diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/ResourceCache.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/ResourceCache.java
index dd2844d9f8..672b48e540 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/ResourceCache.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/ResourceCache.java
@@ -24,9 +24,22 @@
 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 public interface ResourceCache<T extends HasMetadata> extends Cache<T> {
 
+  /**
+   * Lists all resources in the given namespace.
+   *
+   * @param namespace the namespace to list resources from
+   * @return a stream of all cached resources in the namespace
+   */
   default Stream<T> list(String namespace) {
     return list(namespace, TRUE);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Lists resources in the given namespace that match the provided predicate.
+   *
+   * @param namespace the namespace to list resources from
+   * @param predicate filter to apply on the resources
+   * @return a stream of cached resources matching the predicate
+   */
   Stream<T> list(String namespace, Predicate<T> predicate);
 }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/Cache.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/Cache.java
index ffcfd2df58..c93262b5d9 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/Cache.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/Cache.java
@@ -25,17 +25,45 @@
 public interface Cache<T> {
   Predicate TRUE = (a) -> true;
 
+  /**
+   * Retrieves a resource from the cache by its {@link ResourceID}.
+   *
+   * @param resourceID the identifier of the resource
+   * @return an optional containing the resource if present in the cache
+   */
   Optional<T> get(ResourceID resourceID);
 
+  /**
+   * Checks whether a resource with the given {@link ResourceID} exists in the cache.
+   *
+   * @param resourceID the identifier of the resource
+   * @return {@code true} if the resource is present in the cache
+   */
   default boolean contains(ResourceID resourceID) {
     return get(resourceID).isPresent();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a stream of all {@link ResourceID}s currently in the cache.
+   *
+   * @return a stream of resource identifiers
+   */
   Stream<ResourceID> keys();
 
+  /**
+   * Lists all resources in the cache.
+   *
+   * @return a stream of all cached resources
+   */
   default Stream<T> list() {
     return list(TRUE);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Lists resources in the cache that match the provided predicate.
+   *
+   * @param predicate filter to apply on the resources
+   * @return a stream of cached resources matching the predicate
+   */
   Stream<T> list(Predicate<T> predicate);
 }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/ManagedInformerEventSource.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/ManagedInformerEventSource.java
index 69a5f36bf4..6debf13047 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/ManagedInformerEventSource.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/ManagedInformerEventSource.java
@@ -234,52 +234,52 @@ public void addIndexers(Map<String, Function<R, List<String>>> indexers) {
     this.indexers.putAll(indexers);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   *
+   * <p>This implementation is read-cache-after-write consistent. Results are merged with the
+   * temporary resource cache to ensure recently written resources are reflected in the output.
+   */
   @Override
   public Stream<R> list(String namespace, Predicate<R> predicate) {
-    return manager().list(namespace, predicate);
+    return mergeWithWithTempCacheResources(
+        manager().list(namespace, predicate), namespace, predicate);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   *
+   * <p>This implementation is read-cache-after-write consistent. Results are merged with the
+   * temporary resource cache to ensure recently written resources are reflected in the output.
+   */
   @Override
   public Stream<R> list(Predicate<R> predicate) {
-    return cache.list(predicate);
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public List<R> byIndex(String indexName, String indexKey) {
-    return manager().byIndex(indexName, indexKey);
-  }
-
-  public Stream<R> byIndexStream(String indexName, String indexKey) {
-    return manager().byIndexStream(indexName, indexKey);
+    return mergeWithWithTempCacheResources(cache.list(predicate), null, predicate);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Like {@link #list(String, Predicate)} but for read-cache-after-write consistency. This is
-   * useful when resources are updated using {@link
-   * io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.ResourceOperations}.
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   *
+   * <p>This implementation is read-cache-after-write consistent. Results are merged with the
+   * temporary resource cache to ensure recently written resources are reflected in the output.
    */
-  public Stream<R> listWithStrongConsistency(String namespace, Predicate<R> predicate) {
+  @Override
+  public Stream<R> byIndexStream(String indexName, String indexKey) {
     return mergeWithWithTempCacheResources(
-        manager().list(namespace, predicate), namespace, predicate);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Like {@link #list(Predicate)} but for read-cache-after-write consistency. This is useful when
-   * resources are updated using {@link
-   * io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.ResourceOperations}.
-   */
-  public Stream<R> listWithStrongConsistency(Predicate<R> predicate) {
-    return mergeWithWithTempCacheResources(cache.list(predicate), null, predicate);
+        manager().byIndexStream(indexName, indexKey), indexName, indexKey);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Like {@link #byIndexStream(String, String)} but for read-cache-after-write consistency. This is
-   * useful when resources are updated using {@link
-   * io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.ResourceOperations}.
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   *
+   * <p>This implementation is read-cache-after-write consistent. Results are merged with the
+   * temporary resource cache to ensure recently written resources are reflected in the output.
    */
-  public Stream<R> byIndexStreamWithStrongConsistency(String indexName, String indexKey) {
+  @Override
+  public List<R> byIndex(String indexName, String indexKey) {
     return mergeWithWithTempCacheResources(
-        manager().byIndexStream(indexName, indexKey), indexName, indexKey);
+            manager().byIndexStream(indexName, indexKey), indexName, indexKey)
+        .collect(Collectors.toList());
   }
 
