diff --git a/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/cache/keys.py b/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/cache/keys.py
index ce7632c..c163556 100644
--- a/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/cache/keys.py
+++ b/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/cache/keys.py
@@ -32,7 +32,18 @@ def derive_cache_key(
     Returns a prefixed key: "ctx:{context}:{hmac_hex}" so that
     broad purge can SCAN by prefix "ctx:{context}:*".
     """
-    sorted_params = {k: str(v) for k, v in sorted(params.items())}
+    def _normalize(v: Any) -> str:
+        """Normalize values for cross-language HMAC consistency.
+        Python str(True)="True" but JS String(true)="true". Use JSON-native forms."""
+        if v is True:
+            return "true"
+        if v is False:
+            return "false"
+        if v is None:
+            return "null"
+        return str(v)
+
+    sorted_params = {k: _normalize(v) for k, v in sorted(params.items())}
 
     key_data: dict[str, Any] = {"c": context, "p": sorted_params, "r": rev}
     if user_id is not None:
diff --git a/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/client/executor.py b/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/client/executor.py
index b4a30ea..f5bd72f 100644
--- a/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/client/executor.py
+++ b/packages/mizan-django/src/mizan/client/executor.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from enum import Enum
 from functools import wraps
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable
 
-from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponse, JsonResponse
+from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpResponseBase, JsonResponse
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_protect
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ValidationError
 
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ def execute_function(
     request: HttpRequest,
     fn_name: str,
     input_data: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
-) -> FunctionResult | FunctionError:
+) -> "FunctionResult | FunctionError | HttpResponseBase":
     """
     Execute a registered server function.
 
diff --git a/packages/mizan-react/src/context.tsx b/packages/mizan-react/src/context.tsx
index af19cb6..769358a 100644
--- a/packages/mizan-react/src/context.tsx
+++ b/packages/mizan-react/src/context.tsx
@@ -367,11 +367,12 @@ export function MizanProvider({
         [contextStore]
     )
 
-    // Refresh a specific context
+    // Refresh a specific context via GET /ctx/<name>/
     const refreshContext = useCallback(
         async (name: string): Promise<void> => {
             try {
-                const data = await call(name, {})
+                const response = await httpClient.request('GET', `${baseUrl}/ctx/${name}/`)
+                const data = await response.json()
                 setContextStore(prev => {
                     const next = { ...prev, [name]: data }
                     // Notify listeners
diff --git a/packages/mizan-react/src/forms.ts b/packages/mizan-react/src/forms.ts
index 6af940a..ba22a17 100644
--- a/packages/mizan-react/src/forms.ts
+++ b/packages/mizan-react/src/forms.ts
@@ -811,8 +811,16 @@ export function useMizanFormCore<TData extends Record<string, unknown>>(
     }, [errors, touchedFields])
 
     const isValid = useMemo(() => {
-        return errors !== null && !hasErrors
-    }, [errors, hasErrors])
+        if (errors === null || hasErrors) return false
+        // Also check that all required fields have been touched
+        if (schema) {
+            for (const fieldName of schema.fieldOrder) {
+                const field = schema.fields[fieldName]
+                if (field.required && !touchedFields.has(fieldName)) return false
+            }
+        }
+        return true
+    }, [errors, hasErrors, schema, touchedFields])
 
     return {
         data,
diff --git a/packages/mizan-runtime/src/index.ts b/packages/mizan-runtime/src/index.ts
index 24e877e..8d27eb4 100644
--- a/packages/mizan-runtime/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/mizan-runtime/src/index.ts
@@ -151,6 +151,24 @@ function flush(): void {
 
 // === Fetch ===
 
+async function fetchWithRetry(
+    input: RequestInfo | URL,
+    init?: RequestInit,
+    retries = 2,
+): Promise<Response> {
+    for (let attempt = 0; ; attempt++) {
+        try {
+            const res = await fetch(input, init)
+            // Don't retry client errors (4xx) — only server/network errors
+            if (res.ok || (res.status >= 400 && res.status < 500)) return res
+            if (attempt >= retries) return res
+        } catch (e) {
+            if (attempt >= retries) throw e
+        }
+        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, (attempt + 1) * 200))
+    }
+}
+
 async function resolveHeaders(): Promise<Record<string, string>> {
     await initSession()
 
@@ -179,7 +197,7 @@ export async function mizanFetch(
     }
 
     const headers = await resolveHeaders()
-    const res = await fetch(url.toString(), { headers, credentials: 'same-origin' })
+    const res = await fetchWithRetry(url.toString(), { headers, credentials: 'same-origin' })
     if (!res.ok) throw new MizanError(res.status, await res.text())
     return res.json()
 }
@@ -191,6 +209,7 @@ export async function mizanCall(
     const headers = await resolveHeaders()
     headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
 
+    // Mutations are not retried — they are not idempotent
     const res = await fetch(`${config.baseUrl}/call/`, {
         method: 'POST',
         headers,