diff --git a/langgraph/checkpoint/redis/__init__.py b/langgraph/checkpoint/redis/__init__.py
index 1bdbaf0..2c0f123 100644
--- a/langgraph/checkpoint/redis/__init__.py
+++ b/langgraph/checkpoint/redis/__init__.py
@@ -354,13 +354,42 @@ def get_tuple(self, config: RunnableConfig) -> Optional[CheckpointTuple]:
                 CHECKPOINT_WRITE_PREFIX,
             )
 
-            # Get the blob keys
-            blob_key_pattern = f"{CHECKPOINT_BLOB_PREFIX}:{to_storage_safe_id(doc_thread_id)}:{to_storage_safe_str(doc_checkpoint_ns)}:*"
-            blob_keys = [key.decode() for key in self._redis.keys(blob_key_pattern)]
-
-            # Also get checkpoint write keys that should have the same TTL
-            write_key_pattern = f"{CHECKPOINT_WRITE_PREFIX}:{to_storage_safe_id(doc_thread_id)}:{to_storage_safe_str(doc_checkpoint_ns)}:{to_storage_safe_id(doc_checkpoint_id)}:*"
-            write_keys = [key.decode() for key in self._redis.keys(write_key_pattern)]
+            # Get the blob keys using search index instead of keys()
+            blob_query = FilterQuery(
+                filter_expression=(
+                    Tag("thread_id") == to_storage_safe_id(doc_thread_id)
+                )
+                & (Tag("checkpoint_ns") == to_storage_safe_str(doc_checkpoint_ns)),
+                return_fields=["key"],  # Assuming the key field exists in the index
+                num_results=1000,
+            )
+            blob_results = self.checkpoint_blobs_index.search(blob_query)
+            blob_keys = [
+                f"{CHECKPOINT_BLOB_PREFIX}:{to_storage_safe_id(doc_thread_id)}:{to_storage_safe_str(doc_checkpoint_ns)}:{getattr(doc, 'channel', '')}:{getattr(doc, 'version', '')}"
+                for doc in blob_results.docs
+            ]
+
+            # Get checkpoint write keys using search index
+            write_query = FilterQuery(
+                filter_expression=(
+                    Tag("thread_id") == to_storage_safe_id(doc_thread_id)
+                )
+                & (Tag("checkpoint_ns") == to_storage_safe_str(doc_checkpoint_ns))
+                & (Tag("checkpoint_id") == to_storage_safe_id(doc_checkpoint_id)),
+                return_fields=["task_id", "idx"],
+                num_results=1000,
+            )
+            write_results = self.checkpoint_writes_index.search(write_query)
+            write_keys = [
+                BaseRedisSaver._make_redis_checkpoint_writes_key(
+                    to_storage_safe_id(doc_thread_id),
+                    to_storage_safe_str(doc_checkpoint_ns),
+                    to_storage_safe_id(doc_checkpoint_id),
+                    getattr(doc, "task_id", ""),
+                    getattr(doc, "idx", 0),
+                )
+                for doc in write_results.docs
+            ]
 
             # Apply TTL to checkpoint, blob keys, and write keys
             all_related_keys = blob_keys + write_keys
@@ -489,12 +518,15 @@ def get_channel_values(
             blob_results = self.checkpoint_blobs_index.search(blob_query)
             if blob_results.docs:
                 blob_doc = blob_results.docs[0]
-                blob_type = blob_doc.type
+                blob_type = getattr(blob_doc, "type", None)
                 blob_data = getattr(blob_doc, "$.blob", None)
 
-                if blob_data and blob_type != "empty":
+                if blob_data and blob_type and blob_type != "empty":
+                    # Ensure blob_data is bytes for deserialization
+                    if isinstance(blob_data, str):
+                        blob_data = blob_data.encode("utf-8")
                     channel_values[channel] = self.serde.loads_typed(
-                        (blob_type, blob_data)
+                        (str(blob_type), blob_data)
                     )
 
         return channel_values
diff --git a/langgraph/checkpoint/redis/aio.py b/langgraph/checkpoint/redis/aio.py
index 65d72ff..e157ee1 100644
--- a/langgraph/checkpoint/redis/aio.py
+++ b/langgraph/checkpoint/redis/aio.py
@@ -890,30 +890,38 @@ async def _aload_pending_writes(
         if checkpoint_id is None:
             return []  # Early return if no checkpoint_id
 
