diff --git a/.changeset/fix-migration-033-runner-registration.md b/.changeset/fix-migration-033-runner-registration.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8be6cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-migration-033-runner-registration.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"emdash": patch
+---
+
+Fixes migration 033 (optimize content indexes) not being registered in the static migration runner, so the composite and partial indexes it defines are now actually applied on startup.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/database/migrations/runner.ts b/packages/core/src/database/migrations/runner.ts
index 05b6ea6..8d75cfe 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/database/migrations/runner.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/database/migrations/runner.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import * as m029 from "./029_redirects.js";
 import * as m030 from "./030_widen_scheduled_index.js";
 import * as m031 from "./031_bylines.js";
 import * as m032 from "./032_rate_limits.js";
+import * as m033 from "./033_optimize_content_indexes.js";
 
 /**
  * Migration provider that uses statically imported migrations.
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ class StaticMigrationProvider implements MigrationProvider {
 			"030_widen_scheduled_index": m030,
 			"031_bylines": m031,
 			"032_rate_limits": m032,
+			"033_optimize_content_indexes": m033,
 		};
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/database/migrations.test.ts b/packages/core/tests/database/migrations.test.ts
index 606e97c..d4ad31d 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/database/migrations.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/tests/database/migrations.test.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe("Database Migrations", () => {
 			await expect(runMigrations(db)).resolves.not.toThrow();
 
 			const status = await getMigrationStatus(db);
-			expect(status.applied).toHaveLength(31); // 001_initial through 032_rate_limits (no 010)
+			expect(status.applied).toHaveLength(32); // 001_initial through 033_optimize_content_indexes (no 010)
 		});
 
 		it("should record migration in tracking table", async () => {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe("Database Migrations", () => {
 
 			const records = await db.selectFrom("_emdash_migrations").selectAll().execute();
 
-			expect(records).toHaveLength(31);
+			expect(records).toHaveLength(32);
 			expect(records[0].name).toBe("001_initial");
 			expect(records[0].timestamp).toBeDefined();
 			expect(records[1].name).toBe("002_media_status");
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/integration/database/dialect-compat.test.ts b/packages/core/tests/integration/database/dialect-compat.test.ts
index 8bbd050..496dba5 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/integration/database/dialect-compat.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/tests/integration/database/dialect-compat.test.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ describeEachDialect("Migrations", (dialect) => {
 
 		const migrations = await ctx.db.selectFrom("_emdash_migrations").selectAll().execute();
 
-		expect(migrations).toHaveLength(31);
+		expect(migrations).toHaveLength(32);
 		expect(migrations[0]?.name).toBe("001_initial");
 	});
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describeEachDialect("Migrations", (dialect) => {
 
 		const migrations = await ctx.db.selectFrom("_emdash_migrations").selectAll().execute();
 
-		expect(migrations).toHaveLength(31);
+		expect(migrations).toHaveLength(32);
 	});
 
 	it("reports correct migration status", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/integration/database/migrations.test.ts b/packages/core/tests/integration/database/migrations.test.ts
index 3fe469e..e6fa164 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/integration/database/migrations.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/tests/integration/database/migrations.test.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe("Database Migrations (Integration)", () => {
 
 		const migrations = await db.selectFrom("_emdash_migrations").selectAll().execute();
 
-		expect(migrations).toHaveLength(31);
+		expect(migrations).toHaveLength(32);
 		expect(migrations[0]?.name).toBe("001_initial");
 		expect(migrations[0]?.timestamp).toBeDefined();
 		expect(migrations[1]?.name).toBe("002_media_status");
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ describe("Database Migrations (Integration)", () => {
 
 		const migrations = await db.selectFrom("_emdash_migrations").selectAll().execute();
 
-		// Should still only have thirty-one migration records
-		expect(migrations).toHaveLength(31);
+		// Should still only have thirty-two migration records
+		expect(migrations).toHaveLength(32);
 	});
 
 	it("should report correct migration status", async () => {