diff --git a/migrations/0136_ai_ready_route_order_index.sql b/migrations/0136_ai_ready_route_order_index.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e893c956
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/0136_ai_ready_route_order_index.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+-- Match the AI Ready listing filter and route order so LIMIT stops early.
+-- Existing status indexes still require sorting every eligible page.
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_ai_ready_pages_status_route
+ON ai_ready_pages(indexed, is_error, route);
diff --git a/scripts/lib/d1-schema-verifier.ts b/scripts/lib/d1-schema-verifier.ts
index f893f8cd..554c1c13 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/d1-schema-verifier.ts
+++ b/scripts/lib/d1-schema-verifier.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ export const APPLIED_DUPLICATE_MIGRATION_NUMBERS: Readonly<Record<string, readon
 export const RESERVED_MIGRATION_NUMBERS = {
   '0128': '#320 feat(indexnow-curated) claims 0128_indexnow.sql',
   '0129': '#322 feat(seo-trending-indexable) claims 0129_skill_trending_admissions.sql',
+  '0135': '#404 fix(classifier-accuracy) claims 0135_relaunch_classifications.sql',
 } satisfies Readonly<Record<string, string>>
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/unit/ai-ready-route-cost.test.ts b/test/unit/ai-ready-route-cost.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7cf7100a
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+++ b/test/unit/ai-ready-route-cost.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
+import Database from 'better-sqlite3'
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+describe('ai-ready route listing cost', () => {
+  it('returns ordered eligible pages without scanning and sorting every eligible route', () => {
+    const db = new Database(':memory:')
+    db.exec(`
+      CREATE TABLE ai_ready_pages (
+        route TEXT PRIMARY KEY, title TEXT, description TEXT, headings TEXT,
+        keywords TEXT, updated_at INTEGER, is_error INTEGER, locale TEXT,
+        indexed INTEGER, indexnow_synced_at INTEGER, indexed_at INTEGER
+      );
+      CREATE INDEX idx_ai_ready_pages_indexed_is_error ON ai_ready_pages(indexed, is_error);
+      CREATE INDEX idx_ai_ready_pages_indexnow_scan ON ai_ready_pages(indexed, is_error, indexnow_synced_at, indexed_at);
+    `)
+    const insert = db.prepare('INSERT INTO ai_ready_pages(route,title,indexed,is_error) VALUES(?,?,?,?)')
+    db.transaction(() => {
+      for (let i = 0; i < 20_000; i++) {
+        const route = `/page/${String(i).padStart(5, '0')}`
+        insert.run(route, `Page ${i}`, i % 2, i % 5 === 0 ? 1 : 0)
+      }
+    })()
+    const migration = readFileSync('migrations/0136_ai_ready_route_order_index.sql', 'utf8')
+    db.exec(migration)
+    db.exec(migration)
+    const sql = 'SELECT route, title, description, headings, keywords, updated_at, is_error, locale FROM ai_ready_pages WHERE indexed = ? AND is_error = 0 ORDER BY route LIMIT ?'
+    const plan = db.prepare(`EXPLAIN QUERY PLAN ${sql}`).all(1, 3) as Array<{ detail: string }>
+    expect(plan.map(row => row.detail).join('\n')).not.toContain('TEMP B-TREE')
+    expect(db.prepare(sql).all(1, 3)).toMatchObject([
+      { route: '/page/00001', title: 'Page 1' },
+      { route: '/page/00003', title: 'Page 3' },
+      { route: '/page/00007', title: 'Page 7' },
+    ])
+    db.close()
+  })
+})