCallback(
     async (value: Partial<IProfileItem>) => {
       if (profiles?.current) {
-        await patchProfile(profiles.current, value)
+        const uid = profiles.current
+        await mutate(() => patchProfile(uid, value), {
+          id: `patch-profile:${uid}`,
+          errorNotice: false,
+        })
         void mutateProfiles()
       }
     },
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-proxy-selection.test.ts b/src/hooks/use-proxy-selection.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d176baf66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/use-proxy-selection.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { selectNodeForGroup } from 'tauri-plugin-mihomo-api'
+import { expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import { useProxySelection } from './use-proxy-selection'
+
+const record = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn())
+vi.mock('react', () => ({
+  useCallback: (callback: unknown) => callback,
+  useRef: (current: unknown) => ({ current }),
+}))
+vi.mock('@/hooks/use-record-selection', () => ({
+  useRecordSelection: () => record,
+  useForgetSelection: () => vi.fn(),
+}))
+vi.mock('@/hooks/use-verge', () => ({ useVerge: () => ({ verge: {} }) }))
+vi.mock('tauri-plugin-mihomo-api', () => ({
+  selectNodeForGroup: vi.fn(),
+  unfixedProxy: vi.fn(),
+}))
+vi.mock('@/services/cmds', () => ({ syncTrayProxySelection: vi.fn() }))
+vi.mock('@/services/notice-service', () => ({ showNotice: { error: vi.fn() } }))
+vi.mock('@/services/query-client', () => ({ revalidateQueries: vi.fn() }))
+
+it('applies and records independent group selections while another group is pending', async () => {
+  let finishFirst!: () => void
+  vi.mocked(selectNodeForGroup)
+    .mockImplementationOnce(
+      () =>
+        new Promise((resolve) => {
+          finishFirst = resolve
+        }),
+    )
+    .mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined)
+  const firstSuccess = vi.fn()
+  const secondSuccess = vi.fn()
+  const first = useProxySelection({ onSuccess: firstSuccess })
+  const second = useProxySelection({ onSuccess: secondSuccess })
+  first.changeProxy('Group A', 'Node A')
+  second.changeProxy('Group B', 'Node B')
+  await vi.waitFor(() =>
+    expect(record).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Group B', 'Node B'),
+  )
+  expect(selectNodeForGroup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  expect(firstSuccess).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  expect(secondSuccess).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  finishFirst()
+  await vi.waitFor(() =>
+    expect(record).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Group A', 'Node A'),
+  )
+  expect(firstSuccess).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+})
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-proxy-selection.ts b/src/hooks/use-proxy-selection.ts
index 8300c3bf2..e3a1d40e6 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-proxy-selection.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-proxy-selection.ts
@@ -78,17 +78,14 @@ export const useProxySelection = (options: ProxySelectionOptions = {}) => {
       }
 
       try {
-        if (isFixedProxy) {
-          await mutate(() => unfixedProxy(groupName), {
-            id: 'select-proxy-node',
-            errorNotice: false,
-          })
-        } else {
-          await mutate(() => selectNodeForGroup(groupName, proxyName), {
-            id: 'select-proxy-node',
-            errorNotice: false,
-          })
-        }
+        const result = await mutate(
+          () =>
+            isFixedProxy
+              ? unfixedProxy(groupName)
+              : selectNodeForGroup(groupName, proxyName),
+          { id: `select-proxy-node:${groupName}`, errorNotice: false },
+        )
+        if (!result.ok) return
         onSuccess?.()
         syncTraySelection()
         if (isFixedProxy) {
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-record-selection.ts b/src/hooks/use-record-selection.ts
index 6e0af590c..66e5736a8 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-record-selection.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-record-selection.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const useRecordSelection = () => {
   return useCallback(async (groupName: string, proxyName: string) => {
     try {
       await mutate(() => recordSelectedNode(groupName, proxyName), {
-        id: 'record-selected-node',
+        id: `persist-selected-node:${groupName}`,
         errorNotice: false,
       })
     } catch (error) {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const useForgetSelection = () => {
   return useCallback(async (groupName: string) => {
     try {
       await mutate(() => forgetSelectedNode(groupName), {
-        id: 'forget-selected-node',
+        id: `persist-selected-node:${groupName}`,
         errorNotice: false,
       })
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-system-state.ts b/src/hooks/use-system-state.ts
index 15aa4ceee..a2079c882 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-system-state.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-system-state.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
-import {
-  getAppUptime,
-  getRuntimeState,
-  type RunState,
-  type RunningMode,
-} from '@/services/cmds'
+import { getAppUptime, type RunState, type RunningMode } from '@/services/cmds'
 import { useQuery } from '@/services/query-client'
-import { useAppDispatch, useRunState } from '@/store/app-store-context'
+import { useAppReads, useRunState } from '@/store/app-store-context'
 
