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+"use client";
+
+import { useQuery, type UseQueryResult } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+
+import { useAuth } from "@/hooks/use-auth";
+import { queryKeys } from "@/lib/query-keys";
+import type {
+  AchievementMetrics,
+  AchievementProgress,
+  AchievementSummary,
+} from "@/lib/gamification/achievements";
+
+/**
+ * v1.4.34 IW-F-Perf — single TanStack-Query wrapper for
+ * `/api/gamification/achievements`.
+ *
+ * Pre-fix, three consumers each declared their own `useQuery` block:
+ *   - `<RecentAchievementsCard>` with `["gamification", "achievements"]`,
+ *   - the `/achievements` mother page with the same literal key, and
+ *   - `<AchievementUnlockNotifier>` with a different key
+ *     (`["gamification", "achievements", "unlock-notifier", userId]`)
+ *     plus a 2-minute refetch interval.
+ *
+ * TanStack treats the divergent key as a fresh cache cell, so the
+ * dashboard fired two network calls instead of one on every cold
+ * mount — once for the card, once for the notifier. The
+ * `round-v1434-prod-slowness-investigation.md` HAR catches the
+ * duplicate landing inside the same ~3 s pool-starvation tail.
+ *
+ * This hook mirrors the v1.4.33 `use-analytics-query.ts` shape:
+ *   - centralises the queryKey via `queryKeys.gamificationAchievements()`,
+ *   - sets `staleTime: 60_000` so a route swing within a minute is a
+ *     free cache hit,
+ *   - keeps `refetchOnMount: false` + `refetchOnWindowFocus: false` so
+ *     route transitions never trigger a refetch storm,
+ *   - defaults to `enabled: isAuthenticated` so the unauthenticated
+ *     surfaces don't spin up a 401-bound request,
+ *   - lets the notifier opt into the 2-minute `refetchInterval` so its
+ *     "fresh unlock" toast still fires for users who keep the tab open
+ *     without forcing the card to refetch on the same cadence — the
+ *     cache slot is shared, so a single refetch updates both.
+ */
+
+export interface AchievementsPayload {
+  summary: AchievementSummary;
+  achievements: AchievementProgress[];
+  metrics: AchievementMetrics;
+}
+
+export interface UseAchievementsQueryOptions {
+  /**
+   * Optional override for the auth gate. Defaults to
+   * `isAuthenticated`. Callers that need to defer the fetch behind a
+   * stricter precondition (e.g. notifier waiting for a known userId)
+   * can pass a composed flag here.
+   */
+  enabled?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Optional refetch cadence in milliseconds. Defaults to `false`
+   * (no polling). The unlock notifier opts into a 2-minute interval
+   * so users who keep the tab open still see new-unlock toasts; the
+   * card stays passive because both consumers share the same cache
+   * cell.
+   */
+  refetchInterval?: number | false;
+}
+
+async function fetchAchievements(): Promise<AchievementsPayload> {
+  const res = await fetch("/api/gamification/achievements");
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to load achievements (${res.status})`);
+  }
+  const json = (await res.json()) as { data: AchievementsPayload };
+  return json.data;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Shared hook. Returns the unwrapped `data` payload typed as
+ * `AchievementsPayload`. Consumers narrow at the call site.
+ */
+export function useAchievementsQuery(
+  options: UseAchievementsQueryOptions = {},
+): UseQueryResult<AchievementsPayload, Error> {
+  const { isAuthenticated } = useAuth();
+  const enabled =
+    options.enabled !== undefined ? options.enabled : isAuthenticated;
+  const refetchInterval = options.refetchInterval ?? false;
+
+  return useQuery({
+    queryKey: queryKeys.gamificationAchievements(),
+    queryFn: fetchAchievements,
+    enabled,
+    staleTime: 60_000,
+    refetchOnMount: false,
+    refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
+    refetchInterval,
+  });
+}