diff --git a/apps/web/app/[locale]/claim/page.tsx b/apps/web/app/[locale]/claim/page.tsx
index 8a6cfe4..8fddab3 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/[locale]/claim/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/[locale]/claim/page.tsx
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ export default async function ClaimPage({
     success: {
       title: t('success.title'),
       description: t('success.description'),
+      pendingTitle: t('success.pendingTitle'),
+      pendingDescription: t('success.pendingDescription'),
       viewRequests: t('success.viewRequests'),
     },
     addSuccess: {
diff --git a/apps/web/app/[locale]/layout.tsx b/apps/web/app/[locale]/layout.tsx
index 8d73b20..8ab1b18 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/[locale]/layout.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/[locale]/layout.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { locales, localeDirection, type Locale } from '@/i18n';
 import { Providers } from '../providers';
 import { Suspense } from 'react';
 import { QueryNotification } from '@/components/QueryNotification';
+import { ProgressBar } from '@/components/ProgressBar';
 import '../globals.css';
 
 export async function generateMetadata({
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ export default async function LocaleLayout({
             <Suspense fallback={null}>
               <QueryNotification />
             </Suspense>
+            <ProgressBar />
             {children}
           </NextIntlClientProvider>
         </Providers>
diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/skills/add-request/route.ts b/apps/web/app/api/skills/add-request/route.ts
index 286431f..e674f2f 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/skills/add-request/route.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/skills/add-request/route.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { NextRequest } from 'next/server';
 import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
 import { auth } from '@/lib/auth';
-import { createDb, addRequestQueries, userQueries } from '@skillhub/db';
+import { createDb, addRequestQueries, discoveredRepoQueries, userQueries } from '@skillhub/db';
 import { sanitizeReason } from '@/lib/sanitize';
 import { sendClaimSubmittedEmail } from '@/lib/email';
 
@@ -389,6 +389,26 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
       hasSkillMd: validation.hasSkillMd,
     });
 
+    // Auto-approve and queue for crawling if SKILL.md found
+    if (validation.hasSkillMd && validation.skillPaths.length > 0) {
+      await addRequestQueries.updateStatus(db, requestId, {
+        status: 'approved',
+      });
+
+      // Queue repo for indexer crawling via discovered_repos
+      try {
+        await discoveredRepoQueries.upsert(db, {
+          id: `${parsed.owner}/${parsed.repo}`,
+          owner: parsed.owner,
+          repo: parsed.repo,
+          discoveredVia: 'add-request',
+          githubStars: 0,
+        });
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.warn('[Claim] Failed to queue repo for crawling:', err);
+      }
+    }
+
     // Build appropriate response message
     let message: string;
     if (validation.skillPaths.length > 1) {
diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/skills/removal-request/route.ts b/apps/web/app/api/skills/removal-request/route.ts
index 80c7782..bc74ff3 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/skills/removal-request/route.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/skills/removal-request/route.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
 
     // Check repository ownership using public API (no token needed for public repos)
     let isOwner = false;
+    let repoDeleted = false;
     let githubError: string | null = null;
 
     try {
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
           isOwner = true;
         }
       } else if (repoResponse.status === 404) {
-        githubError = 'Repository not found on GitHub';
+        repoDeleted = true;
       } else if (repoResponse.status === 403) {
         githubError = 'GitHub API rate limit exceeded';
       }
@@ -160,23 +161,34 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
       );
     }
 
-    if (!isOwner) {
+    if (!isOwner && !repoDeleted) {
       return NextResponse.json(
         { error: 'You are not the owner of this repository', code: 'NOT_OWNER' },
         { status: 403 }
       );
     }
 
-    // Create the removal request (auto-approved since owner is verified)
+    // Create the removal request
     const sanitizedReason = reason ? sanitizeReason(reason) : 'No reason provided';
     const requestId = await removalRequestQueries.create(db, {
       userId: dbUser.id,
       skillId,
       reason: sanitizedReason,
-      verifiedOwner: true,
+      verifiedOwner: !repoDeleted,
     });
 