 const appUptimeQueryKey = ['appUptime'] as const
 
@@ -25,7 +20,7 @@ const unknownRunState: RunState = {
 
 /** Event-driven run state; Rust owns all derived availability decisions. */
 export function useSystemState() {
-  const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
+  const { readRunState } = useAppReads()
   const snapshot = useRunState()
   const runState = snapshot ?? unknownRunState
 
@@ -37,11 +32,7 @@ export function useSystemState() {
     isServiceMode: runState.mode === 'Service',
     isTunModeAvailable: runState.tunCapable,
     serviceNeedsAttention: runState.serviceNeedsAttention,
-    mutateSystemState: async () => {
-      const fresh = await getRuntimeState()
-      dispatch({ type: 'runState/loaded', runState: fresh })
-      return fresh
-    },
+    mutateSystemState: readRunState,
     isLoading: snapshot == null,
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/services/bus/use-event-bus.test.ts b/src/services/bus/use-event-bus.test.ts
index a0deed42c..13ba8f138 100644
--- a/src/services/bus/use-event-bus.test.ts
+++ b/src/services/bus/use-event-bus.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
+import { createStoreReads } from '@/store/store-reads'
+
 import { useEventBus } from './use-event-bus'
 
 const listen = vi.hoisted(() =>
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ vi.mock('react', async (importOriginal) => {
 })
 vi.mock('@/store/app-store-context', () => ({
   useAppDispatch: () => dispatch,
+  useAppReads: () => createStoreReads(dispatch),
 }))
 vi.mock('@/services/cmds', () => ({
   getPendingFailures: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
diff --git a/src/services/bus/use-event-bus.ts b/src/services/bus/use-event-bus.ts
index 4a3fe2bb0..8c22e10ed 100644
--- a/src/services/bus/use-event-bus.ts
+++ b/src/services/bus/use-event-bus.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,8 @@ import { listen, type UnlistenFn } from '@tauri-apps/api/event'
 import { getCurrentWindow } from '@tauri-apps/api/window'
 import { useEffect } from 'react'
 
-import {
-  getPendingFailures,
-  getRuntimeState,
-  getSidecarFailure,
-} from '@/services/cmds'
 import { revalidateQueries } from '@/services/query-client'
-import { useAppDispatch } from '@/store/app-store-context'
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppReads } from '@/store/app-store-context'
 
 import { createEventBus } from './create-bus-handlers'
 
@@ -21,31 +16,15 @@ export const useEventBus = (
   handleNotice: (payload: [string, string]) => void,
 ) => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
+  const reads = useAppReads()
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const revalidateKeys = (keys: readonly string[]) => {
       void revalidateQueries(keys.map((key) => [key]))
     }
-    const readPendingFailures = () => {
-      getSidecarFailure()
-        .then((snapshot) =>
-          dispatch({ type: 'sidecarFailure/loaded', snapshot }),
-        )
-        .catch((error) => {
-          console.warn('[bus] Sidecar failure could not be read:', error)
-        })
-      getPendingFailures()
-        .then((failures) =>
-          dispatch({ type: 'pendingFailures/loaded', failures }),
-        )
-        .catch((error) => {
-          console.warn('[bus] pending failures could not be read:', error)
-        })
-    }
+    const { readPendingFailures } = reads
     const readRunState = () => {
-      getRuntimeState()
-        .then((runState) => dispatch({ type: 'runState/loaded', runState }))
-        .catch(() => {})
+      void reads.readRunState().catch(() => {})
     }
 
