diff --git a/src/app/api/refresh/[slug]/route.ts b/src/app/api/refresh/[slug]/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5532598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/refresh/[slug]/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { revalidateTag } from "next/cache";
+import { checkUserRoles } from "@/utils/user";
+import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
+
+export async function GET(req: NextRequest, { params }: { params: Promise<{ slug: string }> }) {
+  const { slug } = await params;
+  const supa = await createClient();
+  const { data: user } = await supa.auth.getUser();
+  if (!user) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
+  }
+  const { isAdmin } = await checkUserRoles(supa);
+  if (!isAdmin) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Forbidden" }, { status: 403 });
+  }
+
+  revalidateTag(`hack:${slug}:metadata`);
+  revalidateTag(`hack:${slug}:downloads`);
+  return NextResponse.json({ message: "Cache refreshed" });
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/hack/[slug]/actions.ts b/src/app/hack/[slug]/actions.ts
index 51ba382..2e92159 100644
--- a/src/app/hack/[slug]/actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/hack/[slug]/actions.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,182 @@ import { isInformationalArchiveHack, canEditAsCreator } from "@/utils/hack";
 import { sendDiscordMessageEmbed } from "@/utils/discord";
 import { headers } from "next/headers";
 import { validateEmail } from "@/utils/auth";
-import { revalidatePath } from "next/cache";
+import { revalidatePath, revalidateTag } from "next/cache";
+import { unstable_cache as cache } from "next/cache";
+import { sortOrderedTags, getCoverUrls } from "@/utils/format";
+
+export interface HackMetadata {
+  hack: {
+    slug: string;
+    title: string;
+    summary: string;
+    description: string;
+    base_rom: string;
+    created_at: string;
+    updated_at: string | null;
+    current_patch: number | null;
+    box_art: string | null;
+    social_links: unknown;
+    created_by: string;
+    approved: boolean;
+    original_author: string | null;
+    permission_from: string | null;
+    language: string | null;
+    is_archive: boolean;
+  };
+  images: string[];
+  tags: string[];
+  profile: {
+    username: string | null;
+    avatar_url: string | null;
+  } | null;
+  otherHacks: {
+    slug: string;
+    title: string;
+    summary: string;
+  }[];
+  patch: {
+    id: number;
+    filename: string;
+    version: string | null;
+    created_at: string;
+    changelog: string | null;
+  } | null;
+}
+
+export async function getHackMetadata(slug: string): Promise<HackMetadata | null> {
+  const runner = cache(
+    async () => {
+      const supabase = await createServiceClient();
+      
+      const { data: hack, error } = await supabase
+        .from("hacks")
+        .select("slug,title,summary,description,base_rom,created_at,updated_at,current_patch,box_art,social_links,created_by,approved,original_author,permission_from,language,is_archive")
+        .eq("slug", slug)
+        .maybeSingle();
+      
+      if (error || !hack) return null;
+
+      // Fetch covers
+      let images: string[] = [];
+      const { data: covers } = await supabase
+        .from("hack_covers")
+        .select("url, position")
+        .eq("hack_slug", slug)
+        .order("position", { ascending: true });
+      if (covers && covers.length > 0) {
+        images = getCoverUrls(covers.map(c => c.url));
+      }
+
+      // Fetch tags
+      const { data: tagRows } = await supabase
+        .from("hack_tags")
+        .select("order,tags(name)")
+        .eq("hack_slug", slug);
+
+      const tags = sortOrderedTags(
+        (tagRows || [])
+          .map((r) => ({
+            name: r.tags.name,
+            order: r.order,
+          }))
+      ).map((t) => t.name);
+
+      // Fetch profile
+      const { data: profile } = await supabase
+        .from("profiles")
+        .select("username,avatar_url")
+        .eq("id", hack.created_by as string)
+        .maybeSingle();
+
+      // Get other approved hacks by the same author (non-archive hacks only)
+      let otherHacks: {
+        slug: string;
+        title: string;
+        summary: string;
+      }[] = [];
+      if (!hack.is_archive) {
+        const { data: otherHacksData } = await supabase
+          .from("hacks")
+          .select("slug,title,summary")
+          .eq("created_by", hack.created_by)
+          .eq("approved", true)
+          .eq("is_archive", false)
+          .neq("slug", hack.slug)
+          .order("downloads", { ascending: false })
+          .limit(10);
+        otherHacks = otherHacksData ?? [];
+      }
+
+      // Get patch info
+      let patch: {
+        id: number;
+        filename: string;
+        version: string | null;
+        created_at: string;
+        changelog: string | null;
+      } | null = null;
+      if (hack.current_patch != null) {
+        const { data: patchData } = await supabase
+          .from("patches")
+          .select("id,bucket,filename,version,created_at,changelog")
+          .eq("id", hack.current_patch)
+          .maybeSingle();
+        if (patchData) {
+          patch = {
+            id: patchData.id,
+            filename: patchData.filename,
+            version: patchData.version || null,
+            created_at: patchData.created_at,
+            changelog: patchData.changelog || null,
+          };
+        }
+      }
+
+      return {
+        hack,
+        images,
+        tags,
+        profile: profile ? {
+          username: profile.username,
+          avatar_url: profile.avatar_url,
+        } : null,
+        otherHacks,
+        patch,
+      };
+    },
+    [`hack:${slug}:metadata`],
+    {
+      revalidate: 14400, // 4 hours
+      tags: ["hack", `hack:${slug}:metadata`],
+    }
+  );
+
+  return runner();
+}
+
+export async function getHackDownloads(slug: string): Promise<number | null> {
+  const runner = cache(
+    async () => {
+      const supabase = await createServiceClient();
+      const { data: hack, error } = await supabase
+        .from("hacks")
+        .select("downloads")
+        .eq("slug", slug)
+        .maybeSingle();
+      
+      if (error || !hack) return null;
+      return hack.downloads || 0;
+    },
+    [`hack:${slug}:downloads`],
+    {
+      revalidate: 600, // 10 minutes
+      tags: ["hack", `hack:${slug}:downloads`],
+    }
+  );
+
+  return runner();
+}
 