-    // Auto-approve: Block the skill from being re-indexed
+    if (repoDeleted) {
+      // Repo not found — submit for admin review instead of auto-approving
+      return NextResponse.json({
+        success: true,
+        requestId,
+        pending: true,
+        blocked: false,
+        message: 'Repository not found on GitHub. Your removal request has been submitted for admin review.',
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Owner verified — auto-approve: Block the skill from being re-indexed
     await skillQueries.block(db, skillId);
 
     // Update the request status to approved
diff --git a/apps/web/components/ClaimForm.tsx b/apps/web/components/ClaimForm.tsx
index cbde2a8..2100a2e 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/ClaimForm.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/components/ClaimForm.tsx
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ interface ClaimFormProps {
     success: {
       title: string;
       description: string;
+      pendingTitle: string;
+      pendingDescription: string;
       viewRequests: string;
     };
     addSuccess: {
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@ export function ClaimForm({ translations }: ClaimFormProps) {
   const [isSubmittingRemove, setIsSubmittingRemove] = useState(false);
   const [removeError, setRemoveError] = useState('');
   const [removeSuccess, setRemoveSuccess] = useState(false);
+  const [removePending, setRemovePending] = useState(false);
   const [removalRequests, setRemovalRequests] = useState<RemovalRequest[]>([]);
   const [loadingRemovalRequests, setLoadingRemovalRequests] = useState(false);
 
@@ -267,6 +270,7 @@ export function ClaimForm({ translations }: ClaimFormProps) {
       }
 