     const bus = createEventBus({
@@ -91,5 +70,5 @@ export const useEventBus = (
       for (const unlisten of unlisteners.splice(0)) unlisten()
       void unlistenFocus.then((unlisten) => unlisten())
     }
-  }, [dispatch, handleNotice])
+  }, [dispatch, handleNotice, reads])
 }
diff --git a/src/services/mutate.test.ts b/src/services/mutate.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce6299340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/mutate.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import { mutate } from './mutate'
+
+vi.mock('@/services/notice-service', () => ({
+  showNotice: { error: vi.fn(), warning: vi.fn(), success: vi.fn() },
+}))
+vi.mock('@/services/query-client', () => ({ revalidateQueries: vi.fn() }))
+
+it('executes every queued setting write even when its predecessor fails', async () => {
+  let reject!: (error: Error) => void
+  const first = mutate(
+    () =>
+      new Promise<void>((_resolve, rejectFirst) => {
+        reject = rejectFirst
+      }),
+    { id: 'patch-verge-config', errorNotice: false },
+  ).catch((error) => error)
+  const writeSecond = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+  const onFulfilled = vi.fn()
+  const second = mutate(writeSecond, {
+    id: 'patch-verge-config',
+    onFulfilled,
+    errorNotice: false,
+  })
+  expect(writeSecond).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  const error = new Error('first write failed')
+  reject(error)
+  expect(await first).toBe(error)
+  expect(await second).toEqual({ ok: true, value: undefined })
+  expect(writeSecond).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  expect(onFulfilled).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+})
diff --git a/src/services/mutate.ts b/src/services/mutate.ts
index 546a62056..ec59552ea 100644
--- a/src/services/mutate.ts
+++ b/src/services/mutate.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type { AppStoreAction } from '@/store/app-state'
 type MutateNoticeInput = Parameters<typeof showNotice.error>[0]
 
 export interface MutateOptions<T> {
-  /** Busy/in-flight identity; a second intent with the same id resolves `{ busy: true }`. */
+  /** Commands with the same identity execute in request order. */
   id: string
   /** Applied before the command runs; undone by `rollback` on failure. */
   optimistic?: () => void
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const isBusyOutcome = (value: unknown): boolean =>
   value !== null &&
   (value as { status?: unknown }).status === 'busy'
 
-const inFlight = new Set<string>()
+const inFlight = new Map<string, Promise<void>>()
 let storeDispatch: ((action: AppStoreAction) => void) | null = null
 
 /** The app store registers its dispatcher so the funnel can record busy state. */
@@ -54,12 +54,17 @@ export async function mutate<T>(
   options: MutateOptions<T>,
 ): Promise<MutateResult<T>> {
   const { id } = options
-  if (inFlight.has(id)) return { ok: false, busy: true }
-  inFlight.add(id)
+  const previous = inFlight.get(id)
+  let release!: () => void
+  const settled = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    release = resolve
+  })
+  inFlight.set(id, settled)
+  if (previous) await previous
   storeDispatch?.({ type: 'busy/started', id })
 
-  options.optimistic?.()
   try {
+    options.optimistic?.()
     const value = await invoke()
     if (isBusyOutcome(value)) {
       if (options.busyNotice !== undefined) {
@@ -84,7 +89,8 @@ export async function mutate<T>(
     }
     throw error
   } finally {
-    inFlight.delete(id)
+    release()
+    if (inFlight.get(id) === settled) inFlight.delete(id)
     storeDispatch?.({ type: 'busy/settled', id })
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/store/app-store-context.ts b/src/store/app-store-context.ts
index 3e9ae1f72..aa2ca7351 100644
--- a/src/store/app-store-context.ts
+++ b/src/store/app-store-context.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,22 @@ import type {
   AppStoreState,
   ProfileUpdatesState,
 } from './app-state'
+import type { createStoreReads } from './store-reads'
 
 export const AppStateContext = createContext<AppStoreState | null>(null)
 export const AppDispatchContext =
   createContext<AppStoreActionDispatcher | null>(null)
 
