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+"""add hnsw indexes
+
+Revision ID: 9ec59aeb192b
+Revises: 46bceaf84bd8
+Create Date: 2026-08-05 17:25:20.815182
+
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = '9ec59aeb192b'
+down_revision: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = '46bceaf84bd8'
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    """Upgrade schema."""
+    op.execute("CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_users_face_embedding ON users USING hnsw (face_embedding vector_cosine_ops);")
+    op.execute("CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_photo_faces_embedding ON photo_faces USING hnsw (embedding vector_cosine_ops);")
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    """Downgrade schema."""
+    op.execute("DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_photo_faces_embedding;")
+    op.execute("DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_users_face_embedding;")