diff --git a/.needle-predispatch-sha b/.needle-predispatch-sha
index f3ff9ac..52b2df6 100644
--- a/.needle-predispatch-sha
+++ b/.needle-predispatch-sha
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1e66df51ed4cf34c6aa3db3f4d73e7a6a9868d53
+721db31a01eb2beedeaf06425492696a517ea8a7
diff --git a/cmd/acb-index-builder/db.go b/cmd/acb-index-builder/db.go
index d49d761..bc73af9 100644
--- a/cmd/acb-index-builder/db.go
+++ b/cmd/acb-index-builder/db.go
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ type MapData struct {
 	EnergyCount int             `json:"energy_count"`
 	GridWidth   int             `json:"grid_width"`
 	GridHeight  int             `json:"grid_height"`
+	NetVotes    int             `json:"net_votes"`    // Sum of votes from map_votes table
 	CreatedAt   time.Time       `json:"created_at"`
 	RawJSON     json.RawMessage `json:"-"`
 }
@@ -758,11 +759,17 @@ func fetchPredictorStats(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB) ([]PredictorStats, err
 
 func fetchMaps(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB) ([]MapData, error) {
 	query := `
-		SELECT map_id, player_count, status, engagement, wall_density,
-		       energy_count, grid_width, grid_height, created_at, map_json
-		FROM maps
-		WHERE status IN ('active', 'probation', 'classic')
-		ORDER BY engagement DESC
+		SELECT m.map_id, m.player_count, m.status, m.engagement, m.wall_density,
+		       m.energy_count, m.grid_width, m.grid_height, m.created_at, m.map_json,
+		       COALESCE(v.vote_sum, 0) as net_votes
+		FROM maps m
+		LEFT JOIN (
+			SELECT map_id, SUM(vote)::int as vote_sum
+			FROM map_votes
+			GROUP BY map_id
+		) v ON m.map_id = v.map_id
+		WHERE m.status IN ('active', 'probation', 'classic')
+		ORDER BY m.engagement DESC
 	`
 
 	rows, err := db.QueryContext(ctx, query)
@@ -777,6 +784,7 @@ func fetchMaps(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB) ([]MapData, error) {
 		if err := rows.Scan(
 			&m.MapID, &m.PlayerCount, &m.Status, &m.Engagement, &m.WallDensity,
 			&m.EnergyCount, &m.GridWidth, &m.GridHeight, &m.CreatedAt, &m.RawJSON,
+			&m.NetVotes,
 		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/acb-index-builder/generator.go b/cmd/acb-index-builder/generator.go
index 2083345..2ab246d 100644
--- a/cmd/acb-index-builder/generator.go
+++ b/cmd/acb-index-builder/generator.go
@@ -1676,6 +1676,7 @@ type MapIndexEntry struct {
 	EnergyCount int     `json:"energy_count"`
 	GridWidth   int     `json:"grid_width"`
 	GridHeight  int     `json:"grid_height"`
+	NetVotes    int     `json:"net_votes"`    // Sum of +1/-1 votes from map_votes table
 	CreatedAt   string  `json:"created_at"`
 }
 
@@ -1696,6 +1697,7 @@ type MapDetail struct {
 	EnergyCount int           `json:"energy_count"`
 	GridWidth   int           `json:"grid_width"`
 	GridHeight  int           `json:"grid_height"`
+	NetVotes    int           `json:"net_votes"`    // Sum of +1/-1 votes from map_votes table
 	CreatedAt   string        `json:"created_at"`
 	Walls       []mapPosition `json:"walls"`
 	Cores       []mapCore     `json:"cores"`
@@ -1721,6 +1723,7 @@ func generateMapsIndex(data *IndexData, outputDir string) error {
 			EnergyCount: m.EnergyCount,
 			GridWidth:   m.GridWidth,
 			GridHeight:  m.GridHeight,
+			NetVotes:    m.NetVotes,
 			CreatedAt:   m.CreatedAt.Format(time.RFC3339),
 		}
 		entries = append(entries, entry)
@@ -1743,6 +1746,7 @@ func generateMapsIndex(data *IndexData, outputDir string) error {
 			EnergyCount: m.EnergyCount,
 			GridWidth:   m.GridWidth,
 			GridHeight:  m.GridHeight,
+			NetVotes:    m.NetVotes,
 			CreatedAt:   m.CreatedAt.Format(time.RFC3339),
 			Walls:       geo.Walls,
 			Cores:       geo.Cores,