+export const AppReadsContext = createContext<ReturnType<
+  typeof createStoreReads
+> | null>(null)
+
+export const useAppReads = () => {
+  const reads = use(AppReadsContext)
+  if (!reads) throw new Error('app store is missing its provider')
+  return reads
+}
+
 export type AppStoreActionDispatcher = (action: AppStoreAction) => void
 
 const useSelector = <T>(select: (state: AppStoreState) => T): T => {
diff --git a/src/store/app-store.tsx b/src/store/app-store.tsx
index b053b910e..5571e8de4 100644
--- a/src/store/app-store.tsx
+++ b/src/store/app-store.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
-import { useEffect, useReducer } from 'react'
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useReducer } from 'react'
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
 
-import {
-  getPendingFailures,
-  getRuntimeState,
-  getSidecarFailure,
-} from '@/services/cmds'
 import { bindStoreDispatch } from '@/services/mutate'
 
-import { appStoreReducer, initialAppStoreState } from './app-state'
-import { AppDispatchContext, AppStateContext } from './app-store-context'
+import {
+  type AppStoreAction,
+  appStoreReducer,
+  initialAppStoreState,
+} from './app-state'
+import {
+  AppDispatchContext,
+  AppReadsContext,
+  AppStateContext,
+} from './app-store-context'
+import { createStoreReads } from './store-reads'
 
 /**
  * Single app store (React context + reducer, per the frozen design). Event-bus
@@ -20,6 +24,16 @@ import { AppDispatchContext, AppStateContext } from './app-store-context'
 export const AppStoreProvider = ({ children }: { children?: ReactNode }) => {
   const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(appStoreReducer, initialAppStoreState)
 
+  const reads = useMemo(() => createStoreReads(dispatch), [dispatch])
+  const dispatchEvent = useCallback(
+    (action: AppStoreAction) => {
+      if (action.type === 'runState/loaded')
+        reads.acceptRunState(action.runState)
+      else dispatch(action)
+    },
+    [reads],
+  )
+
   useEffect(() => {
     bindStoreDispatch(dispatch)
     return () => bindStoreDispatch(null)
@@ -27,26 +41,9 @@ export const AppStoreProvider = ({ children }: { children?: ReactNode }) => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const readRunState = () => {
-      getRuntimeState()
-        .then((runState) => dispatch({ type: 'runState/loaded', runState }))
-        .catch(() => {})
-    }
-    const readPendingFailures = () => {
-      getSidecarFailure()
-        .then((snapshot) =>
-          dispatch({ type: 'sidecarFailure/loaded', snapshot }),
-        )
-        .catch((error) => {
-          console.warn('[app-store] Sidecar failure could not be read:', error)
-        })
-      getPendingFailures()
-        .then((failures) =>
-          dispatch({ type: 'pendingFailures/loaded', failures }),
-        )
-        .catch((error) => {
-          console.warn('[app-store] pending failures could not be read:', error)
-        })
+      void reads.readRunState().catch(() => {})
     }
+    const { readPendingFailures } = reads
 
     readRunState()
     readPendingFailures()
@@ -70,12 +67,17 @@ export const AppStoreProvider = ({ children }: { children?: ReactNode }) => {
       window.removeEventListener('focus', readWhenFocused)
       document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', readWhenFocused)
       window.clearInterval(timer)
+      reads.invalidate()
     }
-  }, [])
+  }, [reads])
 
