diff --git a/.changeset/nip98-redis-nx.md b/.changeset/nip98-redis-nx.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b0b2d1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nip98-redis-nx.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"nostream": patch
+---
+
+feat(redis): add setKeyIfNotExists for one-time claims
diff --git a/src/@types/adapters.ts b/src/@types/adapters.ts
index c42bc0a8..77ab9d74 100644
--- a/src/@types/adapters.ts
+++ b/src/@types/adapters.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export interface ICacheAdapter {
   getKey(key: string): Promise<string>
   hasKey(key: string): Promise<boolean>
   setKey(key: string, value: string, expirySeconds?: number): Promise<boolean>
+  setKeyIfNotExists(key: string, value: string, expirySeconds?: number): Promise<boolean>
   addToSortedSet(key: string, set: Record<string, string> | Record<string, string>[]): Promise<number>
   removeRangeByScoreFromSortedSet(key: string, min: number, max: number): Promise<number>
   getRangeFromSortedSet(key: string, start: number, stop: number): Promise<string[]>
@@ -33,6 +34,5 @@ export interface ICacheAdapter {
   getHKey(key: string, field: string): Promise<string>
   setHKey(key: string, fields: Record<string, string>): Promise<boolean>
 
-
   eval(script: string, keys: string[], args: string[]): Promise<unknown>
 }
diff --git a/src/adapters/redis-adapter.ts b/src/adapters/redis-adapter.ts
index b7a247f8..820de102 100644
--- a/src/adapters/redis-adapter.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/redis-adapter.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
+import { ICacheAdapter } from '../@types/adapters'
 import { CacheClient } from '../@types/cache'
 import { createLogger } from '../factories/logger-factory'
-import { ICacheAdapter } from '../@types/adapters'
 
 const logger = createLogger('redis-adapter')
 
 export class RedisAdapter implements ICacheAdapter {
-
   private connection: Promise<void>
 
   private scriptShas: Map<string, string> = new Map()
@@ -70,6 +69,15 @@ export class RedisAdapter implements ICacheAdapter {
     return 'OK' === (await this.client.set(key, value))
   }
 
+  public async setKeyIfNotExists(key: string, value: string, expirySeconds?: number): Promise<boolean> {
+    await this.connection
+    logger('set nx %s key', key)
+    if (typeof expirySeconds === 'number') {
+      return 'OK' === (await this.client.set(key, value, { EX: expirySeconds, NX: true }))
+    }
+    return 'OK' === (await this.client.set(key, value, { NX: true }))
+  }
+
   public async removeRangeByScoreFromSortedSet(key: string, min: number, max: number): Promise<number> {
     await this.connection
     logger('remove %d..%d range from sorted set %s', min, max, key)
@@ -96,7 +104,6 @@ export class RedisAdapter implements ICacheAdapter {
     return this.client.zAdd(key, members)
   }
 
-
   public async deleteKey(key: string): Promise<number> {
     await this.connection
     logger('delete %s key', key)
@@ -106,13 +113,13 @@ export class RedisAdapter implements ICacheAdapter {
   public async getHKey(key: string, field: string): Promise<string> {
     await this.connection
     logger('get %s field for key %s', field, key)
-    return await this.client.hGet(key, field) ?? ''
+    return (await this.client.hGet(key, field)) ?? ''
   }
 
   public async setHKey(key: string, fields: Record<string, string>): Promise<boolean> {
     await this.connection
     logger('set %s key', key)
-    return await this.client.hSet(key, fields) >= 0
+    return (await this.client.hSet(key, fields)) >= 0
   }
 
   public async eval(script: string, keys: string[], args: string[]): Promise<unknown> {
@@ -123,6 +130,4 @@ export class RedisAdapter implements ICacheAdapter {
     }
     return await this.client.evalSha(this.scriptShas.get(script)!, { keys, arguments: args })
   }
-
-
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/adapters/redis-adapter.spec.ts b/test/unit/adapters/redis-adapter.spec.ts
index 9774dc23..0aeffd67 100644
--- a/test/unit/adapters/redis-adapter.spec.ts
+++ b/test/unit/adapters/redis-adapter.spec.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,25 @@ describe('RedisAdapter', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('setKeyIfNotExists', () => {
+    it('returns true when NX set creates the key', async () => {
+      client.set.resolves('OK')
+
+      const result = await adapter.setKeyIfNotExists('key', 'value', 60)
+
+      expect(client.set).to.have.been.calledOnceWithExactly('key', 'value', { EX: 60, NX: true })
+      expect(result).to.be.true
+    })
+
+    it('returns false when the key already exists', async () => {
+      client.set.resolves(null)
+
+      const result = await adapter.setKeyIfNotExists('key', 'value', 60)
+
+      expect(result).to.be.false
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('removeRangeByScoreFromSortedSet', () => {
     it('calls client.zRemRangeByScore with correct arguments', async () => {
       client.zRemRangeByScore.resolves(3)