diff --git a/libs/agentc_cli/agentc_cli/cmds/status.py b/libs/agentc_cli/agentc_cli/cmds/status.py
index 3d5ebf78..de3a99fa 100644
--- a/libs/agentc_cli/agentc_cli/cmds/status.py
+++ b/libs/agentc_cli/agentc_cli/cmds/status.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def db_catalog_status(kind, bucket, cluster, compare):
                     GROUP BY b.catalog_identifier
                 ) AS subquery
                 ON a.version.identifier = subquery.catalog_identifier
-                ORDER BY a.version.timestamp DESC LIMIT 1;
+                ORDER BY STR_TO_MILLIS(a.version.timestamp) DESC LIMIT 1;
             """
     else:
         # Query to get the metadata based on the kind of catalog
diff --git a/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/all_sessions.sqlpp b/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/all_sessions.sqlpp
index 472ae1df..9cf4fa6f 100644
--- a/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/all_sessions.sqlpp
+++ b/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/all_sessions.sqlpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ WITH
                     PARTITION BY
                         _id
                     ORDER BY
-                        rsli.timestamp ASC
+                        STR_TO_MILLIS(rsli.timestamp) ASC
                 ) AS rn
     )
 FROM
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ LETTING
             SELECT VALUE
                 gii
             ORDER BY
-                gii.rsl.timestamp ASC
+                STR_TO_MILLIS(gii.rsl.timestamp) ASC
         ) AS gi
         SELECT
             gi.rsl.content AS content,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ SELECT
         SELECT VALUE
             gi.rsl.timestamp
         ORDER BY
-            gi.rsl.timestamp ASC
+            STR_TO_MILLIS(gi.rsl.timestamp) ASC
         LIMIT 1
     )[0] AS start_t,
     vid,
diff --git a/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/exchanges.sqlpp b/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/exchanges.sqlpp
index e0d1388e..1b03d0d6 100644
--- a/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/exchanges.sqlpp
+++ b/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/exchanges.sqlpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ WITH LatestGenerations AS (
                 msgsi.content,
                 msgsi.row_num
             ORDER BY
-                msgsi.timestamp ASC
+                STR_TO_MILLIS(msgsi.timestamp) ASC
             LIMIT 1
         )[0],
         last_message = (
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ WITH LatestGenerations AS (
                 COALESCE(msgsi.content, msgsi.tool_calls) AS content,
                 msgsi.row_num
             ORDER BY
-                msgsi.timestamp DESC
+                STR_TO_MILLIS(msgsi.timestamp) DESC
             LIMIT 1
         )[0],
         context = (
diff --git a/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/last_session.sqlpp b/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/last_session.sqlpp
index d9a2d881..021ec750 100644
--- a/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/last_session.sqlpp
+++ b/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/last_session.sqlpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CREATE OR REPLACE ANALYTICS FUNCTION
             SELECT VALUE
                 s.sid
             ORDER BY
-                s.start_t DESC
+                STR_TO_MILLIS(s.start_t) DESC
             LIMIT 1
         )[0]
     };
diff --git a/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/tool_calls.sqlpp b/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/tool_calls.sqlpp
index 8f97465c..bdbf6fcb 100644
--- a/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/tool_calls.sqlpp
+++ b/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/tool_calls.sqlpp
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ SELECT
     s1.vid AS vid,
     tool_calls AS tool_calls
 ORDER BY
-    vid.timestamp DESC
+    STR_TO_MILLIS(vid.timestamp) DESC
 ;
diff --git a/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/trajectories.sqlpp b/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/trajectories.sqlpp
index d60b2ec3..3170be03 100644
--- a/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/trajectories.sqlpp
+++ b/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/analytics/ddls/trajectories.sqlpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LETTING
         SELECT VALUE
             gi.msg
         ORDER BY
-            gi.msg.timestamp ASC
+            STR_TO_MILLIS(gi.msg.timestamp) ASC
     )
 SELECT
     s.sid AS sid,
diff --git a/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/catalog/catalog/db.py b/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/catalog/catalog/db.py
index ac17448a..39990033 100644
--- a/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/catalog/catalog/db.py
+++ b/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/catalog/catalog/db.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def version(self) -> VersionDescriptor:
         ts_query = f"""
             FROM     `{self.bucket}`.`{DEFAULT_CATALOG_SCOPE}`.`{self.kind}{DEFAULT_META_COLLECTION_NAME}` AS t
             SELECT   VALUE  t.version
-            ORDER BY t.version.timestamp DESC
+            ORDER BY STR_TO_MILLIS(t.version.timestamp) DESC
             LIMIT    1
         """
         res, err = execute_query(self.cluster, ts_query)
diff --git a/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/learned/embedding.py b/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/learned/embedding.py
index 896f4a72..b641243c 100644
--- a/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/learned/embedding.py
+++ b/libs/agentc_core/agentc_core/learned/embedding.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def validate_embedding_model(self) -> "EmbeddingModel":
                             SELECT
                                 VALUE mc.embedding_model
                             ORDER BY
-                                mc.version.timestamp DESC
+                                STR_TO_MILLIS(mc.version.timestamp) DESC
                             LIMIT 1
                         """
                     ]
diff --git a/templates/agents/with_controlflow/notebook.ipynb b/templates/agents/with_controlflow/notebook.ipynb
index 395b89a1..698104be 100644
--- a/templates/agents/with_controlflow/notebook.ipynb
+++ b/templates/agents/with_controlflow/notebook.ipynb
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     "                    msgsi.content,\n",
     "                    msgsi.row_num\n",
     "                ORDER BY\n",
-    "                    msgsi.timestamp ASC\n",
+    "                    STR_TO_MILLIS(msgsi.timestamp) ASC\n",
     "                LIMIT 1\n",
     "            )[0],\n",
     "            last_message = (\n",
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     "                    COALESCE(msgsi.content, msgsi.tool_calls) AS content,\n",
     "                    msgsi.row_num\n",
     "                ORDER BY \n",
-    "                    msgsi.timestamp DESC\n",
+    "                    STR_TO_MILLIS(msgsi.timestamp) DESC\n",
     "                LIMIT 1\n",
     "            )[0],\n",
     "            context = (\n",