diff --git a/scripts/test-use-frecency-sorting.mjs b/scripts/test-use-frecency-sorting.mjs
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test-use-frecency-sorting.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import vm from 'node:vm';
+import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+const ts = require('typescript');
+const hookPath = path.resolve('src/renderer/src/raycast-api/hooks/use-frecency-sorting.ts');
+
+function createLocalStorage(initial = {}) {
+  const store = new Map(Object.entries(initial));
+
+  return {
+    getItem(key) {
+      return store.has(key) ? store.get(key) : null;
+    },
+    setItem(key, value) {
+      store.set(key, String(value));
+    },
+    removeItem(key) {
+      store.delete(key);
+    },
+    clear() {
+      store.clear();
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function createDateController(initialNow) {
+  let now = initialNow;
+  let nowCalls = 0;
+
+  class FakeDate extends Date {
+    constructor(...args) {
+      if (args.length === 0) {
+        super(now);
+        return;
+      }
+      super(...args);
+    }
+
+    static now() {
+      nowCalls += 1;
+      return now;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    Date: FakeDate,
+    get nowCalls() {
+      return nowCalls;
+    },
+    resetNowCalls() {
+      nowCalls = 0;
+    },
+    setNow(nextNow) {
+      now = nextNow;
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function createReactMock() {
+  const hooks = [];
+  let hookIndex = 0;
+
+  function depsChanged(previous, next) {
+    if (!previous || !next || previous.length !== next.length) return true;
+    return previous.some((value, index) => !Object.is(value, next[index]));
+  }
+
+  function memoize(factory, deps) {
+    const index = hookIndex;
+    hookIndex += 1;
+
+    if (!hooks[index] || depsChanged(hooks[index].deps, deps)) {
+      hooks[index] = {
+        deps: deps ? [...deps] : deps,
+        value: factory(),
+      };
+    }
+
+    return hooks[index].value;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    reset() {
+      hookIndex = 0;
+    },
+    react: {
+      useState(initializer) {
+        const index = hookIndex;
+        hookIndex += 1;
+
+        if (!hooks[index]) {
+          hooks[index] = {
+            value: typeof initializer === 'function' ? initializer() : initializer,
+          };
+        }
+
+        const setState = (nextValue) => {
+          hooks[index].value = typeof nextValue === 'function' ? nextValue(hooks[index].value) : nextValue;
+        };
+
+        return [hooks[index].value, setState];
+      },
+      useMemo(factory, deps) {
+        return memoize(factory, deps);
+      },
+      useCallback(callback, deps) {
+        return memoize(() => callback, deps);
+      },
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function loadHook({ initialNow = Date.UTC(2026, 0, 1, 12), localStorage = createLocalStorage() } = {}) {
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(hookPath, 'utf8');
+  const transpiled = ts.transpileModule(source, {
+    compilerOptions: {
+      module: ts.ModuleKind.CommonJS,
+      target: ts.ScriptTarget.ES2022,
+      esModuleInterop: true,
+      importsNotUsedAsValues: ts.ImportsNotUsedAsValues.Remove,
+    },
+    fileName: hookPath,
+  });
+
+  const dateController = createDateController(initialNow);
+  const reactMock = createReactMock();
+  const module = { exports: {} };
+  const sandbox = {
+    module,
+    exports: module.exports,
+    require: (request) => {
+      if (request === 'react') return reactMock.react;
+      return require(request);
+    },
+    console,
+    Date: dateController.Date,
+    JSON,
+    localStorage,
+    Math,
+    Object,
+    Promise,
+    String,
+  };
+
+  vm.runInNewContext(transpiled.outputText, sandbox, { filename: hookPath });
+
+  return {
+    dateController,
+    localStorage,
+    render(data, options) {
+      reactMock.reset();
+      return module.exports.useFrecencySorting(data, options);
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function ids(items) {
+  return Array.from(items, (item) => item.id);
+}
+
+test('useFrecencySorting reuses sorted data on stable rerender with the default key', () => {
+  const harness = loadHook();
+  const data = [{ id: 'charlie' }, { id: 'alpha' }, { id: 'bravo' }];
+  let comparisons = 0;
+  const options = {
+    namespace: 'stable-rerender',
+    sortUnvisited: (a, b) => {
+      comparisons += 1;
+      return a.id.localeCompare(b.id);
+    },
+  };
+
+  const firstRender = harness.render(data, options);
+
+  assert.deepEqual(ids(firstRender.data), ['alpha', 'bravo', 'charlie']);
+  assert.ok(comparisons > 0, 'initial render should sort the unvisited items');
+
+  const initialComparisons = comparisons;
+  const secondRender = harness.render(data, options);
+
+  assert.deepEqual(ids(secondRender.data), ['alpha', 'bravo', 'charlie']);
+  assert.equal(comparisons, initialComparisons, 'stable rerenders should not recompute the sort');
+  assert.strictEqual(secondRender.data, firstRender.data, 'stable rerenders should keep the memoized array');
+});
+
+test('useFrecencySorting reads the current time once per sorting recompute', () => {
+  const now = Date.UTC(2026, 0, 1, 12);
+  const namespace = 'single-now';
+  const harness = loadHook({
+    initialNow: now,
+    localStorage: createLocalStorage({
+      [`sc-frecency-${namespace}`]: JSON.stringify({
+        alpha: { count: 1, lastVisited: now - 1_000 },
+        bravo: { count: 3, lastVisited: now - 1_000 },
+        charlie: { count: 2, lastVisited: now - 1_000 },
+      }),
+    }),
+  });
+
+  harness.dateController.resetNowCalls();
+  const result = harness.render([{ id: 'alpha' }, { id: 'bravo' }, { id: 'charlie' }], { namespace });
+
+  assert.deepEqual(ids(result.data), ['bravo', 'charlie', 'alpha']);
+  assert.equal(harness.dateController.nowCalls, 1, 'sorting should capture one timestamp per recompute');
+});
+
+test('useFrecencySorting preserves visit tracking and reset behavior', async () => {
+  const now = Date.UTC(2026, 0, 1, 12);
+  const namespace = 'visit-tracking';
+  const data = [{ id: 'alpha' }, { id: 'bravo' }, { id: 'charlie' }];
+  const harness = loadHook({ initialNow: now });
+  let result = harness.render(data, { namespace });
+
+  harness.dateController.setNow(now - 4 * 60 * 60 * 1_000);
+  await result.visitItem(data[0]);
+  harness.dateController.setNow(now - 60 * 60 * 1_000);
+  await result.visitItem(data[1]);
+  harness.dateController.setNow(now - 30 * 60 * 1_000);
+  await result.visitItem(data[1]);
+
+  harness.dateController.setNow(now);
+  result = harness.render(data, { namespace });
+
+  assert.deepEqual(ids(result.data), ['bravo', 'alpha', 'charlie']);
+  assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(harness.localStorage.getItem(`sc-frecency-${namespace}`)), {
+    alpha: { count: 1, lastVisited: now - 4 * 60 * 60 * 1_000 },
+    bravo: { count: 2, lastVisited: now - 30 * 60 * 1_000 },
+  });
+
+  await result.resetRanking(data[1]);
+  result = harness.render(data, { namespace });
+
+  assert.equal(result.data[0].id, 'alpha');
+  assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(harness.localStorage.getItem(`sc-frecency-${namespace}`)), {
+    alpha: { count: 1, lastVisited: now - 4 * 60 * 60 * 1_000 },
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/raycast-api/hooks/use-frecency-sorting.ts b/src/renderer/src/raycast-api/hooks/use-frecency-sorting.ts
index 5cd648bb..d2fc7895 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/raycast-api/hooks/use-frecency-sorting.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/raycast-api/hooks/use-frecency-sorting.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,13 @@ interface FrecencyEntry {
   lastVisited: number;
 }
 
