diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/20260727041100_drop_duplicate_snapshots_sandbox_id_index.sql b/packages/db/migrations/20260727041100_drop_duplicate_snapshots_sandbox_id_index.sql
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+-- +goose Up
+-- +goose NO TRANSACTION
+
+-- DROP waits on in-flight lock holders rather than building anything; bound
+-- it so it neither hangs unbounded nor dies to a short session default.
+SET statement_timeout = '1h';
+
+-- Exact duplicate of snapshots_sandbox_id_unique (same key column): the
+-- unique, constraint-backed twin serves every lookup, while this plain copy
+-- shows no scans over a multi-month usage window and every snapshot write
+-- maintains both. Uniqueness enforcement is untouched.
+DROP INDEX CONCURRENTLY IF EXISTS public.idx_snapshots_sandbox_id;
+
+-- The migrator session is reused for subsequent migrations: restore its
+-- baseline (scripts/migrator.go sets 3h per connection).
+SET statement_timeout = '3h';
+
+-- +goose Down
+-- +goose NO TRANSACTION
+
+-- The concurrent rebuild can legitimately run long at this table's size; a
+-- mid-build timeout would strand an INVALID index. Rolling back is a
+-- deliberate manual operation with an operator present — unbounded on
+-- purpose.
+SET statement_timeout = 0;
+
+-- An interrupted CONCURRENTLY build leaves an INVALID index that IF NOT
+-- EXISTS would then skip forever — clear any leftover before rebuilding.
+DROP INDEX CONCURRENTLY IF EXISTS public.idx_snapshots_sandbox_id;
+
+CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY IF NOT EXISTS idx_snapshots_sandbox_id
+    ON public.snapshots (sandbox_id);
+
+SET statement_timeout = '3h';