 export async function getSignedPatchUrl(slug: string): Promise<{ ok: true; url: string } | { ok: false; error: string }> {
   const supabase = await createClient();
@@ -387,6 +562,7 @@ export async function rollbackToVersion(slug: string, patchId: number): Promise<
 
   if (unpubErr) return { ok: false, error: unpubErr.message };
 
+  revalidateTag(`hack:${slug}:metadata`);
   revalidatePath(`/hack/${slug}/versions`);
   revalidatePath(`/hack/${slug}`);
   return { ok: true };
@@ -428,6 +604,7 @@ export async function updatePatchChangelog(slug: string, patchId: number, change
 
   if (updateErr) return { ok: false, error: updateErr.message };
 
+  revalidateTag(`hack:${slug}:metadata`);
   revalidatePath(`/hack/${slug}/versions`);
   revalidatePath(`/hack/${slug}/changelog`);
   return { ok: true };
@@ -491,6 +668,7 @@ export async function updatePatchVersion(slug: string, patchId: number, version:
 
   if (updateErr) return { ok: false, error: updateErr.message };
 
+  revalidateTag(`hack:${slug}:metadata`);
   revalidatePath(`/hack/${slug}/versions`);
   revalidatePath(`/hack/${slug}`);
   return { ok: true };
@@ -555,6 +733,7 @@ export async function publishPatchVersion(slug: string, patchId: number): Promis
     if (updateHackErr) return { ok: false, error: updateHackErr.message };
   }
 
+  revalidateTag(`hack:${slug}:metadata`);
   revalidatePath(`/hack/${slug}/versions`);
   revalidatePath(`/hack/${slug}`);
   return { ok: true, willBecomeCurrent };
@@ -639,6 +818,7 @@ export async function confirmReuploadPatchVersion(
 
   if (updateErr) return { ok: false, error: updateErr.message };
 