-function computeFrecencyScore(entry: FrecencyEntry): number {
-  const ageHours = (Date.now() - entry.lastVisited) / (1000 * 60 * 60);
+function getDefaultFrecencyKey(item: unknown): string {
+  const itemId = (item as { id?: unknown } | null | undefined)?.id;
+  return itemId == null ? String(item) : String(itemId);
+}
+
+function computeFrecencyScore(entry: FrecencyEntry, now: number): number {
+  const ageHours = (now - entry.lastVisited) / (1000 * 60 * 60);
   const decay = Math.pow(0.5, ageHours / 72);
   return entry.count * decay;
 }
@@ -30,7 +35,7 @@ export function useFrecencySorting<T>(
 } {
   const ns = options?.namespace || 'default';
   const storageKey = `sc-frecency-${ns}`;
-  const getKey = options?.key || ((item: any) => item?.id ?? String(item));
+  const getKey = options?.key || getDefaultFrecencyKey;
 
   const [frecencyMap, setFrecencyMap] = useState<Record<string, FrecencyEntry>>(() => {
     try {
@@ -60,13 +65,22 @@ export function useFrecencySorting<T>(
     }
 
     const items = [...data];
+    let scoreNow: number | undefined;
+    const getScoreNow = () => {
+      scoreNow ??= Date.now();
+      return scoreNow;
+    };
+
     items.sort((a, b) => {
       const keyA = getKey(a);
       const keyB = getKey(b);
       const entryA = frecencyMap[keyA];
       const entryB = frecencyMap[keyB];
 
-      if (entryA && entryB) return computeFrecencyScore(entryB) - computeFrecencyScore(entryA);
+      if (entryA && entryB) {
+        const now = getScoreNow();
+        return computeFrecencyScore(entryB, now) - computeFrecencyScore(entryA, now);
+      }
       if (entryA && !entryB) return -1;
       if (!entryA && entryB) return 1;
       if (options?.sortUnvisited) return options.sortUnvisited(a, b);