diff --git a/appview/indexer/indexer.go b/appview/indexer/indexer.go
--- a/appview/indexer/indexer.go
+++ b/appview/indexer/indexer.go
@@ -17,24 +17,26 @@
 	Pulls  *pulls_indexer.Indexer
 	Repos  *repos_indexer.Indexer
 	logger *slog.Logger
+	Db     *db.DB
 	notify.BaseNotifier
 }
 
-func New(logger *slog.Logger) *Indexer {
+func New(logger *slog.Logger, db *db.DB) *Indexer {
 	return &Indexer{
 		issues_indexer.NewIndexer("indexes/issues.bleve"),
 		pulls_indexer.NewIndexer("indexes/pulls.bleve"),
 		repos_indexer.NewIndexer("indexes/repos.bleve"),
 		logger,
+		db,
 		notify.BaseNotifier{},
 	}
 }
 
 // Init initializes all indexers
-func (ix *Indexer) Init(ctx context.Context, db *db.DB) error {
+func (ix *Indexer) Init(ctx context.Context) error {
 	ctx = tlog.IntoContext(ctx, ix.logger)
-	ix.Issues.Init(ctx, db)
-	ix.Pulls.Init(ctx, db)
-	ix.Repos.Init(ctx, db)
+	ix.Issues.Init(ctx, ix.Db)
+	ix.Pulls.Init(ctx, ix.Db)
+	ix.Repos.Init(ctx, ix.Db)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/appview/indexer/notifier.go b/appview/indexer/notifier.go
--- a/appview/indexer/notifier.go
+++ b/appview/indexer/notifier.go
@@ -4,20 +4,42 @@
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/atproto/syntax"
+	"tangled.org/core/api/tangled"
+	"tangled.org/core/appview/db"
 	"tangled.org/core/appview/models"
 	"tangled.org/core/appview/notify"
 	"tangled.org/core/log"
+	"tangled.org/core/orm"
 )
 
 var _ notify.Notifier = &Indexer{}
 
+func (ix *Indexer) getAndReindexRepo(ctx context.Context, repoAt syntax.ATURI) {
+	l := log.FromContext(ctx).With("notifier", "indexer", "repo_at", repoAt)
+
+	repo, err := db.GetRepo(ix.Db, orm.FilterEq("at_uri", repoAt.String()))
+	if err != nil {
+		l.Error("failed to get repo for reindexing", "err", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = ix.Repos.Index(ctx, *repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		l.Error("failed to reindex repo", "err", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func (ix *Indexer) NewIssue(ctx context.Context, issue *models.Issue, mentions []syntax.DID) {
 	l := log.FromContext(ctx).With("notifier", "indexer", "issue", issue)
 	l.Debug("indexing new issue")
+
 	err := ix.Issues.Index(ctx, *issue)
 	if err != nil {
 		l.Error("failed to index an issue", "err", err)
 	}
+
+	l.Debug("reindexing repo after new issue")
+	ix.getAndReindexRepo(ctx, issue.RepoAt)
 }
 
 func (ix *Indexer) NewIssueState(ctx context.Context, actor syntax.DID, issue *models.Issue) {
@@ -32,10 +54,14 @@
 func (ix *Indexer) DeleteIssue(ctx context.Context, issue *models.Issue) {
 	l := log.FromContext(ctx).With("notifier", "indexer", "issue", issue)
 	l.Debug("deleting an issue")
+
 	err := ix.Issues.Delete(ctx, issue.Id)
 	if err != nil {
 		l.Error("failed to delete an issue", "err", err)
 	}
+
+	l.Debug("reindexing repo after issue deletion")
+	ix.getAndReindexRepo(ctx, issue.RepoAt)
 }
 
 func (ix *Indexer) NewIssueLabelOp(ctx context.Context, issue *models.Issue) {
@@ -59,10 +85,14 @@
 func (ix *Indexer) NewPull(ctx context.Context, pull *models.Pull) {
 	l := log.FromContext(ctx).With("notifier", "indexer", "pull", pull)
 	l.Debug("indexing new pr")
+
 	err := ix.Pulls.Index(ctx, pull)
 	if err != nil {
 		l.Error("failed to index a pr", "err", err)
 	}
+
+	l.Debug("reindexing repo after new pull")
+	ix.getAndReindexRepo(ctx, pull.RepoAt)
 }
 
 func (ix *Indexer) NewPullState(ctx context.Context, actor syntax.DID, pull *models.Pull) {
@@ -81,4 +111,26 @@
 	if err != nil {
 		l.Error("failed to index a repo", "err", err)
 	}
+}
+
+func (ix *Indexer) NewStar(ctx context.Context, star *models.Star) {
+	l := log.FromContext(ctx).With("notifier", "indexer", "star", star)
+
+	if star.RepoAt.Collection().String() != tangled.RepoNSID {
+		return
+	}
+
+	l.Debug("reindexing repo after new star")
+	ix.getAndReindexRepo(ctx, star.RepoAt)
+}
+
+func (ix *Indexer) DeleteStar(ctx context.Context, star *models.Star) {
+	l := log.FromContext(ctx).With("notifier", "indexer", "star", star)
+
+	if star.RepoAt.Collection().String() != tangled.RepoNSID {
+		return
+	}
+
+	l.Debug("reindexing repo after star deletion")
+	ix.getAndReindexRepo(ctx, star.RepoAt)
 }
diff --git a/appview/state/state.go b/appview/state/state.go
--- a/appview/state/state.go
+++ b/appview/state/state.go
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create db: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	indexer := indexer.New(log.SubLogger(logger, "indexer"))
-	err = indexer.Init(ctx, d)
+	indexer := indexer.New(log.SubLogger(logger, "indexer"), d)
+	err = indexer.Init(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create indexer: %w", err)
 	}