-        writes_key = BaseRedisSaver._make_redis_checkpoint_writes_key(
-            to_storage_safe_id(thread_id),
-            to_storage_safe_str(checkpoint_ns),
-            to_storage_safe_id(checkpoint_id),
-            "*",
-            None,
-        )
-        matching_keys = await self._redis.keys(pattern=writes_key)
-        # Use safely_decode to handle both string and bytes responses
-        decoded_keys = [safely_decode(key) for key in matching_keys]
-        parsed_keys = [
-            BaseRedisSaver._parse_redis_checkpoint_writes_key(key)
-            for key in decoded_keys
-        ]
-        pending_writes = BaseRedisSaver._load_writes(
-            self.serde,
-            {
-                (
-                    parsed_key["task_id"],
-                    parsed_key["idx"],
-                ): await self._redis.json().get(key)
-                for key, parsed_key in sorted(
-                    zip(matching_keys, parsed_keys), key=lambda x: x[1]["idx"]
-                )
-            },
+        # Use search index instead of keys() to avoid CrossSlot errors
+        # Note: For checkpoint_ns, we use the raw value for tag searches
+        # because RediSearch may not handle sentinel values correctly in tag fields
+        writes_query = FilterQuery(
+            filter_expression=(Tag("thread_id") == to_storage_safe_id(thread_id))
+            & (Tag("checkpoint_ns") == checkpoint_ns)
+            & (Tag("checkpoint_id") == to_storage_safe_id(checkpoint_id)),
+            return_fields=["task_id", "idx", "channel", "type", "$.blob"],
+            num_results=1000,  # Adjust as needed
         )
+
+        writes_results = await self.checkpoint_writes_index.search(writes_query)
+
+        # Sort results by idx to maintain order
+        sorted_writes = sorted(writes_results.docs, key=lambda x: getattr(x, "idx", 0))
+
+        # Build the writes dictionary
+        writes_dict: Dict[Tuple[str, str], Dict[str, Any]] = {}
+        for doc in sorted_writes:
+            task_id = str(getattr(doc, "task_id", ""))
+            idx = str(getattr(doc, "idx", 0))
+            blob_data = getattr(doc, "$.blob", "")
+            # Ensure blob is bytes for deserialization
+            if isinstance(blob_data, str):
+                blob_data = blob_data.encode("utf-8")
+            writes_dict[(task_id, idx)] = {
+                "task_id": task_id,
+                "idx": idx,
+                "channel": str(getattr(doc, "channel", "")),
+                "type": str(getattr(doc, "type", "")),
+                "blob": blob_data,
+            }
+
+        pending_writes = BaseRedisSaver._load_writes(self.serde, writes_dict)
         return pending_writes
diff --git a/langgraph/checkpoint/redis/base.py b/langgraph/checkpoint/redis/base.py
index f227a33..b8a7c69 100644
--- a/langgraph/checkpoint/redis/base.py
+++ b/langgraph/checkpoint/redis/base.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 )
 from langgraph.checkpoint.serde.base import SerializerProtocol
 from langgraph.checkpoint.serde.types import ChannelProtocol
+from redisvl.query import FilterQuery
+from redisvl.query.filter import Tag
 
 from langgraph.checkpoint.redis.util import (
     safely_decode,
@@ -440,7 +442,7 @@ def put_writes(
             type_, blob = self.serde.dumps_typed(value)
             write_obj = {
                 "thread_id": to_storage_safe_id(thread_id),
-                "checkpoint_ns": to_storage_safe_str(checkpoint_ns),
+                "checkpoint_ns": checkpoint_ns,  # Don't use sentinel for tag fields in RediSearch
                 "checkpoint_id": to_storage_safe_id(checkpoint_id),
                 "task_id": task_id,
                 "task_path": task_path,
@@ -462,7 +464,7 @@ def put_writes(
                     checkpoint_ns,
                     checkpoint_id,
                     task_id,
-                    write_obj["idx"],  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+                    write_obj["idx"],
                 )
 
                 # First check if key exists
@@ -499,33 +501,40 @@ def _load_pending_writes(
         if checkpoint_id is None:
             return []  # Early return if no checkpoint_id
 
-        writes_key = BaseRedisSaver._make_redis_checkpoint_writes_key(
-            to_storage_safe_id(thread_id),
-            to_storage_safe_str(checkpoint_ns),
-            to_storage_safe_id(checkpoint_id),
-            "*",
-            None,
+        # Use search index instead of keys() to avoid CrossSlot errors
+        # Note: For checkpoint_ns, we use the raw value for tag searches
+        # because RediSearch may not handle sentinel values correctly in tag fields
+        writes_query = FilterQuery(
+            filter_expression=(Tag("thread_id") == to_storage_safe_id(thread_id))
+            & (Tag("checkpoint_ns") == checkpoint_ns)
+            & (Tag("checkpoint_id") == to_storage_safe_id(checkpoint_id)),
+            return_fields=["task_id", "idx", "channel", "type", "$.blob"],
+            num_results=1000,  # Adjust as needed
         )
 
