diff --git a/packages/api/src/db/selects.ts b/packages/api/src/db/selects.ts
index 3bfce25..d555b14 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/db/selects.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/db/selects.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,34 @@
 export const ROLE_BRIEF_SELECT = { id: true, name: true, color: true } as const;
 export const PROJECT_BRIEF_SELECT = { id: true, name: true, shortCode: true, status: true, endDate: true } as const;
 export const RESOURCE_BRIEF_SELECT = { id: true, displayName: true, eid: true, lcrCents: true, chapter: true } as const;
+
+/**
+ * Explicit select for the resource list endpoint (listStaff).
+ * Omits large JSONB columns that are unused in all list consumers:
+ * - availability (~several KB per row, only needed for scheduling calculations)
+ * - valueScoreBreakdown (JSON, only needed in detail/dashboard views)
+ * - aiSummary / aiSummaryUpdatedAt / skillMatrixUpdatedAt / portfolioUrl
+ * This keeps skills and dynamicFields because they are rendered in the resource table.
+ */
+export const RESOURCE_LIST_SELECT = {
+  id: true,
+  eid: true,
+  displayName: true,
+  email: true,
+  chapter: true,
+  lcrCents: true,
+  ucrCents: true,
+  currency: true,
+  chargeabilityTarget: true,
+  skills: true,
+  dynamicFields: true,
+  blueprintId: true,
+  isActive: true,
+  roleId: true,
+  federalState: true,
+  valueScore: true,
+  rolledOff: true,
+  departed: true,
+  createdAt: true,
+  updatedAt: true,
+} as const;
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/resource-read-shared.ts b/packages/api/src/router/resource-read-shared.ts
index c9346e5..3e8aafc 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/resource-read-shared.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/resource-read-shared.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { FieldType, ResourceType } from "@capakraken/shared";
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
 import { z } from "zod";
-import { ROLE_BRIEF_SELECT } from "../db/selects.js";
+import { RESOURCE_LIST_SELECT, ROLE_BRIEF_SELECT } from "../db/selects.js";
 import { buildDynamicFieldWhereClauses } from "./custom-field-filters.js";
 import {
   anonymizeResources,
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ export async function listStaffResources(
     const rawResources = await (includeRoles
       ? ctx.db.resource.findMany({
           where,
-          include: {
+          select: {
+            ...RESOURCE_LIST_SELECT,
             resourceRoles: {
               include: { role: { select: ROLE_BRIEF_SELECT } },
             },
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ export async function listStaffResources(
         })
       : ctx.db.resource.findMany({
           where,
+          select: RESOURCE_LIST_SELECT,
           orderBy: [{ displayName: "asc" }, { id: "asc" }],
         }));
 
@@ -264,13 +266,17 @@ export async function listStaffResources(
     includeRoles
       ? ctx.db.resource.findMany({
           ...baseQuery,
-          include: {
+          select: {
+            ...RESOURCE_LIST_SELECT,
             resourceRoles: {
               include: { role: { select: ROLE_BRIEF_SELECT } },
             },
           },
         })
-      : ctx.db.resource.findMany(baseQuery),
+      : ctx.db.resource.findMany({
+          ...baseQuery,
+          select: RESOURCE_LIST_SELECT,
+        }),
     ctx.db.resource.count({ where }),
   ]);