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+-- v0.12.4: Performance & Scalabilité — Critical indexes for query optimization
+-- Reference: ORIGIN_PERFORMANCE_TARGETS.md §8.4
+
+-- ============================================================================
+-- USERS — Frequently queried by email, username, creation date
+-- ============================================================================
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_users_email ON users(email);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_users_username ON users(username);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_users_created_at ON users(created_at DESC);
+
+-- ============================================================================
+-- TRACKS — Core entity, heavy read traffic
+-- ============================================================================
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_tracks_creator_id ON tracks(creator_id);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_tracks_genre ON tracks(genre);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_tracks_created_at ON tracks(created_at DESC);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_tracks_status_created ON tracks(status, created_at DESC)
+    WHERE deleted_at IS NULL;
+
+-- ============================================================================
+-- MESSAGES — Chat performance (room+time range queries)
+-- ============================================================================
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_messages_room_created ON messages(room_id, created_at DESC);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_messages_sender_id ON messages(sender_id);
+
+-- ============================================================================
+-- PLAYLISTS — Discovery and user playlists
+-- ============================================================================
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_playlists_creator_id ON playlists(creator_id);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_playlists_public_created ON playlists(is_public, created_at DESC)
+    WHERE deleted_at IS NULL;
+
+-- ============================================================================
+-- PLAYLIST TRACKS — Join table, ordering
+-- ============================================================================
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_playlist_tracks_playlist ON playlist_tracks(playlist_id, position);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_playlist_tracks_track ON playlist_tracks(track_id);
+
+-- ============================================================================
+-- FEED / SOCIAL — Follows, feed generation
+-- ============================================================================
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_follows_follower ON follows(follower_id);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_follows_following ON follows(following_id);
+
+-- ============================================================================
+-- COMMENTS — Track comments and replies
+-- ============================================================================
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_comments_track_created ON comments(track_id, created_at DESC)
+    WHERE deleted_at IS NULL;
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_comments_user ON comments(user_id);
+
+-- ============================================================================
+-- NOTIFICATIONS — User notification inbox
+-- ============================================================================
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_notifications_user_created ON notifications(user_id, created_at DESC);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_notifications_user_unread ON notifications(user_id, is_read)
+    WHERE is_read = false;
+
+-- ============================================================================
+-- ANALYTICS — Creator dashboard queries
+-- ============================================================================
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_track_plays_track_date ON track_plays(track_id, played_at DESC);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_track_plays_user ON track_plays(user_id, played_at DESC);
+
+-- ============================================================================
+-- MARKETPLACE — Transactions and listings
+-- ============================================================================
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_marketplace_listings_status ON marketplace_listings(status, created_at DESC)
+    WHERE deleted_at IS NULL;
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_marketplace_transactions_buyer ON marketplace_transactions(buyer_id, created_at DESC);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_marketplace_transactions_seller ON marketplace_transactions(seller_id, created_at DESC);
+
+-- ============================================================================
+-- EDUCATION — Course discovery and enrollment
+-- ============================================================================
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_courses_status_created ON courses(status, created_at DESC)
+    WHERE deleted_at IS NULL;
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_course_enrollments_user ON course_enrollments(user_id, created_at DESC);
+
+-- ============================================================================
+-- FULL-TEXT SEARCH (GIN indexes for PostgreSQL text search)
+-- ============================================================================
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_tracks_search_gin ON tracks
+    USING GIN(to_tsvector('english', COALESCE(title, '') || ' ' || COALESCE(description, '')));
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_users_search_gin ON users
+    USING GIN(to_tsvector('english', COALESCE(username, '') || ' ' || COALESCE(display_name, '')));
+
+-- ============================================================================
+-- STATISTICS — Update planner statistics for optimal query plans
+-- ============================================================================
+ANALYZE users;
+ANALYZE tracks;
+ANALYZE messages;
+ANALYZE playlists;
+ANALYZE follows;
+ANALYZE notifications;
diff --git a/veza-backend-api/migrations/960_performance_indexes_v0124_down.sql b/veza-backend-api/migrations/960_performance_indexes_v0124_down.sql
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+-- v0.12.4: Rollback performance indexes
+
+-- Users
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_users_email;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_users_username;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_users_created_at;
+
+-- Tracks
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_tracks_creator_id;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_tracks_genre;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_tracks_created_at;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_tracks_status_created;
+
+-- Messages
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_messages_room_created;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_messages_sender_id;
+
+-- Playlists
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_playlists_creator_id;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_playlists_public_created;
+
+-- Playlist Tracks
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_playlist_tracks_playlist;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_playlist_tracks_track;
+
+-- Feed / Social
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_follows_follower;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_follows_following;
+
+-- Comments
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_comments_track_created;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_comments_user;
+
+-- Notifications
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_notifications_user_created;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_notifications_user_unread;
+
+-- Analytics
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_track_plays_track_date;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_track_plays_user;
+
+-- Marketplace
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_marketplace_listings_status;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_marketplace_transactions_buyer;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_marketplace_transactions_seller;
+
+-- Education
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_courses_status_created;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_course_enrollments_user;
+
+-- Full-text search
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_tracks_search_gin;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_users_search_gin;