-        # Cast the result to List[bytes] to help type checker
-        matching_keys: List[bytes] = self._redis.keys(pattern=writes_key)  # type: ignore[assignment]
-
-        # Use safely_decode to handle both string and bytes responses
-        decoded_keys = [safely_decode(key) for key in matching_keys]
+        writes_results = self.checkpoint_writes_index.search(writes_query)
+
+        # Sort results by idx to maintain order
+        sorted_writes = sorted(writes_results.docs, key=lambda x: getattr(x, "idx", 0))
+
+        # Build the writes dictionary
+        writes_dict: Dict[Tuple[str, str], Dict[str, Any]] = {}
+        for doc in sorted_writes:
+            task_id = str(getattr(doc, "task_id", ""))
+            idx = str(getattr(doc, "idx", 0))
+            blob_data = getattr(doc, "$.blob", "")
+            # Ensure blob is bytes for deserialization
+            if isinstance(blob_data, str):
+                blob_data = blob_data.encode("utf-8")
+            writes_dict[(task_id, idx)] = {
+                "task_id": task_id,
+                "idx": idx,
+                "channel": str(getattr(doc, "channel", "")),
+                "type": str(getattr(doc, "type", "")),
+                "blob": blob_data,
+            }
 
-        parsed_keys = [
-            BaseRedisSaver._parse_redis_checkpoint_writes_key(key)
-            for key in decoded_keys
-        ]
-        pending_writes = BaseRedisSaver._load_writes(
-            self.serde,
-            {
-                (parsed_key["task_id"], parsed_key["idx"]): self._redis.json().get(key)
-                for key, parsed_key in sorted(
-                    zip(matching_keys, parsed_keys), key=lambda x: x[1]["idx"]
-                )
-            },
-        )
+        pending_writes = BaseRedisSaver._load_writes(self.serde, writes_dict)
         return pending_writes
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/tests/test_crossslot_integration.py b/tests/test_crossslot_integration.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33543a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_crossslot_integration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+"""Integration tests for CrossSlot error fix in checkpoint operations."""
+
+import pytest
+from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableConfig
+from langgraph.checkpoint.base import (
+    Checkpoint,
+    CheckpointMetadata,
+    create_checkpoint,
+    empty_checkpoint,
+)
+
+from langgraph.checkpoint.redis import RedisSaver
+
+
+def test_checkpoint_operations_no_crossslot_errors(redis_url: str) -> None:
+    """Test that checkpoint operations work without CrossSlot errors.
+
+    This test verifies that the fix for using search indexes instead of keys()
+    works correctly in a real Redis environment.
+    """
+    # Create a saver
+    saver = RedisSaver(redis_url)
+    saver.setup()
+
+    # Create test data
+    thread_id = "test-thread-crossslot"
+    checkpoint_ns = "test-ns"
+
+    # Create checkpoints with unique IDs
+    checkpoint1 = create_checkpoint(empty_checkpoint(), {}, 1)
+    checkpoint2 = create_checkpoint(checkpoint1, {"messages": ["hello"]}, 2)
+    checkpoint3 = create_checkpoint(checkpoint2, {"messages": ["hello", "world"]}, 3)
+
+    # Create metadata
+    metadata1 = {"source": "input", "step": 1, "writes": {"task1": "value1"}}
+    metadata2 = {"source": "loop", "step": 2, "writes": {"task2": "value2"}}
+    metadata3 = {"source": "loop", "step": 3, "writes": {"task3": "value3"}}
+
+    # Put checkpoints with writes
+    config1 = {"configurable": {"thread_id": thread_id, "checkpoint_ns": checkpoint_ns}}
+    config2 = {"configurable": {"thread_id": thread_id, "checkpoint_ns": checkpoint_ns}}
+    config3 = {"configurable": {"thread_id": thread_id, "checkpoint_ns": checkpoint_ns}}
+
+    # Put checkpoints first to get configs with checkpoint_ids
+    saved_config1 = saver.put(config1, checkpoint1, metadata1, {})
+    saved_config2 = saver.put(config2, checkpoint2, metadata2, {})
+    saved_config3 = saver.put(config3, checkpoint3, metadata3, {})
+
+    # Add some pending writes using saved configs
+    saver.put_writes(
+        saved_config1,
+        [
+            ("channel1", {"value": "data1"}),
+            ("channel2", {"value": "data2"}),