   private Stream<R> mergeWithWithTempCacheResources(
@@ -359,9 +359,19 @@ private Stream<R> mergeWithWithTempCacheResources(
     return Stream.concat(tempResourceStream, upToDateList.stream());
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   *
+   * <p>This implementation is read-cache-after-write consistent. Keys from the temporary resource
+   * cache (ghost resources) are included in the result.
+   */
   @Override
   public Stream<ResourceID> keys() {
-    return cache.keys();
+    if (!comparableResourceVersions || temporaryResourceCache.isEmpty()) {
+      return manager().keys();
+    }
+    var tempKeys = temporaryResourceCache.getResources().keySet();
+    return Stream.concat(manager().keys(), tempKeys.stream().filter(k -> !manager().contains(k)));
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSourceTest.java b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSourceTest.java
index 7313cc3a48..fde605caa7 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSourceTest.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSourceTest.java
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ void informerStoppedHandlerShouldBeCalledWhenInformerStops() {
   }
 
   @Test
-  void listWithStrongConsistencyReplacesResourceFromTempCache() {
+  void listReplacesResourceFromTempCache() {
     var original = testDeployment();
     var newer = testDeployment();
     newer.getMetadata().setResourceVersion("5");
@@ -553,13 +553,13 @@ void listWithStrongConsistencyReplacesResourceFromTempCache() {
     when(mim.list(nullable(String.class), any())).thenReturn(Stream.of(original));
     doReturn(mim).when(informerEventSource).manager();
 
-    var result = informerEventSource.listWithStrongConsistency(null, r -> true).toList();
+    var result = informerEventSource.list(null, r -> true).toList();
 
     assertThat(result).containsExactly(newer);
   }
 
   @Test
-  void listWithStrongConsistencyKeepsResourceWhenNotInTempCache() {
+  void listKeepsResourceWhenNotInTempCache() {
     var original = testDeployment();
 
     when(temporaryResourceCache.getResources()).thenReturn(Map.of());
@@ -568,13 +568,13 @@ void listWithStrongConsistencyKeepsResourceWhenNotInTempCache() {
     when(mim.list(nullable(String.class), any())).thenReturn(Stream.of(original));
     doReturn(mim).when(informerEventSource).manager();
 
-    var result = informerEventSource.listWithStrongConsistency("default", r -> true).toList();
+    var result = informerEventSource.list("default", r -> true).toList();
 
     assertThat(result).containsExactly(original);
   }
 
   @Test
-  void listWithStrongConsistencyReplacesOnlyMatchingResources() {
+  void listReplacesOnlyMatchingResources() {
     var dep1 = testDeployment();
     var dep2 = testDeployment();
     dep2.getMetadata().setName("other");
@@ -588,13 +588,13 @@ void listWithStrongConsistencyReplacesOnlyMatchingResources() {
     when(informerManager.list(nullable(String.class), any())).thenReturn(Stream.of(dep1, dep2));
     doReturn(informerManager).when(informerEventSource).manager();
 
-    var result = informerEventSource.listWithStrongConsistency(null, r -> true).toList();
+    var result = informerEventSource.list(null, r -> true).toList();
 
     assertThat(result).containsExactlyInAnyOrder(newerDep1, dep2);
   }
 
   @Test
-  void byIndexStreamWithStrongConsistencyReplacesFromTempCache() {
+  void byIndexStreamReplacesFromTempCache() {
     var original = testDeployment();
     var newer = testDeployment();
     newer.getMetadata().setResourceVersion("5");
@@ -607,13 +607,13 @@ void byIndexStreamWithStrongConsistencyReplacesFromTempCache() {
     doReturn(informerManager).when(informerEventSource).manager();
     informerEventSource.addIndexers(Map.of("idx", d -> List.of("key")));
 