       setRemoveSuccess(true);
+      setRemovePending(data.pending || false);
       setSkillId('');
       setRemoveReason('');
       fetchRemovalRequests();
@@ -438,11 +442,13 @@ export function ClaimForm({ translations }: ClaimFormProps) {
       <div className="card p-8 text-center">
         <CheckCircle className="w-12 h-12 mx-auto mb-4 text-success" />
         <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold text-text-primary mb-2">
-          {translations.success.title}
+          {removePending ? translations.success.pendingTitle : translations.success.title}
         </h2>
-        <p className="text-text-secondary mb-6">{translations.success.description}</p>
+        <p className="text-text-secondary mb-6">
+          {removePending ? translations.success.pendingDescription : translations.success.description}
+        </p>
         <button
-          onClick={() => setRemoveSuccess(false)}
+          onClick={() => { setRemoveSuccess(false); setRemovePending(false); }}
           className="btn-secondary"
         >
           {translations.success.viewRequests}
diff --git a/apps/web/components/ProgressBar.tsx b/apps/web/components/ProgressBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe8de19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/components/ProgressBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { AppProgressBar } from 'next-nprogress-bar';
+
+export function ProgressBar() {
+  return (
+    <AppProgressBar
+      height="3px"
+      color="#0284c7"
+      options={{ showSpinner: false }}
+      shallowRouting
+    />
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/messages/en.json b/apps/web/messages/en.json
index e05cbc5..deff703 100644
--- a/apps/web/messages/en.json
+++ b/apps/web/messages/en.json
@@ -719,6 +719,8 @@
     "success": {
       "title": "Skill Blocked",
       "description": "Your skill has been blocked from indexing. It will no longer appear in SkillHub.",
+      "pendingTitle": "Request Submitted",
+      "pendingDescription": "The repository was not found on GitHub. Your removal request has been submitted for admin review.",
       "viewRequests": "View My Requests"
     },
     "addSuccess": {
diff --git a/apps/web/messages/fa.json b/apps/web/messages/fa.json
index 3802cf5..f772528 100644
--- a/apps/web/messages/fa.json
+++ b/apps/web/messages/fa.json
@@ -719,6 +719,8 @@
     "success": {
       "title": "مهارت مسدود شد",
       "description": "مهارت شما از ایندکس شدن مسدود شد. دیگر در SkillHub نمایش داده نخواهد شد.",
+      "pendingTitle": "درخواست ثبت شد",
+      "pendingDescription": "مخزن در GitHub یافت نشد. درخواست حذف شما برای بررسی ادمین ثبت شد.",
       "viewRequests": "مشاهده درخواست‌های من"
     },
     "addSuccess": {
diff --git a/apps/web/package.json b/apps/web/package.json
index 9346d90..661a784 100644
--- a/apps/web/package.json
+++ b/apps/web/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "next": "^15.0.0",
     "next-auth": "5.0.0-beta.30",
     "next-intl": "^3.4.0",
+    "next-nprogress-bar": "^2.4.7",
     "next-themes": "^0.4.4",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/skill-parser.ts b/packages/core/src/skill-parser.ts
index 4a48f25..7fb7b0d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/skill-parser.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/skill-parser.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const MAX_NAME_LENGTH = 64;
  */
 function sanitizeUtf8(input: string): string {
   // Remove null bytes and C0 control characters (except \t \n \r)
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
   let result = input.replace(/[\x00-\x08\x0B\x0C\x0E-\x1F]/g, '');
   // Encode to buffer and decode back to strip invalid sequences
   result = Buffer.from(result, 'utf8').toString('utf8');
diff --git a/packages/db/src/queries.ts b/packages/db/src/queries.ts
index 4a6ee2c..59ccda3 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/queries.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/queries.ts
@@ -104,18 +104,39 @@ export const skillQueries = {
         // Also match hyphenated version (spaces replaced with hyphens)
         const hyphenated = words.join('-');
         const wordConditions = words.map(word =>
-          sql`(${skills.name} ILIKE ${`%${word}%`} OR ${skills.description} ILIKE ${`%${word}%`} OR ${skills.githubOwner} ILIKE ${`%${word}%`})`
+          sql`(${skills.name} ILIKE ${`%${word}%`} OR ${skills.description} ILIKE ${`%${word}%`} OR ${skills.githubOwner} ILIKE ${`%${word}%`} OR ${skills.githubRepo} ILIKE ${`%${word}%`})`
         );
         conditions.push(
           sql`(
             (${sql.join(wordConditions, sql` AND `)})
             OR ${skills.name} ILIKE ${`%${hyphenated}%`}
             OR ${skills.description} ILIKE ${`%${hyphenated}%`}
+            OR ${skills.githubOwner} ILIKE ${`%${hyphenated}%`}
+            OR ${skills.githubRepo} ILIKE ${`%${hyphenated}%`}
           )`
         );
+      } else if (query.includes('-')) {
+        // Single hyphenated term: also search each part independently
+        // e.g. "pdf-converter" -> search "pdf-converter" OR ("pdf" AND "converter")
+        const parts = query.split('-').filter(w => w.length > 0);
+        if (parts.length > 1) {
+          const partConditions = parts.map(part =>
+            sql`(${skills.name} ILIKE ${`%${part}%`} OR ${skills.description} ILIKE ${`%${part}%`} OR ${skills.githubOwner} ILIKE ${`%${part}%`} OR ${skills.githubRepo} ILIKE ${`%${part}%`})`
+          );
+          conditions.push(
+            sql`(
+              (${skills.name} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.description} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.githubOwner} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.githubRepo} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`})
+              OR (${sql.join(partConditions, sql` AND `)})
+            )`
+          );
+        } else {
+          conditions.push(
+            sql`(${skills.name} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.description} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.githubOwner} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.githubRepo} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`})`
+          );
+        }
       } else {
         conditions.push(
-          sql`(${skills.name} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.description} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.githubOwner} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`})`
+          sql`(${skills.name} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.description} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.githubOwner} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.githubRepo} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`})`
         );
       }
     }
@@ -225,18 +246,39 @@ export const skillQueries = {
       if (words.length > 1) {
         const hyphenated = words.join('-');
         const wordConditions = words.map(word =>
-          sql`(${skills.name} ILIKE ${`%${word}%`} OR ${skills.description} ILIKE ${`%${word}%`} OR ${skills.githubOwner} ILIKE ${`%${word}%`})`
+          sql`(${skills.name} ILIKE ${`%${word}%`} OR ${skills.description} ILIKE ${`%${word}%`} OR ${skills.githubOwner} ILIKE ${`%${word}%`} OR ${skills.githubRepo} ILIKE ${`%${word}%`})`
         );
         conditions.push(
           sql`(
             (${sql.join(wordConditions, sql` AND `)})
             OR ${skills.name} ILIKE ${`%${hyphenated}%`}
             OR ${skills.description} ILIKE ${`%${hyphenated}%`}
+            OR ${skills.githubOwner} ILIKE ${`%${hyphenated}%`}
+            OR ${skills.githubRepo} ILIKE ${`%${hyphenated}%`}
           )`
         );
+      } else if (query.includes('-')) {
+        // Single hyphenated term: also search each part independently
+        // e.g. "pdf-converter" -> search "pdf-converter" OR ("pdf" AND "converter")
+        const parts = query.split('-').filter(w => w.length > 0);
+        if (parts.length > 1) {
+          const partConditions = parts.map(part =>
+            sql`(${skills.name} ILIKE ${`%${part}%`} OR ${skills.description} ILIKE ${`%${part}%`} OR ${skills.githubOwner} ILIKE ${`%${part}%`} OR ${skills.githubRepo} ILIKE ${`%${part}%`})`
+          );
+          conditions.push(
+            sql`(
+              (${skills.name} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.description} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.githubOwner} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.githubRepo} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`})
+              OR (${sql.join(partConditions, sql` AND `)})
+            )`
+          );
+        } else {
+          conditions.push(
+            sql`(${skills.name} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.description} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.githubOwner} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.githubRepo} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`})`
+          );
+        }
       } else {
         conditions.push(
-          sql`(${skills.name} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.description} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.githubOwner} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`})`
+          sql`(${skills.name} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.description} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.githubOwner} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`} OR ${skills.githubRepo} ILIKE ${`%${query}%`})`
         );
       }
     }
@@ -1995,6 +2037,26 @@ export const addRequestQueries = {
       .where(eq(addRequests.id, id));
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Find approved add requests matching a repository (owner/repo)
+   */
+  findApprovedByRepo: async (
+    db: DB,
+    owner: string,
+    repo: string
+  ) => {
+    const repoUrl = `https://github.com/${owner}/${repo}`;
+    return db
+      .select()
+      .from(addRequests)
+      .where(
+        and(
+          eq(addRequests.repositoryUrl, repoUrl),
+          eq(addRequests.status, 'approved')
+        )
+      );
+  },
+
   /**
    * Check if user already has a pending request for a repository + skill path combination
    * - If skillPath provided: check if that path is in any pending request (exact or in comma-list)
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 95c87f5..88c4916 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ importers:
       next-intl:
         specifier: ^3.4.0
         version: 3.26.5(next@15.5.9(@babel/core@7.28.5)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@playwright/test@1.57.0)(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1)
+      next-nprogress-bar:
+        specifier: ^2.4.7
+        version: 2.4.7
       next-themes:
         specifier: ^0.4.4
         version: 0.4.6(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1)
@@ -4310,6 +4313,9 @@ packages:
       next: ^10.0.0 || ^11.0.0 || ^12.0.0 || ^13.0.0 || ^14.0.0 || ^15.0.0
       react: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=19.0.0-rc <19.0.0 || ^19.0.0
 
