diff --git a/appview/db/profile.go b/appview/db/profile.go
index a21ba6a7..957fd3f6 100644
--- a/appview/db/profile.go
+++ b/appview/db/profile.go
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"net/url"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/atproto/syntax"
@@ -337,7 +340,7 @@ func UpsertProfile(tx *sql.Tx, profile *Profile) error {
 		)
 
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Println("profile_pinned_repositories")
+			log.Println("profile_pinned_repositories", "err", err)
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -447,3 +450,81 @@ func GetVanityStat(e Execer, did string, stat VanityStatKind) (uint64, error) {
 
 	return result, nil
 }
+
+func ValidateProfile(e Execer, profile *Profile) error {
+	// ensure description is not too long
+	if len(profile.Description) > 256 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Entered bio is too long.")
+	}
+
+	// ensure description is not too long
+	if len(profile.Location) > 40 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Entered location is too long.")
+	}
+
+	// ensure links are in order
+	err := validateLinks(profile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// ensure all pinned repos are either own repos or collaborating repos
+	repos, err := GetAllReposByDid(e, profile.Did)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("getting repos for %s: %s", profile.Did, err)
+	}
+
+	collaboratingRepos, err := CollaboratingIn(e, profile.Did)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("getting collaborating repos for %s: %s", profile.Did, err)
+	}
+
+	var validRepos []syntax.ATURI
+	for _, r := range repos {
+		validRepos = append(validRepos, r.RepoAt())
+	}
+	for _, r := range collaboratingRepos {
+		validRepos = append(validRepos, r.RepoAt())
+	}
+
+	for _, pinned := range profile.PinnedRepos {
+		if pinned == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if !slices.Contains(validRepos, pinned) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Invalid pinned repo: `%s, does not belong to own or collaborating repos", pinned)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func validateLinks(profile *Profile) error {
+	for i, link := range profile.Links {
+		if link == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		parsedURL, err := url.Parse(link)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Invalid URL '%s': %v\n", link, err)
+		}
+
+		if parsedURL.Scheme == "" {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(link, "//") {
+				profile.Links[i] = "https:" + link
+			} else {
+				profile.Links[i] = "https://" + link
+			}
+			continue
+		} else if parsedURL.Scheme != "http" && parsedURL.Scheme != "https" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Warning: URL '%s' has unusual scheme: %s\n", link, parsedURL.Scheme)
+		}
+
+		// catch relative paths
+		if parsedURL.Host == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Warning: URL '%s' appears to be a relative path\n", link)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/appview/ingester.go b/appview/ingester.go
index 8079eb3c..05fa708d 100644
--- a/appview/ingester.go
+++ b/appview/ingester.go
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ func Ingest(d db.DbWrapper) Ingester {
 			ingestPublicKey(&d, e)
 		case tangled.RepoArtifactNSID:
 			ingestArtifact(&d, e)
+		case tangled.ActorProfileNSID:
+			ingestProfile(&d, e)
 		}
 
 		return err
@@ -143,7 +145,6 @@ func ingestArtifact(d *db.DbWrapper, e *models.Event) error {
 
 	switch e.Commit.Operation {
 	case models.CommitOperationCreate, models.CommitOperationUpdate:
-		log.Println("processing add of artifact")
 		raw := json.RawMessage(e.Commit.Record)
 		record := tangled.RepoArtifact{}
 		err = json.Unmarshal(raw, &record)
@@ -176,7 +177,6 @@ func ingestArtifact(d *db.DbWrapper, e *models.Event) error {
 
 		err = db.AddArtifact(d, artifact)
 	case models.CommitOperationDelete:
-		log.Println("processing delete of artifact")
 		err = db.DeleteArtifact(d, db.Filter("did", did), db.Filter("rkey", e.Commit.RKey))
 	}
 
