diff --git a/SKILL.md b/SKILL.md
index 8fcced24..c0cf6c2f 100644
--- a/SKILL.md
+++ b/SKILL.md
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ cli({
 | `select` | Extract JSON path | `select: data.items` |
 | `map` | Map fields | `map: { title: "${{ item.title }}" }` |
 | `filter` | Filter items | `filter: item.score > 100` |
-| `sort` | Sort items | `sort: { by: score, order: desc }` |
+| `sort` | Sort items (`numeric: true` for number strings) | `sort: { by: score, order: desc }` |
 | `limit` | Cap result count | `limit: ${{ args.limit }}` |
 | `intercept` | Declarative XHR capture | `intercept: { trigger: "navigate:...", capture: "api/hot" }` |
 | `tap` | Store action + XHR capture | `tap: { store: "feed", action: "fetchFeeds", capture: "homefeed" }` |
diff --git a/src/pipeline/steps/transform.ts b/src/pipeline/steps/transform.ts
index 1b034c17..4ea0c002 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/steps/transform.ts
+++ b/src/pipeline/steps/transform.ts
@@ -59,11 +59,15 @@ export async function stepSort(_page: IPage | null, params: unknown, data: unkno
   if (!Array.isArray(data)) return data;
   const key = isRecord(params) ? String(params.by ?? '') : String(params);
   const reverse = isRecord(params) ? params.order === 'desc' : false;
+  // numeric: true -- convert values with Number() before comparison (handles string-encoded numbers)
+  const numeric = isRecord(params) ? params.numeric === true : false;
   return [...data].sort((a, b) => {
     const left = isRecord(a) ? a[key] : undefined;
     const right = isRecord(b) ? b[key] : undefined;
-    const va = left ?? '';
-    const vb = right ?? '';
+    const na = Number(left);
+    const nb = Number(right);
+    const va = numeric ? (Number.isFinite(na) ? na : 0) : (left ?? '');
+    const vb = numeric ? (Number.isFinite(nb) ? nb : 0) : (right ?? '');
     const cmp = va < vb ? -1 : va > vb ? 1 : 0;
     return reverse ? -cmp : cmp;
   });
diff --git a/src/pipeline/transform.test.ts b/src/pipeline/transform.test.ts
index 7e00157b..527f95a4 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/transform.test.ts
+++ b/src/pipeline/transform.test.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,57 @@ describe('stepSort', () => {
     await stepSort(null, 'score', SAMPLE_DATA, {});
     expect(SAMPLE_DATA).toEqual(original);
   });
+
+  it('sorts string-encoded numbers numerically with numeric: true', async () => {
+    const data = [
+      { name: 'A', volume: '99' },
+      { name: 'B', volume: '1000' },
+      { name: 'C', volume: '250' },
+    ];
+    const result = await stepSort(null, { by: 'volume', order: 'desc', numeric: true }, data, {});
+    expect((result as typeof data).map((r) => r.name)).toEqual(['B', 'C', 'A']);
+  });
+
+  it('sorts string-encoded numbers lexicographically without numeric', async () => {
+    const data = [
+      { name: 'A', volume: '99' },
+      { name: 'B', volume: '1000' },
+      { name: 'C', volume: '250' },
+    ];
+    const result = await stepSort(null, { by: 'volume', order: 'desc' }, data, {});
+    // Lexicographic: "99" > "250" > "1000"
+    expect((result as typeof data).map((r) => r.name)).toEqual(['A', 'C', 'B']);
+  });
+
+  it('treats non-numeric values as 0 when numeric: true', async () => {
+    const data = [
+      { name: 'A', value: '100' },
+      { name: 'B', value: 'N/A' },
+      { name: 'C', value: '50' },
+    ];
+    const result = await stepSort(null, { by: 'value', order: 'asc', numeric: true }, data, {});
+    expect((result as typeof data).map((r) => r.name)).toEqual(['B', 'C', 'A']);
+  });
+
+  it('handles "0" and negative numbers correctly with numeric: true', async () => {
+    const data = [
+      { name: 'A', value: '-10' },
+      { name: 'B', value: '0' },
+      { name: 'C', value: '5' },
+    ];
+    const result = await stepSort(null, { by: 'value', order: 'asc', numeric: true }, data, {});
+    expect((result as typeof data).map((r) => r.name)).toEqual(['A', 'B', 'C']);
+  });
+
+  it('treats missing fields as 0 when numeric: true', async () => {
+    const data = [
+      { name: 'A', value: '10' },
+      { name: 'B' },
+      { name: 'C', value: '-5' },
+    ];
+    const result = await stepSort(null, { by: 'value', order: 'asc', numeric: true }, data, {});
+    expect((result as typeof data).map((r) => r.name)).toEqual(['C', 'B', 'A']);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('stepLimit', () => {