+  revalidateTag(`hack:${slug}:metadata`);
   revalidatePath(`/hack/${slug}/versions`);
   return { ok: true };
 }
diff --git a/src/app/hack/[slug]/page.tsx b/src/app/hack/[slug]/page.tsx
index ed11738..67c3106 100644
--- a/src/app/hack/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/hack/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -19,17 +19,16 @@ import serialize from "serialize-javascript";
 import { headers } from "next/headers";
 import { MenuItem } from "@headlessui/react";
 import { FaCircleCheck } from "react-icons/fa6";
-import { sortOrderedTags, getCoverUrls } from "@/utils/format";
 import { RiArchiveStackFill } from "react-icons/ri";
 import { isInformationalArchiveHack, isDownloadableArchiveHack, isArchiveHack, checkEditPermission } from "@/utils/hack";
 import Avatar from "@/components/Account/Avatar";
 import CollapsibleCard from "@/components/Primitives/CollapsibleCard";
+import { getHackMetadata, getHackDownloads } from "@/app/hack/[slug]/actions";
 
 interface HackDetailProps {
   params: Promise<{ slug: string }>;
 }
 
-export const revalidate = 3600; // 1 hour
 
 export async function generateStaticParams() {
   const supabase = await createServiceClient();
@@ -47,19 +46,10 @@ export async function generateStaticParams() {
 
 export async function generateMetadata({ params }: HackDetailProps): Promise<Metadata> {
   const { slug } = await params;
-  const supabase = await createClient();
-  const { data: hack } = await supabase
-    .from("hacks")
-    .select("title,summary,approved,base_rom,box_art,created_by,created_at,updated_at,original_author,current_patch,permission_from,is_archive")
-    .eq("slug", slug)
-    .maybeSingle();
-  if (!hack) return { title: "Hack not found" };
+  const metadata = await getHackMetadata(slug);
+  if (!metadata) return { title: "Hack not found" };
 
-  const { data: profile } = await supabase
-  .from("profiles")
-  .select("username")
-  .eq("id", hack.created_by as string)
-  .maybeSingle();
+  const { hack, profile } = metadata;
   const author = hack.original_author ? hack.original_author : (profile?.username ? `@${profile.username}` : undefined);
 
   if (!hack.approved) return {
@@ -117,64 +107,18 @@ export async function generateMetadata({ params }: HackDetailProps): Promise<Met
 
 export default async function HackDetail({ params }: HackDetailProps) {
   const { slug } = await params;
-  const supabase = await createClient();
-  const { data: hack, error } = await supabase
-    .from("hacks")
-    .select("slug,title,summary,description,base_rom,created_at,updated_at,downloads,current_patch,box_art,social_links,created_by,approved,original_author,permission_from,language,is_archive")
-    .eq("slug", slug)
-    .maybeSingle();
-  if (error || !hack) return notFound();
+  const [metadata, downloads] = await Promise.all([
+    getHackMetadata(slug),
+    getHackDownloads(slug),
+  ]);
+  
+  if (!metadata) return notFound();
+  
+  const { hack, images, tags, profile, otherHacks, patch } = metadata;
   const baseRom = baseRoms.find((r) => r.id === hack.base_rom);
-
-  let images: string[] = [];
-  const { data: covers } = await supabase
-    .from("hack_covers")
-    .select("url, position")
-    .eq("hack_slug", slug)
-    .order("position", { ascending: true });
-  if (covers && covers.length > 0) {
-    images = getCoverUrls(covers.map(c => c.url));
-  }
-
-  const { data: tagRows } = await supabase
-    .from("hack_tags")
-    .select("order,tags(name)")
-    .eq("hack_slug", slug);
-
-  const tags = sortOrderedTags(
-    (tagRows || [])
-      .map((r) => ({
-        name: r.tags.name,
-        order: r.order,
-      }))
-  ).map((t) => t.name);
-
-  const { data: profile } = await supabase
-    .from("profiles")
-    .select("username,avatar_url")
-    .eq("id", hack.created_by as string)
-    .maybeSingle();
   const author = hack.original_author ? hack.original_author : (profile?.username ? `@${profile.username}` : "Unknown");
 