@@ -186,3 +186,94 @@ func ingestArtifact(d *db.DbWrapper, e *models.Event) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func ingestProfile(d *db.DbWrapper, e *models.Event) error {
+	did := e.Did
+	var err error
+
+	if e.Commit.RKey != "self" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ingestProfile only ingests `self` record")
+	}
+
+	switch e.Commit.Operation {
+	case models.CommitOperationCreate, models.CommitOperationUpdate:
+		raw := json.RawMessage(e.Commit.Record)
+		record := tangled.ActorProfile{}
+		err = json.Unmarshal(raw, &record)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("invalid record: %s", err)
+			return err
+		}
+
+		description := ""
+		if record.Description != nil {
+			description = *record.Description
+		}
+
+		includeBluesky := false
+		if record.Bluesky != nil {
+			includeBluesky = *record.Bluesky
+		}
+
+		location := ""
+		if record.Location != nil {
+			location = *record.Location
+		}
+
+		var links [5]string
+		for i, l := range record.Links {
+			if i < 5 {
+				links[i] = l
+			}
+		}
+
+		var stats [2]db.VanityStat
+		for i, s := range record.Stats {
+			if i < 2 {
+				stats[i].Kind = db.VanityStatKind(s)
+			}
+		}
+
+		var pinned [6]syntax.ATURI
+		for i, r := range record.PinnedRepositories {
+			if i < 6 {
+				pinned[i] = syntax.ATURI(r)
+			}
+		}
+
+		profile := db.Profile{
+			Did:            did,
+			Description:    description,
+			IncludeBluesky: includeBluesky,
+			Location:       location,
+			Links:          links,
+			Stats:          stats,
+			PinnedRepos:    pinned,
+		}
+
+		ddb, ok := d.Execer.(*db.DB)
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to index profile record, invalid db cast")
+		}
+
+		tx, err := ddb.Begin()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to start transaction")
+		}
+
+		err = db.ValidateProfile(tx, &profile)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid profile record")
+		}
+
+		err = db.UpsertProfile(tx, &profile)
+	case models.CommitOperationDelete:
+		err = db.DeleteArtifact(d, db.Filter("did", did), db.Filter("rkey", e.Commit.RKey))
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to %s profile record: %w", e.Commit.Operation, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/user/profile.html b/appview/pages/templates/user/profile.html
index f56bd4e8..3d80c00a 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/user/profile.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/user/profile.html
@@ -227,31 +227,35 @@
 
 {{ define "profileCard" }}
   <div class="bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 px-6 py-4 rounded drop-shadow-sm max-h-fit">
-    <div class="grid grid-cols-3 md:grid-cols-1 gap-3 items-center">
-      <div id="avatar" class="col-span-1 md-col-span-full flex justify-center items-center">
+    <div class="grid grid-cols-3 md:grid-cols-1 gap-1 items-center">
+      <div id="avatar" class="col-span-1 flex justify-center items-center">
         {{ if .AvatarUri }}
         <img class="w-3/4 rounded-full p-2" src="{{ .AvatarUri }}" />
         {{ end }}
       </div>
-      <div class="col-span-2 md:col-span-full">
+      <div class="col-span-2">
         <p title="{{ didOrHandle .UserDid .UserHandle }}"
         class="text-lg font-bold dark:text-white overflow-hidden text-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap max-w-full">
           {{ didOrHandle .UserDid .UserHandle }}
         </p>
+
+        <div class="md:hidden">
+          {{ block "followerFollowing" .ProfileStats }} {{ end }}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="col-span-3 md:col-span-full">
         <div id="profile-bio" class="text-sm">
-          {{ if .Profile }}
-            <p>{{ .Profile.Description }}</p>
+          {{ $profile := .Profile }}
+          {{ with .Profile }}
+
+          {{ if .Description }}
+            <p class="text-base pb-4 md:pb-2">{{ .Description }}</p>
           {{ end }}
 
-          <div class="flex items-center gap-2 my-2 overflow-hidden text-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap max-w-full">
-            <span class="flex-shrink-0">{{ i "users" "size-4" }}</span>
-            <span id="followers">{{ .ProfileStats.Followers }} followers</span>
-            <span class="select-none after:content-['·']"></span>
-            <span id="following">{{ .ProfileStats.Following }} following</span>
+          <div class="hidden md:block">
+            {{ block "followerFollowing" $.ProfileStats }} {{ end }}
           </div>
 
-          {{ $profile := .Profile }}
-          {{ with .Profile }}
           <div class="flex flex-col gap-2 mb-2 overflow-hidden text-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap max-w-full"> 
             {{ if .Location }}
             <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
@@ -259,7 +263,6 @@
               <span>{{ .Location }}</span>
             </div>
             {{ end }}
-
             {{ if .IncludeBluesky }}
             <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
               <span class="flex-shrink-0">{{ i "link" "size-4" }}</span>
@@ -268,7 +271,6 @@
               </a>
             </div>
             {{ end }}
-
             {{ range $link := .Links }}
               {{ if $link }}
               <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
@@ -277,7 +279,6 @@
               </div>
               {{ end }}
             {{ end }}
-
             {{ if not $profile.IsStatsEmpty }}
             <div class="flex items-center justify-evenly gap-2 py-2">
               {{ range $stat := .Stats }}
@@ -290,10 +291,8 @@
               {{ end }}
             </div>
             {{ end }}
-
           </div>
           {{ end }}
-
           {{ if ne .FollowStatus.String "IsSelf" }}
             {{ template "user/fragments/follow" . }}
           {{ else }}
@@ -303,7 +302,7 @@
               hx-get="/{{ $.UserDid }}/profile/edit-bio"
               hx-swap="innerHTML">
               {{ i "pencil" "w-4 h-4" }}
-              edit profile
+              edit
             </button>
           {{ end }}
         </div>
@@ -313,6 +312,15 @@
   </div>
 {{ end }}
 
