diff --git a/src/components/insights/nutrients/water-quick-add-sheet.tsx b/src/components/insights/nutrients/water-quick-add-sheet.tsx
index 2b60136cd..78396e516 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/nutrients/water-quick-add-sheet.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/nutrients/water-quick-add-sheet.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
 import { ResponsiveSheet } from "@/components/ui/responsive-sheet";
 import { useTranslations } from "@/lib/i18n/context";
 import { apiPost } from "@/lib/api/api-fetch";
-import { queryKeys } from "@/lib/query-keys";
+import { queryKeys, refetchInactiveDailyReads } from "@/lib/query-keys";
 
 /**
  * v1.29 — manual water quick-add sheet, opened from the hydration card.
@@ -45,11 +45,21 @@ export function WaterQuickAddSheet({
   const [editMode, setEditMode] = useState(false);
   const [editAmount, setEditAmount] = useState(() => String(todayTotalMl));
 
+  // v1.29.x — the Today digest joins the invalidation. The write route
+  // already hard-evicts the server snapshot bucket
+  // (`invalidateUserDashboardSnapshot`), but the client digest/snapshot
+  // queries are typically unmounted while this sheet is open (the user is
+  // on `/insights/nutrients`, not the dashboard), so a default ("active")
+  // invalidation would mark them stale without refetching them —
+  // `refetchInactiveDailyReads` forces the inactive refetch, mirroring the
+  // measurement / mood / medication fix.
   const invalidate = () => {
     void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["nutrients"] });
     void queryClient.invalidateQueries({
       queryKey: queryKeys.dashboardSnapshot(),
     });
+    void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: queryKeys.dailyDigest() });
+    void refetchInactiveDailyReads(queryClient);
   };
 
   const addMutation = useMutation({
diff --git a/src/components/measurements/measurement-form.tsx b/src/components/measurements/measurement-form.tsx
index d415d1c8c..972036a3d 100644
--- a/src/components/measurements/measurement-form.tsx
+++ b/src/components/measurements/measurement-form.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ import {
 import { Loader2, MoreHorizontal, Plus, RotateCcw } from "lucide-react";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import { useTranslations } from "@/lib/i18n/context";
-import { invalidateKeys, measurementDependentKeys } from "@/lib/query-keys";
+import {
+  invalidateKeys,
+  measurementDependentKeys,
+  refetchInactiveDailyReads,
+} from "@/lib/query-keys";
 import { ApiError, apiPost } from "@/lib/api/api-fetch";
 import { MEASUREMENT_NOTES_MAX_LENGTH } from "@/lib/validations/measurement";
 