   return (
     <AppStateContext value={state}>
-      <AppDispatchContext value={dispatch}>{children}</AppDispatchContext>
+      <AppReadsContext value={reads}>
+        <AppDispatchContext value={dispatchEvent}>
+          {children}
+        </AppDispatchContext>
+      </AppReadsContext>
     </AppStateContext>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/store/store-reads.test.ts b/src/store/store-reads.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8eebd51e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/store/store-reads.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import {
+  getPendingFailures,
+  getRuntimeState,
+  type RunState,
+} from '@/services/cmds'
+
+import { appStoreReducer, initialAppStoreState } from './app-state'
+import { createStoreReads } from './store-reads'
+
+vi.mock('@/services/cmds', () => ({
+  getRuntimeState: vi.fn(),
+  getPendingFailures: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+  getSidecarFailure: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ revision: 0, detail: null }),
+}))
+
+beforeEach(() => vi.clearAllMocks())
+
+it('keeps a newer run-state event when an older snapshot returns', async () => {
+  let resolve!: (state: RunState) => void
+  vi.mocked(getRuntimeState).mockImplementationOnce(
+    () =>
+      new Promise((r) => {
+        resolve = r
+      }),
+  )
+  let state = initialAppStoreState
+  const reads = createStoreReads((action) => {
+    state = appStoreReducer(state, action)
+  })
+  const pending = reads.readRunState()
+  const running = { mode: 'Service' } as RunState
+  reads.acceptRunState(running)
+  resolve({ mode: 'NotRunning' } as RunState)
+  expect(await pending).toBe(running)
+  expect(state.runState).toBe(running)
+})
+
+it('keeps the newer read when run-state replies arrive in reverse order', async () => {
+  let resolveFirst!: (state: RunState) => void
+  vi.mocked(getRuntimeState)
+    .mockImplementationOnce(
+      () =>
+        new Promise((r) => {
+          resolveFirst = r
+        }),
+    )
+    .mockResolvedValueOnce({ mode: 'Service' } as RunState)
+  let state = initialAppStoreState
+  const reads = createStoreReads((action) => {
+    state = appStoreReducer(state, action)
+  })
+  const first = reads.readRunState()
+  const second = reads.readRunState()
+  await second
+  resolveFirst({ mode: 'NotRunning' } as RunState)
+  expect((await first).mode).toBe('Service')
+  expect(state.runState?.mode).toBe('Service')
+})
+
+it('does not restore cleared pending failures from an older read', async () => {
+  let resolveFirst!: (
+    failures: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getPendingFailures>>,
+  ) => void
+  vi.mocked(getPendingFailures)
+    .mockImplementationOnce(
+      () =>
+        new Promise((r) => {
+          resolveFirst = r
+        }),
+    )
+    .mockResolvedValueOnce([])
+  let state = initialAppStoreState
+  const reads = createStoreReads((action) => {
+    state = appStoreReducer(state, action)
+  })
+  reads.readPendingFailures()
+  reads.readPendingFailures()
+  await Promise.resolve()
+  resolveFirst([
+    {
+      code: 'proxy',
+      detail: 'old',
+      operation: 'systemProxyEnable',
+      sequence: 1,
+    },
+  ])
+  await Promise.resolve()
+  expect(state.pendingFailures).toEqual([])
+})
diff --git a/src/store/store-reads.ts b/src/store/store-reads.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3af3e1a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/store/store-reads.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import {
+  getPendingFailures,
+  getRuntimeState,
+  getSidecarFailure,
+  type RunState,
+} from '@/services/cmds'
+
+import type { AppStoreAction } from './app-state'
+
+export const createStoreReads = (
+  dispatch: (action: AppStoreAction) => void,
+) => {
+  let runRevision = 0
+  let failureRevision = 0
+  let current: RunState | null = null
+  let latestRead: Promise<RunState> | null = null
+
+  const acceptRunState = (runState: RunState) => {
+    runRevision += 1
+    latestRead = null
+    current = runState
+    dispatch({ type: 'runState/loaded', runState })
+  }
+
+  const readRunState = (): Promise<RunState> => {
+    const revision = ++runRevision
+    const read: Promise<RunState> = getRuntimeState().then((runState) => {
+      if (revision === runRevision) {
+        current = runState
+        dispatch({ type: 'runState/loaded', runState })
+      }
+      if (latestRead && latestRead !== read) return latestRead
+      return current ?? runState
+    })
+    latestRead = read
+    return read
+  }
+
+  const readPendingFailures = () => {
+    const revision = ++failureRevision
+    getSidecarFailure()
+      .then((snapshot) => {
+        if (revision === failureRevision) {
+          dispatch({ type: 'sidecarFailure/loaded', snapshot })
+        }
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        console.warn('[app-store] Sidecar failure could not be read:', error)
+      })
+    getPendingFailures()
+      .then((failures) => {
+        if (revision === failureRevision) {
+          dispatch({ type: 'pendingFailures/loaded', failures })
+        }
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        console.warn('[app-store] pending failures could not be read:', error)
+      })
+  }
+
+  return {
+    acceptRunState,
+    readRunState,
+    readPendingFailures,
+    invalidate: () => {
+      runRevision += 1
+      failureRevision += 1
+      latestRead = null
+    },
+  }
+}