+  next-nprogress-bar@2.4.7:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-OeveNQYFBhQhZ+RgrDnvHNUEQfHCmipymmD4AfAVE9pFV4jeWi7/nNK5f0lIk7ODRrtjyyr/n2YpkRbs5kUoMg==}
+
   next-themes@0.4.6:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-pZvgD5L0IEvX5/9GWyHMf3m8BKiVQwsCMHfoFosXtXBMnaS0ZnIJ9ST4b4NqLVKDEm8QBxoNNGNaBv2JNF6XNA==}
     peerDependencies:
@@ -4371,6 +4377,9 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ppwTtiJZq0O/ai0z7yfudtBpWIoxM8yE6nHi1X47eFR2EWORqfbu6CnPlNsjeN683eT0qG6H/Pyf9fCcvjnnnQ==}
     engines: {node: ^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0}
 
+  nprogress-v2@1.1.10:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-MypWLNIPIM07SS0bAc/oac0vhVFz9vAHm7d1sj//Pnf3J03LQ3CuWrlDteIu6exq0fIvkDJ6tUDRWLaifsIt5w==}
+
   oauth4webapi@3.8.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-pQ5BsX3QRTgnt5HxgHwgunIRaDXBdkT23tf8dfzmtTIL2LTpdmxgbpbBm0VgFWAIDlezQvQCTgnVIUmHupXHxw==}
 
@@ -9607,6 +9616,10 @@ snapshots:
       react: 18.3.1
       use-intl: 3.26.5(react@18.3.1)
 