@@ -326,6 +330,7 @@ export function MeasurementForm({
       setPulse("");
       setNotes("");
       await invalidateKeys(queryClient, measurementDependentKeys);
+      await refetchInactiveDailyReads(queryClient);
       toast.success(t("common.saved"));
       onSuccess?.();
     } catch (err) {
diff --git a/src/components/measurements/measurement-list.tsx b/src/components/measurements/measurement-list.tsx
index 03cfed717..67ec1c0f6 100644
--- a/src/components/measurements/measurement-list.tsx
+++ b/src/components/measurements/measurement-list.tsx
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ import {
   invalidateKeys,
   measurementDependentKeys,
   queryKeys,
+  refetchInactiveDailyReads,
 } from "@/lib/query-keys";
 import {
   MEASUREMENT_NOTES_MAX_LENGTH,
@@ -544,6 +545,7 @@ export function MeasurementList({
       try {
         await apiPost("/api/measurements/restore", { ids });
         await invalidateKeys(queryClient, measurementDependentKeys);
+        await refetchInactiveDailyReads(queryClient);
         toast.success(t("measurements.restoredToast"));
       } catch {
         toast.error(t("measurements.restoreError"));
@@ -558,6 +560,7 @@ export function MeasurementList({
     },
     onSuccess: (_data, id) => {
       void invalidateKeys(queryClient, measurementDependentKeys);
+      void refetchInactiveDailyReads(queryClient);
       toast.success(t("measurements.deletedToast"), {
         action: {
           label: t("common.undo"),
@@ -587,6 +590,7 @@ export function MeasurementList({
     },
     onSuccess: async (deleted, ids) => {
       await invalidateKeys(queryClient, measurementDependentKeys);
+      await refetchInactiveDailyReads(queryClient);
       clearSelection();
       toast.success(
         t("measurements.bulkDeleteSuccess", { count: String(deleted) }),
@@ -649,6 +653,7 @@ export function MeasurementList({
     },
     onSuccess: async () => {
       await invalidateKeys(queryClient, measurementDependentKeys);
+      await refetchInactiveDailyReads(queryClient);
       setEditing(null);
       setEditError(null);
     },
diff --git a/src/components/mood/mood-form.tsx b/src/components/mood/mood-form.tsx
index ce8d0e536..0e5443d49 100644
--- a/src/components/mood/mood-form.tsx
+++ b/src/components/mood/mood-form.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ import {
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import { useTranslations } from "@/lib/i18n/context";
 import { useRovingRadioGroup } from "@/hooks/use-roving-radio-group";
-import { invalidateKeys, moodDependentKeys } from "@/lib/query-keys";
+import {
+  invalidateKeys,
+  moodDependentKeys,
+  refetchInactiveDailyReads,
+} from "@/lib/query-keys";
 import { ApiError, apiPost } from "@/lib/api/api-fetch";
 import { SheetSection, SheetSectionCount } from "@/components/ui/sheet-section";
 import { MoodTagPicker, type RatedFactor } from "./mood-tag-picker";
@@ -216,6 +220,7 @@ export function MoodForm({ onSuccess, onCancel, footerSlot }: MoodFormProps) {
       resetForm();
       setMoreTagsOpen(false);
       await invalidateKeys(queryClient, moodDependentKeys);
+      await refetchInactiveDailyReads(queryClient);
       toast.success(t("common.saved"));
       onSuccess?.();
     } catch (err) {
diff --git a/src/components/mood/mood-list.tsx b/src/components/mood/mood-list.tsx
index 9fe2e15af..b8622fcc0 100644
--- a/src/components/mood/mood-list.tsx
+++ b/src/components/mood/mood-list.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,12 @@ import { toast } from "sonner";
 import { formatDateTime } from "@/lib/format";
 import { useTranslations, useFormatters } from "@/lib/i18n/context";
 import { MOOD_LABEL_KEYS, MOOD_SCORE_BY_ENUM } from "@/lib/mood/labels";
-import { invalidateKeys, moodDependentKeys, queryKeys } from "@/lib/query-keys";
+import {
+  invalidateKeys,
+  moodDependentKeys,
+  queryKeys,
+  refetchInactiveDailyReads,
+} from "@/lib/query-keys";
 import { moodSourceEnum } from "@/lib/validations/moodlog";
 import { Checkbox } from "@/components/ui/checkbox";
 import {
@@ -268,6 +273,7 @@ export function MoodList({ onAddFirst }: MoodListProps = {}) {
       try {
         await apiPost("/api/mood-entries/restore", { ids });
         await invalidateKeys(queryClient, moodDependentKeys);
+        await refetchInactiveDailyReads(queryClient);
         toast.success(t("mood.restoredToast"));
       } catch {
         toast.error(t("mood.restoreError"));
@@ -282,6 +288,7 @@ export function MoodList({ onAddFirst }: MoodListProps = {}) {
     },
     onSuccess: (_data, id) => {
       void invalidateKeys(queryClient, moodDependentKeys);
+      void refetchInactiveDailyReads(queryClient);
       toast.success(t("mood.deletedToast"), {
         action: {
           label: t("common.undo"),
@@ -309,6 +316,7 @@ export function MoodList({ onAddFirst }: MoodListProps = {}) {
     },
     onSuccess: async (deleted, ids) => {
       await invalidateKeys(queryClient, moodDependentKeys);
+      await refetchInactiveDailyReads(queryClient);
       clearSelection();
       toast.success(t("mood.bulkDeleteSuccess", { count: String(deleted) }), {
         action: {
@@ -369,6 +377,7 @@ export function MoodList({ onAddFirst }: MoodListProps = {}) {
     },
     onSuccess: async () => {
       await invalidateKeys(queryClient, moodDependentKeys);
+      await refetchInactiveDailyReads(queryClient);
       setEditing(null);
       setEditError(null);
     },
diff --git a/src/lib/__tests__/query-keys.test.ts b/src/lib/__tests__/query-keys.test.ts
index 4539ec330..6a78c31df 100644
--- a/src/lib/__tests__/query-keys.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/__tests__/query-keys.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   moodDependentKeys,
   medicationDependentKeys,
   invalidateKeys,
+  refetchInactiveDailyReads,
 } from "../query-keys";
 import type { QueryClient, QueryKey } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 
@@ -262,6 +263,15 @@ describe("dependent-key bundles", () => {
     expect(keyStrings).toContain(JSON.stringify(["dashboard", "snapshot"]));
   });
 
+  // v1.29.x — a manual measurement write never invalidated the Today
+  // digest, so its score / rail items lingered stale after a save from
+  // the values list or the dashboard quick-entry sheet. Mirror the
+  // v1.29.1 medication fix.
+  it("measurementDependentKeys bundles the daily digest", () => {
+    const keyStrings = measurementDependentKeys.map((k) => JSON.stringify(k));
+    expect(keyStrings).toContain(JSON.stringify(["daily", "digest"]));
+  });
+
   it("moodDependentKeys bundle covers mood + analytics + targets", () => {
     const keyStrings = moodDependentKeys.map((k) => JSON.stringify(k));
     expect(keyStrings).toContain(JSON.stringify(["mood-entries"]));
@@ -279,6 +289,13 @@ describe("dependent-key bundles", () => {
     expect(keyStrings).toContain(JSON.stringify(["dashboard", "snapshot"]));
   });
 