+{{ define "followerFollowing" }}
+  <div class="flex items-center gap-2 my-2 overflow-hidden text-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap max-w-full text-sm">
+    <span class="flex-shrink-0">{{ i "users" "size-4" }}</span>
+    <span id="followers">{{ .Followers }} followers</span>
+    <span class="select-none after:content-['·']"></span>
+    <span id="following">{{ .Following }} following</span>
+  </div>
+{{ end }}
+
 {{ define "ownRepos" }}
   <div class="text-sm font-bold p-2 pr-0 dark:text-white flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
     <span>PINNED REPOS</span>
diff --git a/appview/state/profile.go b/appview/state/profile.go
index 8077b3ae..df666b42 100644
--- a/appview/state/profile.go
+++ b/appview/state/profile.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ func (s *State) UpdateProfileBio(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		profile.Stats[1].Kind = db.VanityStatKind(stat1)
 	}
 
-	if err := s.validateProfile(profile); err != nil {
+	if err := db.ValidateProfile(s.db, profile); err != nil {
 		log.Println("invalid profile", err)
 		s.pages.Notice(w, "update-profile", err.Error())
 		return
@@ -292,84 +291,6 @@ func (s *State) updateProfile(profile *db.Profile, w http.ResponseWriter, r *htt
 	return
 }
 
-func (s *State) validateProfile(profile *db.Profile) error {
-	// ensure description is not too long
-	if len(profile.Description) > 256 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Entered bio is too long.")
-	}
-
-	// ensure description is not too long
-	if len(profile.Location) > 40 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Entered location is too long.")
-	}
-
-	// ensure links are in order
-	err := validateLinks(profile)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// ensure all pinned repos are either own repos or collaborating repos
-	repos, err := db.GetAllReposByDid(s.db, profile.Did)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("getting repos for %s: %s", profile.Did, err)
-	}
-
-	collaboratingRepos, err := db.CollaboratingIn(s.db, profile.Did)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("getting collaborating repos for %s: %s", profile.Did, err)
-	}
-
-	var validRepos []syntax.ATURI
-	for _, r := range repos {
-		validRepos = append(validRepos, r.RepoAt())
-	}
-	for _, r := range collaboratingRepos {
-		validRepos = append(validRepos, r.RepoAt())
-	}
-
-	for _, pinned := range profile.PinnedRepos {
-		if pinned == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-		if !slices.Contains(validRepos, pinned) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Invalid pinned repo: `%s, does not belong to own or collaborating repos", pinned)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func validateLinks(profile *db.Profile) error {
-	for i, link := range profile.Links {
-		if link == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		parsedURL, err := url.Parse(link)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Invalid URL '%s': %v\n", link, err)
-		}
-
-		if parsedURL.Scheme == "" {
-			if strings.HasPrefix(link, "//") {
-				profile.Links[i] = "https:" + link
-			} else {
-				profile.Links[i] = "https://" + link
-			}
-			continue
-		} else if parsedURL.Scheme != "http" && parsedURL.Scheme != "https" {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Warning: URL '%s' has unusual scheme: %s\n", link, parsedURL.Scheme)
-		}
-
-		// catch relative paths
-		if parsedURL.Host == "" {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Warning: URL '%s' appears to be a relative path\n", link)
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (s *State) EditBioFragment(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	user := s.auth.GetUser(r)
 
diff --git a/appview/state/state.go b/appview/state/state.go
index 41cd3b54..7f901f48 100644
--- a/appview/state/state.go
+++ b/appview/state/state.go
@@ -63,7 +63,13 @@ func Make(config *appview.Config) (*State, error) {
 	jc, err := jetstream.NewJetstreamClient(
 		config.JetstreamEndpoint,
 		"appview",
-		[]string{tangled.GraphFollowNSID, tangled.FeedStarNSID, tangled.PublicKeyNSID, tangled.RepoArtifactNSID},
+		[]string{
+			tangled.GraphFollowNSID,
+			tangled.FeedStarNSID,
+			tangled.PublicKeyNSID,
+			tangled.RepoArtifactNSID,
+			tangled.ActorProfileNSID,
+		},
 		nil,
 		slog.Default(),
 		wrapper,