+  next-nprogress-bar@2.4.7:
+    dependencies:
+      nprogress-v2: 1.1.10
+
   next-themes@0.4.6(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1):
     dependencies:
       react: 18.3.1
@@ -9660,6 +9673,8 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       path-key: 4.0.0
 
+  nprogress-v2@1.1.10: {}
+
   oauth4webapi@3.8.3: {}
 
   object-assign@4.1.1: {}
diff --git a/services/indexer/src/email-notify.ts b/services/indexer/src/email-notify.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33f27b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/indexer/src/email-notify.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+/**
+ * Email notification for skill indexing completion
+ * Sends notification to users who submitted add-requests
+ */
+
+import { Resend } from 'resend';
+
+const SITE_URL =
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL || 'https://skills.palebluedot.live';
+const FROM_EMAIL =
+  process.env.RESEND_FROM_EMAIL || 'SkillHub <onboarding@resend.dev>';
+
+// Lazy-init Resend client (returns null if API key not configured)
+let resendClient: Resend | null = null;
+
+function getResend(): Resend | null {
+  if (resendClient) return resendClient;
+  const apiKey = process.env.RESEND_API_KEY;
+  if (!apiKey) return null;
+  resendClient = new Resend(apiKey);
+  return resendClient;
+}
+
+interface SkillIndexedDetails {
+  skillId: string;
+  skillName: string;
+  repositoryUrl: string;
+}
+
+const translations = {
+  en: {
+    subject: 'Your skill has been indexed on SkillHub!',
+    greeting: 'Good news!',
+    intro: (name: string, repo: string) =>
+      `Your skill <strong>${name}</strong> from <strong>${repo}</strong> has been successfully indexed on SkillHub.`,
+    status:
+      'Your skill is now searchable and installable by developers.',
+    cta: 'View Skill',
+    footer:
+      'You received this because you submitted an add request on SkillHub.',
+  },
+  fa: {
+    subject: 'مهارت شما در SkillHub ایندکس شد!',
+    greeting: 'خبر خوب!',
+    intro: (name: string, repo: string) =>
+      `مهارت <strong>${name}</strong> از مخزن <strong>${repo}</strong> با موفقیت در SkillHub ایندکس شد.`,
+    status:
+      'مهارت شما اکنون قابل جستجو و نصب توسط توسعه‌دهندگان است.',
+    cta: 'مشاهده مهارت',
+    footer:
+      'این ایمیل به دلیل ثبت درخواست افزودن مهارت شما در SkillHub ارسال شده است.',
+  },
+} as const;
+
+function buildHtml(
+  locale: 'en' | 'fa',
+  details: SkillIndexedDetails
+): string {
+  const t = translations[locale];
+  const isRtl = locale === 'fa';
+  const dir = isRtl ? 'rtl' : 'ltr';
+  const fontFamily = isRtl ? 'Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif' : 'Arial, sans-serif';
+  const encodedId = details.skillId
+    .split('/')
+    .map(encodeURIComponent)
+    .join('/');
+  const skillUrl = `${SITE_URL}/${locale}/skill/${encodedId}`;
+
+  return `<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="${locale}" dir="${dir}">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8" />
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+</head>
+<body style="margin:0;padding:0;background-color:#f4f4f5;font-family:${fontFamily};">
+  <table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color:#f4f4f5;padding:32px 0;">
+    <tr>
+      <td align="center">
+        <table width="600" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:600px;width:100%;">
+          <!-- Header -->
+          <tr>
+            <td style="background-color:#0284c7;padding:24px 32px;border-radius:8px 8px 0 0;">
+              <h1 style="margin:0;color:#ffffff;font-size:22px;font-family:${fontFamily};">SkillHub</h1>
+            </td>
+          </tr>
+          <!-- Body -->
+          <tr>
+            <td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:32px;border-radius:0 0 8px 8px;">
+              <h2 style="margin:0 0 16px;color:#18181b;font-size:20px;font-family:${fontFamily};">
+                ${t.greeting}
+              </h2>
+              <p style="margin:0 0 16px;color:#3f3f46;font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;font-family:${fontFamily};">
+                ${t.intro(details.skillName, details.repositoryUrl)}
+              </p>
+              <p style="margin:0 0 24px;color:#3f3f46;font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;font-family:${fontFamily};">
+                ${t.status}
+              </p>
+              <!-- CTA Button -->
+              <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin:0 0 24px;">
+                <tr>
+                  <td style="background-color:#0284c7;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 24px;">
+                    <a href="${skillUrl}" style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;font-family:${fontFamily};">
+                      ${t.cta}
+                    </a>
+                  </td>
+                </tr>
+              </table>
+              <!-- Footer -->
+              <p style="margin:0;color:#a1a1aa;font-size:13px;line-height:1.5;font-family:${fontFamily};">
+                ${t.footer}
+              </p>
+            </td>
+          </tr>
+        </table>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  </table>
+</body>
+</html>`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Send email notification when a skill has been indexed
+ */
+export async function sendSkillIndexedEmail(
+  to: string,
+  locale: 'en' | 'fa',
+  details: SkillIndexedDetails
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  const resend = getResend();
+  if (!resend) return false;
+
+  try {
+    const t = translations[locale];
+    const html = buildHtml(locale, details);
+
+    const result = await resend.emails.send({
+      from: FROM_EMAIL,
+      to,
+      subject: t.subject,
+      html,
+    });
+
+    if (result.error) {
+      console.error('[Email] Resend error (indexed):', result.error);
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    console.log(
+      `[Email] Sent skill-indexed notification to ${to} for ${details.skillId}`
+    );
+    return true;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('[Email] Failed to send indexed email:', error);
+    return false;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/services/indexer/src/meilisearch-sync.ts b/services/indexer/src/meilisearch-sync.ts
index c394f60..792d70c 100644
--- a/services/indexer/src/meilisearch-sync.ts
+++ b/services/indexer/src/meilisearch-sync.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ async function initializeIndex(): Promise<void> {
       'githubStars:desc',
     ]);
 
