diff --git a/ops/vector-gc.py b/ops/vector-gc.py
index 27ee82a..5197f58 100644
--- a/ops/vector-gc.py
+++ b/ops/vector-gc.py
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ EMBED_DIRS = ["domains", "core", "foundations", "decisions", "entities"]
 
 
 def make_point_id(path: str) -> str:
-    """Deterministic UUID from file path (must match embed-claims.py)."""
+    """Deterministic UUID from file path (must match embed-claims.py).
+
+    Qdrant auto-formats 32-char hex as UUID with dashes, so we normalize
+    by stripping dashes for comparison.
+    """
     return hashlib.md5(path.encode()).hexdigest()
 
 
@@ -99,7 +103,12 @@ def main():
     expected = get_expected_ids()
     print(f"  Filesystem files: {len(expected)}")
 
-    qdrant_ids = {p["id"] for p in points}
+    # Normalize IDs: Qdrant formats 32-char hex as UUID with dashes
+    def normalize_id(pid: str) -> str:
+        return pid.replace("-", "")
+
+    qdrant_map = {normalize_id(p["id"]): p for p in points}
+    qdrant_ids = set(qdrant_map.keys())
     expected_ids = set(expected.keys())
 
     orphan_ids = qdrant_ids - expected_ids
@@ -107,10 +116,11 @@ def main():
 
     # Categorize orphans by their payload path
     orphan_details = []
-    for p in points:
-        if p["id"] in orphan_ids:
-            path = p.get("payload", {}).get("path", "unknown")
-            orphan_details.append({"id": p["id"], "path": path})
+    for nid in orphan_ids:
+        p = qdrant_map[nid]
+        payload = p.get("payload", {})
+        path = payload.get("claim_path") or payload.get("path", "unknown")
+        orphan_details.append({"id": p["id"], "path": path})
 
     print(f"\n=== Vector GC Report ===")
     print(f"Qdrant vectors:    {len(qdrant_ids)}")
@@ -130,8 +140,10 @@ def main():
                 print(f"  {mid[:12]}  {expected[mid].relative_to(REPO_DIR)}")
 
     if args.purge and orphan_ids:
-        print(f"\nPurging {len(orphan_ids)} orphan vectors...")
-        result = delete_points(list(orphan_ids))
+        # Use original Qdrant IDs (with dashes) for deletion
+        original_orphan_ids = [qdrant_map[nid]["id"] for nid in orphan_ids]
+        print(f"\nPurging {len(original_orphan_ids)} orphan vectors...")
+        result = delete_points(original_orphan_ids)
         print(f"  Done: {result}")
     elif orphan_ids and not args.purge:
         print(f"\nRun with --purge to delete orphan vectors.")