diff --git a/packages/adf/src/__tests__/content-classifier.test.ts b/packages/adf/src/__tests__/content-classifier.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5946173
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/adf/src/__tests__/content-classifier.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { classifyElement, buildMigrationPlan } from '../content-classifier';
+import type { TriggerMap } from '../content-classifier';
+import type { MarkdownElement, MarkdownSection } from '../markdown-parser';
+
+const triggerMap: TriggerMap = {
+  'frontend.adf': ['react', 'css', 'ui'],
+  'backend.adf': ['api', 'node', 'db'],
+};
+
+function rule(content: string, strength: 'imperative' | 'advisory' | 'neutral' = 'neutral'): MarkdownElement {
+  return { type: 'rule', content, strength };
+}
+
+function prose(content: string): MarkdownElement {
+  return { type: 'prose', content };
+}
+
+describe('classifyElement', () => {
+  describe('heading-based routing (no triggerMap)', () => {
+    it('routes to frontend.adf when heading mentions UI', () => {
+      const result = classifyElement(rule('Use PascalCase'), 'UI Components');
+      expect(result.targetModule).toBe('frontend.adf');
+    });
+
+    it('routes to backend.adf when heading mentions API', () => {
+      const result = classifyElement(rule('Validate inputs'), 'API Endpoints');
+      expect(result.targetModule).toBe('backend.adf');
+    });
+
+    it('routes to core.adf for generic headings', () => {
+      const result = classifyElement(rule('Use conventional commits'), 'Conventions');
+      expect(result.targetModule).toBe('core.adf');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('content-based fallback routing (with triggerMap)', () => {
+    it('routes React content under generic heading to frontend.adf', () => {
+      const result = classifyElement(rule('React components use PascalCase.tsx'), 'Conventions', triggerMap);
+      expect(result.targetModule).toBe('frontend.adf');
+    });
+
+    it('routes API content under generic heading to backend.adf', () => {
+      const result = classifyElement(rule('All API routes require auth middleware'), 'Stack', triggerMap);
+      expect(result.targetModule).toBe('backend.adf');
+    });
+
+    it('routes DB content under generic heading to backend.adf', () => {
+      const result = classifyElement(rule('Run DB migrations before deploy'), 'General', triggerMap);
+      expect(result.targetModule).toBe('backend.adf');
+    });
+
+    it('routes CSS content to frontend.adf', () => {
+      const result = classifyElement(rule('Use CSS modules for scoped styles'), 'Stack', triggerMap);
+      expect(result.targetModule).toBe('frontend.adf');
+    });
+
+    it('stays on core.adf when no trigger keyword matches', () => {
+      const result = classifyElement(rule('Use conventional commits'), 'Conventions', triggerMap);
+      expect(result.targetModule).toBe('core.adf');
+    });
+
+    it('does not override heading-based routing when heading already matches', () => {
+      const result = classifyElement(rule('Validate API inputs'), 'UI Components', triggerMap);
+      expect(result.targetModule).toBe('frontend.adf');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('STAY patterns', () => {
+    it('marks WSL-specific content as STAY', () => {
+      const result = classifyElement(rule('Configure credential.helper for WSL'), 'Environment');
+      expect(result.decision).toBe('STAY');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('classification decisions', () => {
+    it('classifies imperative rules as load-bearing CONSTRAINTS', () => {
+      const result = classifyElement(rule('NEVER commit secrets', 'imperative'), 'General', triggerMap);
+      expect(result.decision).toBe('MIGRATE');
+      expect(result.targetSection).toBe('CONSTRAINTS');
+      expect(result.weight).toBe('load-bearing');
+    });
+
+    it('classifies advisory rules as ADVISORY', () => {
+      const result = classifyElement(rule('Prefer TypeScript', 'advisory'), 'General', triggerMap);
+      expect(result.decision).toBe('MIGRATE');
+      expect(result.targetSection).toBe('ADVISORY');
+      expect(result.weight).toBe('advisory');
+    });
+
+    it('classifies prose as CONTEXT', () => {
+      const result = classifyElement(prose('The system architecture uses layers'), 'Overview');
+      expect(result.decision).toBe('MIGRATE');
+      expect(result.targetSection).toBe('CONTEXT');
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('buildMigrationPlan', () => {
+  it('routes items using triggerMap when provided', () => {
+    const sections: MarkdownSection[] = [
+      {
+        heading: 'Conventions',
+        elements: [
+          rule('React components use PascalCase'),
+          rule('API routes use kebab-case'),
+          rule('Use conventional commits'),
+        ],
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const plan = buildMigrationPlan(sections, undefined, triggerMap);
+
+    const frontendItems = plan.migrateItems.filter(i => i.classification.targetModule === 'frontend.adf');
+    const backendItems = plan.migrateItems.filter(i => i.classification.targetModule === 'backend.adf');
+    const coreItems = plan.migrateItems.filter(i => i.classification.targetModule === 'core.adf');
+
+    expect(frontendItems).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(frontendItems[0].element.content).toContain('React');
+
+    expect(backendItems).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(backendItems[0].element.content).toContain('API');
+
+    expect(coreItems).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(coreItems[0].element.content).toContain('conventional commits');
+  });
+
+  it('works without triggerMap (backward compatible)', () => {
+    const sections: MarkdownSection[] = [
+      {
+        heading: 'Conventions',
+        elements: [rule('React components use PascalCase')],
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const plan = buildMigrationPlan(sections);
+    expect(plan.migrateItems[0].classification.targetModule).toBe('core.adf');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/adf/src/content-classifier.ts b/packages/adf/src/content-classifier.ts
index 6d04928..ab300db 100644
--- a/packages/adf/src/content-classifier.ts
+++ b/packages/adf/src/content-classifier.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ export type AdfTargetSection = 'CONSTRAINTS' | 'CONTEXT' | 'ADVISORY';
 
 export type WeightTag = 'load-bearing' | 'advisory';
 