+        ],
+        "task-1",
+    )
+
+    # Now test operations that previously used keys() and would fail in cluster mode
+
+    # Test 1: Load pending writes (uses _load_pending_writes)
+    # This should work without CrossSlot errors
+    tuple1 = saver.get_tuple(saved_config1)
+    assert tuple1 is not None
+    # Verify pending writes were loaded
+    assert len(tuple1.pending_writes) == 2
+    pending_channels = [w[1] for w in tuple1.pending_writes]
+    assert "channel1" in pending_channels
+    assert "channel2" in pending_channels
+
+    # Test 2: Get tuple with TTL (uses get_tuple which searches for blob and write keys)
+    saver_with_ttl = RedisSaver(redis_url, ttl={"checkpoint": 3600})
+    saver_with_ttl.setup()
+
+    # Put a checkpoint with TTL
+    config_ttl = {
+        "configurable": {"thread_id": "ttl-thread", "checkpoint_ns": "ttl-ns"}
+    }
+    saver_with_ttl.put(config_ttl, checkpoint1, metadata1, {})
+
+    # Get the checkpoint - this triggers TTL application which uses key searches
+    tuple_ttl = saver_with_ttl.get_tuple(config_ttl)
+    assert tuple_ttl is not None
+
+    # Test 3: List checkpoints - this should work without CrossSlot errors
+    # List returns only the latest checkpoint by default
+    checkpoints = list(saver.list(config1))
+    assert len(checkpoints) >= 1
+
+    # The latest checkpoint should have the pending writes from checkpoint1
+    latest_checkpoint = checkpoints[0]
+    assert len(latest_checkpoint.pending_writes) == 2
+
+    # The important part is that all these operations work without CrossSlot errors
+    # In a Redis cluster, the old keys() based approach would have failed by now
+
+
+def test_subgraph_checkpoint_operations(redis_url: str) -> None:
+    """Test checkpoint operations with subgraphs work without CrossSlot errors."""
+    saver = RedisSaver(redis_url)
+    saver.setup()
+
+    # Create nested namespace checkpoints
+    thread_id = "test-thread-subgraph"
+
+    # Parent checkpoint
+    parent_config = {
+        "configurable": {
+            "thread_id": thread_id,
+            "checkpoint_ns": "",
+        }
+    }
+    parent_checkpoint = empty_checkpoint()
+    parent_metadata = {"source": "input", "step": 1}
+
+    # Child checkpoint in subgraph
+    child_config = {
+        "configurable": {
+            "thread_id": thread_id,
+            "checkpoint_ns": "subgraph1",
+        }
+    }
+    child_checkpoint = create_checkpoint(parent_checkpoint, {"subgraph": "data"}, 1)
+    child_metadata = {"source": "loop", "step": 1}
+
+    # Grandchild checkpoint in nested subgraph
+    grandchild_config = {
+        "configurable": {
+            "thread_id": thread_id,
+            "checkpoint_ns": "subgraph1:subgraph2",
+        }
+    }
+    grandchild_checkpoint = create_checkpoint(child_checkpoint, {"nested": "data"}, 2)
+    grandchild_metadata = {"source": "loop", "step": 2}
+
+    # Put all checkpoints first to get saved configs
+    saved_parent_config = saver.put(
+        parent_config, parent_checkpoint, parent_metadata, {}
+    )
+    saved_child_config = saver.put(child_config, child_checkpoint, child_metadata, {})
+    saved_grandchild_config = saver.put(
+        grandchild_config, grandchild_checkpoint, grandchild_metadata, {}
+    )
+
+    # Put checkpoints with writes using saved configs
+    saver.put_writes(
+        saved_parent_config, [("parent_channel", {"parent": "data"})], "parent-task"
+    )
+    saver.put_writes(
+        saved_child_config, [("child_channel", {"child": "data"})], "child-task"
+    )
+    saver.put_writes(
+        saved_grandchild_config,
+        [("grandchild_channel", {"grandchild": "data"})],
+        "grandchild-task",
+    )
+
+    # Test loading checkpoints with pending writes from different namespaces
+    parent_tuple = saver.get_tuple(parent_config)
+    assert parent_tuple is not None
+
+    child_tuple = saver.get_tuple(child_config)
+    assert child_tuple is not None
+
+    grandchild_tuple = saver.get_tuple(grandchild_config)
+    assert grandchild_tuple is not None
+
+    # List all checkpoints - should work without CrossSlot errors
+    all_checkpoints = list(saver.list({"configurable": {"thread_id": thread_id}}))
+    assert len(all_checkpoints) >= 3