+    // Configure separator tokens so hyphens split into individual words
+    // This means "pdf-converter" is searchable as "pdf converter"
+    await index.updateSettings({
+      separatorTokens: ['-'],
+    });
+
     indexInitialized = true;
     console.log('Meilisearch skills index initialized');
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/services/indexer/src/skill-indexer.ts b/services/indexer/src/skill-indexer.ts
index c9e3338..06f00ce 100644
--- a/services/indexer/src/skill-indexer.ts
+++ b/services/indexer/src/skill-indexer.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
  */
 
 import type { SourceFormat } from 'skillhub-core';
-import { createDb, skillQueries, categoryQueries, type Database } from '@skillhub/db';
+import { createDb, skillQueries, categoryQueries, addRequestQueries, userQueries, type Database } from '@skillhub/db';
+import { sendSkillIndexedEmail } from './email-notify.js';
 import type { GitHubCrawler } from './crawler.js';
 import { SkillAnalyzer } from './analyzer.js';
 import { syncSkillToMeilisearch } from './meilisearch-sync.js';
@@ -117,6 +118,41 @@ export async function indexSkill(
     indexedAt: new Date(),
   });
 
+  // Check for matching add-requests and mark as indexed
+  try {
+    const matchingRequests = await addRequestQueries.findApprovedByRepo(
+      database,
+      source.owner,
+      source.repo
+    );
+
+    for (const request of matchingRequests) {
+      await addRequestQueries.updateStatus(database, request.id, {
+        status: 'indexed',
+        indexedSkillId: skillId,
+      });
+
+      // Send email notification
+      const user = await userQueries.getById(database, request.userId);
+      if (user?.email) {
+        const locale = (user.preferredLocale === 'fa' ? 'fa' : 'en') as 'en' | 'fa';
+        await sendSkillIndexedEmail(
+          user.email,
+          locale,
+          {
+            skillId,
+            skillName: analysis.skill.metadata.name,
+            repositoryUrl: `https://github.com/${source.owner}/${source.repo}`,
+          }
+        ).catch((err: unknown) => {
+          console.warn(`[Indexer] Failed to send indexed email for ${skillId}:`, err);
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn(`[Indexer] Failed to check add-requests for ${skillId}:`, error);
+  }
+
   // Link skill to categories based on keywords
   try {
     const categories = await categoryQueries.linkSkillToCategories(