+/** Module path → lowercase trigger keywords for content-based routing. */
+export type TriggerMap = Record<string, string[]>;
+
 export interface ClassificationResult {
   decision: RouteDecision;
   targetSection: AdfTargetSection;
@@ -86,6 +89,26 @@ function headingToModule(heading: string): string {
   return 'core.adf';
 }
 
+function escapeRegex(str: string): string {
+  return str.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Content-based fallback routing. When heading-based routing returns core.adf,
+ * scan element content against ON_DEMAND trigger keywords from the manifest.
+ */
+function contentToModule(text: string, triggerMap: TriggerMap): string {
+  const lower = text.toLowerCase();
+  for (const [module, triggers] of Object.entries(triggerMap)) {
+    for (const trigger of triggers) {
+      if (new RegExp(`\\b${escapeRegex(trigger)}\\b`, 'i').test(lower)) {
+        return module;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return 'core.adf';
+}
+
 // ============================================================================
 // Element Classification
 // ============================================================================
@@ -93,9 +116,19 @@ function headingToModule(heading: string): string {
 /**
  * Classify a single markdown element into an ADF routing decision.
  */
-export function classifyElement(element: MarkdownElement, heading: string): ClassificationResult {
+export function classifyElement(
+  element: MarkdownElement,
+  heading: string,
+  triggerMap?: TriggerMap,
+): ClassificationResult {
   const text = element.content;
-  const module = headingToModule(heading);
+  let module = headingToModule(heading);
+
+  // Content-based fallback: when heading routes to core.adf, check element
+  // content against ON_DEMAND trigger keywords from the manifest.
+  if (module === 'core.adf' && triggerMap) {
+    module = contentToModule(text, triggerMap);
+  }
 
   // Check STAY patterns first
   if (matchesStayPattern(text)) {
@@ -256,7 +289,8 @@ function tokenize(text: string): string[] {
  */
 export function buildMigrationPlan(
   sections: MarkdownSection[],
-  existingAdf?: AdfDocument
+  existingAdf?: AdfDocument,
+  triggerMap?: TriggerMap,
 ): MigrationPlan {
   const items: MigrationItem[] = [];
 
@@ -276,7 +310,7 @@ export function buildMigrationPlan(
 
   for (const section of sections) {
     for (const element of section.elements) {
-      const classification = classifyElement(element, section.heading);
+      const classification = classifyElement(element, section.heading, triggerMap);
 
       // Dedup against existing ADF
       if (classification.decision === 'MIGRATE' && existingItems.size > 0) {
diff --git a/packages/adf/src/index.ts b/packages/adf/src/index.ts
index 53edab9..6baea86 100644
--- a/packages/adf/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/adf/src/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export type {
   RouteDecision,
   AdfTargetSection,
   WeightTag,
+  TriggerMap,
 } from './content-classifier';
 export * from './types';
 export * from './errors';
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/adf-migrate.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/adf-migrate.ts
index 060e87d..0c9f5ef 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/adf-migrate.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/adf-migrate.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ import {
   parseAdf,
   formatAdf,
   applyPatches,
+  parseManifest,
   parseMarkdownSections,
   classifyElement,
   isDuplicateItem,
   buildMigrationPlan,
 } from '@stackbilt/adf';
-import type { AdfDocument, PatchOperation, MigrationItem } from '@stackbilt/adf';
+import type { AdfDocument, PatchOperation, MigrationItem, TriggerMap } from '@stackbilt/adf';
 import type { CLIOptions } from '../index';
 import { CLIError, EXIT_CODE } from '../index';
 import { getFlag } from '../flags';
@@ -168,7 +169,25 @@ function migrateSource(
     }
   }
 
-  const plan = buildMigrationPlan(sections, existingAdf);
+  // Build trigger map from manifest for content-based module routing
+  let triggerMap: TriggerMap | undefined;
+  const manifestPath = path.join(aiDir, 'manifest.adf');
+  if (fs.existsSync(manifestPath)) {
+    try {
+      const manifestDoc = parseAdf(fs.readFileSync(manifestPath, 'utf-8'));
+      const manifest = parseManifest(manifestDoc);
+      triggerMap = {};
+      for (const mod of manifest.onDemand) {
+        if (mod.triggers.length > 0) {
+          triggerMap[mod.path] = mod.triggers.map(t => t.toLowerCase());
+        }
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Manifest parse failed — proceed without content-based routing
+    }
+  }
+
+  const plan = buildMigrationPlan(sections, existingAdf, triggerMap);
   const actions: MigrationAction[] = [];
 
   // Group migrate items by target module and section