-    var result = informerEventSource.byIndexStreamWithStrongConsistency("idx", "key").toList();
+    var result = informerEventSource.byIndexStream("idx", "key").toList();
 
     assertThat(result).containsExactly(newer);
   }
 
   @Test
-  void listWithStrongConsistencyKeepsResourceWhenTempCacheHasOlderVersion() {
+  void listKeepsResourceWhenTempCacheHasOlderVersion() {
     var original = testDeployment();
     original.getMetadata().setResourceVersion("5");
     var olderTemp = testDeployment();
@@ -626,13 +626,13 @@ void listWithStrongConsistencyKeepsResourceWhenTempCacheHasOlderVersion() {
     when(mim.list(nullable(String.class), any())).thenReturn(Stream.of(original));
     doReturn(mim).when(informerEventSource).manager();
 
-    var result = informerEventSource.listWithStrongConsistency(null, r -> true).toList();
+    var result = informerEventSource.list(null, r -> true).toList();
 
     assertThat(result).containsExactly(original);
   }
 
   @Test
-  void byIndexStreamWithStrongConsistencyKeepsResourceWhenTempCacheHasOlderVersion() {
+  void byIndexStreamKeepsResourceWhenTempCacheHasOlderVersion() {
     var original = testDeployment();
     original.getMetadata().setResourceVersion("5");
     var olderTemp = testDeployment();
@@ -646,13 +646,13 @@ void byIndexStreamWithStrongConsistencyKeepsResourceWhenTempCacheHasOlderVersion
     doReturn(mim).when(informerEventSource).manager();
     informerEventSource.addIndexers(Map.of("idx", d -> List.of("key")));
 
-    var result = informerEventSource.byIndexStreamWithStrongConsistency("idx", "key").toList();
+    var result = informerEventSource.byIndexStream("idx", "key").toList();
 
     assertThat(result).containsExactly(original);
   }
 
   @Test
-  void listWithStrongConsistencyAddsGhostResources() {
+  void listAddsGhostResources() {
     var resource = testDeployment();
     var ghostResource = testDeployment();
     ghostResource.getMetadata().setName("ghost");
@@ -664,11 +664,54 @@ void listWithStrongConsistencyAddsGhostResources() {
     when(mim.list(nullable(String.class), any())).thenReturn(Stream.of(resource));
     doReturn(mim).when(informerEventSource).manager();
 
-    var result = informerEventSource.listWithStrongConsistency(null, r -> true).toList();
+    var result = informerEventSource.list(null, r -> true).toList();
 
     assertThat(result).containsExactlyInAnyOrder(resource, ghostResource);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void keysIncludesGhostResourceKeys() {
+    var resource = testDeployment();
+    var ghostResource = testDeployment();
+    ghostResource.getMetadata().setName("ghost");
+
+    var resourceId = ResourceID.fromResource(resource);
+    var ghostResourceId = ResourceID.fromResource(ghostResource);
+
+    when(temporaryResourceCache.getResources()).thenReturn(Map.of(ghostResourceId, ghostResource));
+    when(temporaryResourceCache.isEmpty()).thenReturn(false);
+
+    var mim = mock(InformerManager.class);
+    when(mim.keys()).thenReturn(Stream.of(resourceId));
+    when(mim.contains(ghostResourceId)).thenReturn(false);
+    doReturn(mim).when(informerEventSource).manager();
+
+    var result = informerEventSource.keys().toList();
+
+    assertThat(result).containsExactlyInAnyOrder(resourceId, ghostResourceId);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void keysDoesNotDuplicateExistingKeys() {
+    var resource = testDeployment();
+    var newerResource = testDeployment();
+    newerResource.getMetadata().setResourceVersion("5");
+
+    var resourceId = ResourceID.fromResource(resource);
+
+    when(temporaryResourceCache.getResources()).thenReturn(Map.of(resourceId, newerResource));
+    when(temporaryResourceCache.isEmpty()).thenReturn(false);
+
+    var mim = mock(InformerManager.class);
+    when(mim.keys()).thenReturn(Stream.of(resourceId));
+    when(mim.contains(resourceId)).thenReturn(true);
+    doReturn(mim).when(informerEventSource).manager();
+
+    var result = informerEventSource.keys().toList();
+
+    assertThat(result).containsExactly(resourceId);
+  }
+
   Deployment testDeployment() {
     Deployment deployment = new Deployment();
     deployment.setMetadata(new ObjectMeta());