+  // v1.29.x — mirrors the measurement fix: a manual mood write never
+  // invalidated the Today digest.
+  it("moodDependentKeys bundles the daily digest", () => {
+    const keyStrings = moodDependentKeys.map((k) => JSON.stringify(k));
+    expect(keyStrings).toContain(JSON.stringify(["daily", "digest"]));
+  });
+
   it("medicationDependentKeys bundle covers medications + analytics + achievements", () => {
     const keyStrings = medicationDependentKeys.map((k) => JSON.stringify(k));
     expect(keyStrings).toContain(JSON.stringify(["medications"]));
@@ -467,3 +484,28 @@ describe("invalidateKeys", () => {
     expect(results[2].status).toBe("fulfilled");
   });
 });
+
+// v1.29.x — the shared helper behind the measurement / mood / water fix.
+// `invalidateKeys` (default `refetchType: "active"`) only refetches MOUNTED
+// queries, so the dashboard hero and Today digest — both typically unmounted
+// while the user is on the measurement/mood/nutrients surface — are marked
+// stale but never refetched. Mirrors the v1.29.1 medication-intake fix
+// (`invalidateMedicationReads`); this is the shared version every other
+// write seam now calls alongside its own `*DependentKeys` bundle.
+describe("refetchInactiveDailyReads", () => {
+  it("forces an inactive refetch of both the dashboard snapshot and the Today digest", async () => {
+    const invalidate = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    const client = { invalidateQueries: invalidate } as unknown as QueryClient;
+
+    await refetchInactiveDailyReads(client);
+
+    expect(invalidate).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      queryKey: queryKeys.dashboardSnapshot(),
+      refetchType: "inactive",
+    });
+    expect(invalidate).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      queryKey: queryKeys.dailyDigest(),
+      refetchType: "inactive",
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/query-keys/index.ts b/src/lib/query-keys/index.ts
index 29b98099f..4912ee132 100644
--- a/src/lib/query-keys/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/query-keys/index.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ export const measurementDependentKeys = [
   queryKeys.insightsTargets(),
   queryKeys.gamificationAchievements(),
   queryKeys.dashboardSnapshot(),
+  // v1.29.x — the Today digest reads the same snapshot ingredients a
+  // manual measurement write already hard-evicts server-side; joins the
+  // bundle so the digest's score / rail items refresh in lockstep with
+  // the tile strip. Call sites also force an inactive refetch (see
+  // `refetchInactiveDailyReads` below) since a default invalidation only
+  // refetches MOUNTED queries and the digest is typically unmounted
+  // while the user is on the measurement surface.
+  queryKeys.dailyDigest(),
   ["chart-data"] as const,
   // v1.8.5 — re-run the diversity-nudge clustering when readings change.
   ["measurement-diversity"] as const,
@@ -127,6 +135,11 @@ export const moodDependentKeys = [
   queryKeys.insightsTargets(),
   queryKeys.gamificationAchievements(),
   queryKeys.dashboardSnapshot(),
+  // v1.29.x — mirrors the measurement fix above: the Today digest reads
+  // the same snapshot mood block a mood write already hard-evicts
+  // server-side. Call sites force an inactive refetch too (see
+  // `refetchInactiveDailyReads`).
+  queryKeys.dailyDigest(),
 ];
 
 /**
@@ -208,3 +221,35 @@ export function invalidateKeys(
     keys.map((queryKey) => queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey })),
   );
 }
+
+/**
+ * Force the dashboard snapshot AND the Today digest to refetch even while
+ * unmounted. `invalidateKeys` (and every `*DependentKeys` bundle above) marks
+ * a query stale with the default `refetchType: "active"`, which only
+ * refetches MOUNTED queries — so a write made from the measurement / mood /
+ * medication surface leaves the dashboard hero and the Today digest (both
+ * typically unmounted while the user is elsewhere) stale until a manual
+ * remount re-fetches under `refetchOnMount: false`.
+ *
+ * Originates from the v1.16.11 dashboard-snapshot fix and the v1.29.1
+ * medication-intake fix (`invalidateMedicationReads` in
+ * `components/medications/use-medication-intake.ts`, which predates this
+ * shared helper and keeps its own inline copy). Call this alongside
+ * `invalidateKeys(queryClient, xDependentKeys)` from any write whose server
+ * route already hard-evicts the snapshot bucket — the forced refetch then
+ * returns post-write data immediately, no server change needed.
+ */
+export async function refetchInactiveDailyReads(
+  queryClient: QueryClient,
+): Promise<void> {
+  await Promise.all([
+    queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+      queryKey: queryKeys.dashboardSnapshot(),
+      refetchType: "inactive",
+    }),
+    queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+      queryKey: queryKeys.dailyDigest(),
+      refetchType: "inactive",
+    }),
+  ]);
+}