-  // Get other approved hacks by the same author (non-archive hacks only)
-  let otherHacks: {
-    slug: string;
-    title: string;
-    summary: string;
-  }[] = [];
-  if (!hack.is_archive) {
-    const { data: otherHacksData } = await supabase
-      .from("hacks")
-      .select("slug,title,summary")
-      .eq("created_by", hack.created_by)
-      .eq("approved", true)
-      .eq("is_archive", false)
-      .neq("slug", hack.slug)
-      .order("downloads", { ascending: false })
-      .limit(10);
-    otherHacks = otherHacksData ?? [];
-  }
-
+  const supabase = await createClient();
   const {
     data: { user },
   } = await supabase.auth.getUser();
@@ -201,28 +145,13 @@ export default async function HackDetail({ params }: HackDetailProps) {
     return notFound();
   }
 
-  // Get patch info, but don't sign URL yet (happens on user interaction)
-  let patchFilename: string | null = null;
-  let patchVersion = isArchive ? "Archive" : "";
-  let patchId: number | null = null;
-  let lastUpdated: string | null = null;
-  let patchCreatedAt: string | null = null;
-  let patchChangelog: string | null = null;
-  if (hack.current_patch != null) {
-    const { data: patch } = await supabase
-      .from("patches")
-      .select("id,bucket,filename,version,created_at,changelog")
-      .eq("id", hack.current_patch as number)
-      .maybeSingle();
-    if (patch) {
-      patchFilename = patch.filename;
-      patchVersion = patch.version || "";
-      patchId = patch.id;
-      lastUpdated = new Date(patch.created_at).toLocaleDateString();
-      patchCreatedAt = patch.created_at;
-      patchChangelog = patch.changelog;
-    }
-  }
+  // Extract patch info from cached metadata
+  const patchFilename = patch?.filename || null;
+  const patchVersion = isArchive ? "Archive" : (patch?.version || "");
+  const patchId = patch?.id || null;
+  const lastUpdated = patch ? new Date(patch.created_at).toLocaleDateString() : null;
+  const patchCreatedAt = patch?.created_at || null;
+  const patchChangelog = patch?.changelog || null;
 
   // Build canonical URL, sameAs, dates, and JSON-LD
   const hdrs = await headers();
@@ -235,7 +164,7 @@ export default async function HackDetail({ params }: HackDetailProps) {
   const authorName = hack.original_author || profile?.username || "Unknown";
 
