diff --git a/convex/schema.ts b/convex/schema.ts
index 96d85d4..a59584b 100644
--- a/convex/schema.ts
+++ b/convex/schema.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ const skills = defineTable({
   .index('by_stats_installs_all_time', ['statsInstallsAllTime', 'updatedAt'])
   .index('by_batch', ['batch'])
   .index('by_active_updated', ['softDeletedAt', 'updatedAt'])
+  .index('by_active_created', ['softDeletedAt', 'createdAt'])
+  .index('by_active_name', ['softDeletedAt', 'displayName'])
+  .index('by_active_stats_downloads', ['softDeletedAt', 'statsDownloads', 'updatedAt'])
+  .index('by_active_stats_stars', ['softDeletedAt', 'statsStars', 'updatedAt'])
+  .index('by_active_stats_installs_all_time', ['softDeletedAt', 'statsInstallsAllTime', 'updatedAt'])
   .index('by_canonical', ['canonicalSkillId'])
   .index('by_fork_of', ['forkOf.skillId'])
 
diff --git a/convex/skills.ts b/convex/skills.ts
index 44be105..1c2ed02 100644
--- a/convex/skills.ts
+++ b/convex/skills.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ const MAX_ACTIVE_REPORTS_PER_USER = 20
 const AUTO_HIDE_REPORT_THRESHOLD = 3
 const MAX_REPORT_REASON_SAMPLE = 5
 
+const SORT_INDEXES = {
+  newest: 'by_active_created',
+  updated: 'by_active_updated',
+  name: 'by_active_name',
+  downloads: 'by_active_stats_downloads',
+  stars: 'by_active_stats_stars',
+  installs: 'by_active_stats_installs_all_time',
+} as const
+
 function isSkillVersionId(
   value: Id<'skillVersions'> | null | undefined,
 ): value is Id<'skillVersions'> {
@@ -1033,14 +1042,28 @@ export const listPublicPage = query({
 export const listPublicPageV2 = query({
   args: {
     paginationOpts: paginationOptsValidator,
+    sort: v.optional(
+      v.union(
+        v.literal('newest'),
+        v.literal('updated'),
+        v.literal('downloads'),
+        v.literal('installs'),
+        v.literal('stars'),
+        v.literal('name'),
+      ),
+    ),
+    dir: v.optional(v.union(v.literal('asc'), v.literal('desc'))),
   },
   handler: async (ctx, args) => {
-    // Use the new index to filter out soft-deleted skills at query time.
+    const sort = args.sort ?? 'newest'
+    const dir = args.dir ?? 'desc'
+
+    // Use the index to filter out soft-deleted skills at query time.
     // softDeletedAt === undefined means active (non-deleted) skills only.
     const result = await paginator(ctx.db, schema)
       .query('skills')
-      .withIndex('by_active_updated', (q) => q.eq('softDeletedAt', undefined))
-      .order('desc')
+      .withIndex(SORT_INDEXES[sort], (q) => q.eq('softDeletedAt', undefined))
+      .order(dir)
       .paginate(args.paginationOpts)
 
     // Build the public skill entries (fetch latestVersion + ownerHandle)
diff --git a/src/__tests__/skills-index.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/skills-index.test.tsx
index 769bacc..5efd7e1 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/skills-index.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/skills-index.test.tsx
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ describe('SkillsIndex', () => {
 
   it('requests the first skills page', () => {
     render(<SkillsIndex />)
-    // usePaginatedQuery should be called with the API endpoint and empty args
+    // usePaginatedQuery should be called with the API endpoint and sort/dir args
     expect(usePaginatedQueryMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.anything(),
-      {},
+      { sort: 'newest', dir: 'desc' },
       { initialNumItems: 25 },
     )
   })
diff --git a/src/routes/skills/index.tsx b/src/routes/skills/index.tsx
index bf0a2a6..6e7049c 100644
--- a/src/routes/skills/index.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/skills/index.tsx
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export function SkillsIndex() {
     results: paginatedResults,
     status: paginationStatus,
     loadMore: loadMorePaginated,
-  } = usePaginatedQuery(api.skills.listPublicPageV2, hasQuery ? 'skip' : {}, {
+  } = usePaginatedQuery(api.skills.listPublicPageV2, hasQuery ? 'skip' : { sort, dir }, {
     initialNumItems: pageSize,
   })