diff --git a/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts b/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
index 36b561e27..0352f71f0 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
@@ -1309,6 +1309,7 @@ export type HomeItem = {
   likeCount?: Maybe<Scalars['Int']>;
   previewContent?: Maybe<Scalars['String']>;
   saveCount?: Maybe<Scalars['Int']>;
+  score: Scalars['Float'];
   seen_at?: Maybe<Scalars['Date']>;
   slug?: Maybe<Scalars['String']>;
   source?: Maybe<HomeItemSource>;
@@ -2872,6 +2873,7 @@ export type SearchItem = {
   readingProgressTopPercent?: Maybe<Scalars['Float']>;
   recommendations?: Maybe<Array<Recommendation>>;
   savedAt: Scalars['Date'];
+  score?: Maybe<Scalars['Float']>;
   shortId?: Maybe<Scalars['String']>;
   siteIcon?: Maybe<Scalars['String']>;
   siteName?: Maybe<Scalars['String']>;
@@ -6075,6 +6077,7 @@ export type HomeItemResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentType extends
   likeCount?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['Int']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   previewContent?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['String']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   saveCount?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['Int']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
+  score?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['Float'], ParentType, ContextType>;
   seen_at?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['Date']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   slug?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['String']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   source?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['HomeItemSource']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
@@ -6859,6 +6862,7 @@ export type SearchItemResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentType extend
   readingProgressTopPercent?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['Float']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   recommendations?: Resolver<Maybe<Array<ResolversTypes['Recommendation']>>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   savedAt?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['Date'], ParentType, ContextType>;
+  score?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['Float']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   shortId?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['String']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   siteIcon?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['String']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   siteName?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['String']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
diff --git a/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql b/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
index 2226d1d2a..29a98e88c 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
+++ b/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
@@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@ type HomeItem {
   likeCount: Int
   previewContent: String
   saveCount: Int
+  score: Float!
   seen_at: Date
   slug: String
   source: HomeItemSource
@@ -2214,6 +2215,7 @@ type SearchItem {
   readingProgressTopPercent: Float
   recommendations: [Recommendation!]
   savedAt: Date!
+  score: Float
   shortId: String
   siteIcon: String
   siteName: String
diff --git a/packages/api/src/jobs/update_home.ts b/packages/api/src/jobs/update_home.ts
index f2d6d5e59..cd3afdb40 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/jobs/update_home.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/jobs/update_home.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { User } from '../entity/user'
 import { redisDataSource } from '../redis_data_source'
 import { findUnseenPublicItems } from '../services/home'
 import { searchLibraryItems } from '../services/library_item'
-import { Feature, getScores, ScoreApiResponse } from '../services/score'
+import { Feature, getScores } from '../services/score'
 import { findSubscriptionsByNames } from '../services/subscriptions'
 import { findActiveUser } from '../services/user'
 import { lanaugeToCode } from '../utils/helpers'
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ interface Candidate {
   siteIcon?: string
   siteName?: string
   folder?: string
-  score?: number
+  score: number
   publishedAt?: Date
   subscription?: {
     name: string
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ interface Candidate {
 interface Item {
   id: string
   type: string
+  score: number
 }
 
 interface Section {
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ const libraryItemToCandidate = (
   siteName: item.siteName || undefined,
   siteIcon: item.siteIcon || undefined,
   folder: item.folder,
-  score: item.score,
+  score: item.score || 0,
   publishedAt: item.publishedAt || undefined,
   subscription: subscriptions.find(
     (subscription) =>
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ const publicItemToCandidate = (item: PublicItem): Candidate => ({
     name: item.source.name,
     type: item.source.type,
   },
+  score: 0,
 })
 
 const selectCandidates = async (user: User): Promise<Array<Candidate>> => {
@@ -157,14 +159,7 @@ const rankCandidates = async (
   userId: string,
   candidates: Array<Candidate>
 ): Promise<Array<Candidate>> => {
-  if (candidates.length <= 10) {
-    // no need to rank if there are less than 10 candidates
-    return candidates
-  }
-
-  const unscoredCandidates = candidates.filter(
-    (item) => item.score === undefined
-  )
+  const unscoredCandidates = candidates.filter((item) => item.score === 0)
 
   const data = {
     user_id: userId,
@@ -190,21 +185,13 @@ const rankCandidates = async (
   }
 
   const newScores = await getScores(data)
-  const preCalculatedScores = candidates
-    .filter((item) => item.score !== undefined)
-    .reduce((acc, item) => {
-      acc[item.id] = item.score as number
-      return acc
-    }, {} as ScoreApiResponse)
-  const scores = { ...preCalculatedScores, ...newScores }
+  // update scores for candidates
+  candidates.forEach((item) => {
+    item.score = newScores[item.id] || 0
+  })
 
   // rank candidates by score in ascending order
-  candidates.sort((a, b) => {
-    const scoreA = scores[a.id] || 0
-    const scoreB = scores[b.id] || 0
-
-    return scoreA - scoreB
-  })
+  candidates.sort((a, b) => a.score - b.score)
 
   return candidates
 }
@@ -360,6 +347,7 @@ const mixHomeItems = (rankedHomeItems: Array<Candidate>): Array<Section> => {
       items: batch.slice(0, 5).map((item) => ({
         id: item.id,
         type: item.type,
+        score: item.score,
       })),
       layout: 'quick links',
     })
@@ -367,7 +355,7 @@ const mixHomeItems = (rankedHomeItems: Array<Candidate>): Array<Section> => {
     // create a section for each long item
     sections.push(
       ...batch.slice(5).map((item) => ({
-        items: [{ id: item.id, type: item.type }],
+        items: [{ id: item.id, type: item.type, score: item.score }],
         layout: 'long',
       }))
     )
@@ -391,6 +379,11 @@ export const updateHome = async (data: UpdateHomeJobData) => {
   const candidates = await selectCandidates(user)
   logger.info(`Found ${candidates.length} candidates`)
 
+  if (candidates.length <= 10) {
+    logger.info('Not enough candidates found')
+    return
+  }
+
   // TODO: integrity check on candidates
 
   logger.info('Ranking candidates')
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
index 5681597d7..45bfc9dfd 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
@@ -636,7 +636,11 @@ export const functionResolvers = {
   HomeSection: {
     async items(
       section: {
-        items: Array<{ id: string; type: 'library_item' | 'public_item' }>
+        items: Array<{
+          id: string
+          type: 'library_item' | 'public_item'
+          score: number
+        }>
       },
       _: unknown,
       ctx: WithDataSourcesContext
@@ -687,6 +691,7 @@ export const functionResolvers = {
               siteName: libraryItem.siteName,
               siteIcon: libraryItem.siteIcon,
               slug: libraryItem.slug,
+              score: item.score,
             }
           }
 
@@ -713,6 +718,7 @@ export const functionResolvers = {
               likeCount: publicItem.stats.likeCount,
               saveCount: publicItem.stats.saveCount,
               source: publicItem.source,
+              score: item.score,
             }
           }
         })
diff --git a/packages/api/src/schema.ts b/packages/api/src/schema.ts
index 000a628cb..c0986f4a3 100755
--- a/packages/api/src/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/schema.ts
@@ -1676,6 +1676,7 @@ const schema = gql`
     aiSummary: String
     directionality: DirectionalityType
     format: String
+    score: Float
   }
 
   type SearchItemEdge {
@@ -3145,6 +3146,7 @@ const schema = gql`
     canShare: Boolean
     canArchive: Boolean
     canDelete: Boolean
+    score: Float!
   }
 
   type HomeSection {