   const sameAs: string[] = [];
-  const social = (hack.social_links as unknown) as { discord?: string; twitter?: string; pokecommunity?: string } | null;
+  const social = hack.social_links as { discord?: string; twitter?: string; pokecommunity?: string; github?: string } | null;
   if (social?.discord) sameAs.push(social.discord);
   if (social?.twitter) sameAs.push(social.twitter);
   if (social?.pokecommunity) sameAs.push(social.pokecommunity);
@@ -365,7 +294,7 @@ export default async function HackDetail({ params }: HackDetailProps) {
               </span>
               {!isArchive && (
                 <div className="inline-flex ml-auto md:hidden">
-                  <DownloadsBadge slug={hack.slug} initialCount={hack.downloads} />
+                  <DownloadsBadge slug={hack.slug} initialCount={downloads ?? 0} />
                 </div>
               )}
             </div>
@@ -396,7 +325,7 @@ export default async function HackDetail({ params }: HackDetailProps) {
             <div className="flex items-center justify-end gap-2 self-end md:self-auto lg:min-w-[260px]">
               {!isArchive && (
                 <div className="hidden md:inline-flex mr-2">
-                  <DownloadsBadge slug={hack.slug} initialCount={hack.downloads} />
+                  <DownloadsBadge slug={hack.slug} initialCount={downloads ?? 0} />
                 </div>
               )}
               <HackShareButton title={hack.title} url={pageUrl} author={hack.original_author || profile?.username || null} />
@@ -482,25 +411,25 @@ export default async function HackDetail({ params }: HackDetailProps) {
               <li>Base ROM: {baseRom?.name || "Unknown"}</li>
               <li>Created: {new Date(hack.created_at).toLocaleDateString()}</li>
               {lastUpdated && <li>Last updated: {lastUpdated}</li>}
-              {hack.social_links && (
+              {social && (
                 <li className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-4 mt-4">
-                  {((hack.social_links as unknown) as { discord?: string })?.discord && (
-                    <a className="underline underline-offset-2 hover:text-foreground/90 hover:scale-110 transition-transform duration-300" href={((hack.social_links as unknown) as { discord?: string }).discord!} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
+                  {social.discord && (
+                    <a className="underline underline-offset-2 hover:text-foreground/90 hover:scale-110 transition-transform duration-300" href={social.discord} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
                       <FaDiscord size={32} />
                     </a>
                   )}
-                  {((hack.social_links as unknown) as { twitter?: string })?.twitter && (
-                    <a className="underline underline-offset-2 hover:text-foreground/90 hover:scale-110 transition-transform duration-300" href={((hack.social_links as unknown) as { twitter?: string }).twitter!} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
+                  {social.twitter && (
+                    <a className="underline underline-offset-2 hover:text-foreground/90 hover:scale-110 transition-transform duration-300" href={social.twitter} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
                       <FaTwitter size={32} />
                     </a>
                   )}
-                  {((hack.social_links as unknown) as { pokecommunity?: string })?.pokecommunity && (
-                    <a className="underline underline-offset-2 hover:text-foreground/90 hover:scale-110 transition-transform duration-300" href={((hack.social_links as unknown) as { pokecommunity?: string }).pokecommunity!} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
+                  {social.pokecommunity && (
+                    <a className="underline underline-offset-2 hover:text-foreground/90 hover:scale-110 transition-transform duration-300" href={social.pokecommunity} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
                       <PokeCommunityIcon width={32} height={32} color="currentColor" />
                     </a>
                   )}
-                  {((hack.social_links as unknown) as { github?: string })?.github && (
-                    <a className="underline underline-offset-2 hover:text-foreground/90 hover:scale-110 transition-transform duration-300" href={((hack.social_links as unknown) as { github?: string }).github!} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
+                  {social.github && (
+                    <a className="underline underline-offset-2 hover:text-foreground/90 hover:scale-110 transition-transform duration-300" href={social.github} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
                       <FaGithub size={32} />
                     </a>
                   )}
diff --git a/src/app/hack/actions.ts b/src/app/hack/actions.ts
index fdbd1b6..c1a91b9 100644
--- a/src/app/hack/actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/hack/actions.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import { createClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
 import type { TablesInsert } from "@/types/db";
 import { getMinioClient, PATCHES_BUCKET, COVERS_BUCKET } from "@/utils/minio/server";
-import { revalidatePath } from "next/cache";
+import { revalidatePath, revalidateTag } from "next/cache";
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
 import { APIEmbed } from "discord-api-types/v10";
 import { sendDiscordMessageEmbed } from "@/utils/discord";
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ export async function updateHack(args: {
     }
   }
 
+  revalidateTag(`hack:${args.slug}:metadata`);
   return { ok: true } as const;
 }
 
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ export async function saveHackCovers(args: { slug: string; coverUrls: string[] }
 
   }
 
+  revalidateTag(`hack:${args.slug}:metadata`);
   return { ok: true } as const;
 }
 
@@ -326,6 +328,8 @@ export async function approveHack(slug: string) {
     ]);
   }
 
+  revalidateTag(`hack:${slug}:metadata`);
+  revalidateTag(`hack:${slug}:downloads`);
   revalidatePath(`/hack/${slug}`);
   redirect(`/hack/${slug}`);
 }