diff --git a/src/semantic-router/pkg/classification/classifier.go b/src/semantic-router/pkg/classification/classifier.go
index 608132600..6c327d0a9 100644
--- a/src/semantic-router/pkg/classification/classifier.go
+++ b/src/semantic-router/pkg/classification/classifier.go
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ type Classifier struct {
 	mcpCategoryInitializer MCPCategoryInitializer
 	mcpCategoryInference   MCPCategoryInference
 
+	// NEW: Unified classifier for LoRA models (preferred when available)
+	UnifiedClassifier *UnifiedClassifier
+
 	Config           *config.RouterConfig
 	CategoryMapping  *CategoryMapping
 	PIIMapping       *PIIMapping
@@ -539,7 +542,12 @@ func (c *Classifier) ClassifyCategoryWithEntropy(text string) (string, float64,
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Try in-tree first if properly configured
+	// Try UnifiedClassifier (LoRA models) first - highest accuracy
+	if c.UnifiedClassifier != nil {
+		return c.classifyWithUnifiedClassifier(text)
+	}
+
+	// Try in-tree classifier if properly configured
 	if c.IsCategoryEnabled() && c.categoryInference != nil {
 		return c.classifyCategoryWithEntropyInTree(text)
 	}
@@ -587,6 +595,56 @@ func (c *Classifier) makeReasoningDecisionForKeywordCategory(category string) en
 	}
 }
 
+// classifyWithUnifiedClassifier uses UnifiedClassifier (LoRA models) for classification
+func (c *Classifier) classifyWithUnifiedClassifier(text string) (string, float64, entropy.ReasoningDecision, error) {
+	// Use batch classification with single item
+	results, err := c.UnifiedClassifier.ClassifyBatch([]string{text})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", 0.0, entropy.ReasoningDecision{}, fmt.Errorf("unified classifier error: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results.IntentResults) == 0 {
+		return "", 0.0, entropy.ReasoningDecision{}, fmt.Errorf("no classification results from unified classifier")
+	}
+
+	intentResult := results.IntentResults[0]
+	category := intentResult.Category
+	confidence := float64(intentResult.Confidence)
+
+	// Build reasoning decision based on category configuration
+	reasoningDecision := c.makeReasoningDecisionForCategory(category, confidence)
+
+	return category, confidence, reasoningDecision, nil
+}
+
+// makeReasoningDecisionForCategory creates reasoning decision based on category config
+func (c *Classifier) makeReasoningDecisionForCategory(category string, confidence float64) entropy.ReasoningDecision {
+	normalizedCategory := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(category))
+	useReasoning := false
+
+	for _, cat := range c.Config.Categories {
+		if strings.ToLower(cat.Name) == normalizedCategory {
+			if len(cat.ModelScores) > 0 && cat.ModelScores[0].UseReasoning != nil {
+				useReasoning = *cat.ModelScores[0].UseReasoning
+			}
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	return entropy.ReasoningDecision{
+		UseReasoning:     useReasoning,
+		Confidence:       confidence,
+		DecisionReason:   "unified_lora_classification",
+		FallbackStrategy: "lora_based_classification",
+		TopCategories: []entropy.CategoryProbability{
+			{
+				Category:    category,
+				Probability: float32(confidence),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 // classifyCategoryWithEntropyInTree performs category classification with entropy using in-tree model
 func (c *Classifier) classifyCategoryWithEntropyInTree(text string) (string, float64, entropy.ReasoningDecision, error) {
 	if !c.IsCategoryEnabled() {
diff --git a/src/semantic-router/pkg/extproc/router.go b/src/semantic-router/pkg/extproc/router.go
index afee16668..a4c5d3144 100644
--- a/src/semantic-router/pkg/extproc/router.go
+++ b/src/semantic-router/pkg/extproc/router.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type OpenAIRouter struct {
 	Config               *config.RouterConfig
 	CategoryDescriptions []string
 	Classifier           *classification.Classifier
+	ClassificationSvc    *services.ClassificationService // NEW: Use service with UnifiedClassifier
 	PIIChecker           *pii.PolicyChecker
 	Cache                cache.CacheBackend
 	ToolsDatabase        *tools.ToolsDatabase
@@ -143,20 +144,28 @@ func NewOpenAIRouter(configPath string) (*OpenAIRouter, error) {
 
 	// Create global classification service for API access with auto-discovery
 	// This will prioritize LoRA models over legacy ModernBERT
+	var classificationSvc *services.ClassificationService
 	autoSvc, err := services.NewClassificationServiceWithAutoDiscovery(cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		logging.Warnf("Auto-discovery failed during router initialization: %v, using legacy classifier", err)
-		services.NewClassificationService(classifier, cfg)
+		classificationSvc = services.NewClassificationService(classifier, cfg)
 	} else {
-		logging.Infof("Router initialization: Using auto-discovered unified classifier")
-		// The service is already set as global in NewUnifiedClassificationService
-		_ = autoSvc
+		classificationSvc = autoSvc
+		if classificationSvc.HasUnifiedClassifier() {
+			// Wire the UnifiedClassifier from the service to the legacy Classifier for delegation
+			unifiedClassifier := classificationSvc.GetUnifiedClassifier()
+			if unifiedClassifier != nil {
+				classifier.UnifiedClassifier = unifiedClassifier
+				logging.Infof("Router using UnifiedClassifier (LoRA models) for category classification")
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	router := &OpenAIRouter{
 		Config:               cfg,
 		CategoryDescriptions: categoryDescriptions,
 		Classifier:           classifier,
+		ClassificationSvc:    classificationSvc, // NEW: Store the service
 		PIIChecker:           piiChecker,
 		Cache:                semanticCache,
 		ToolsDatabase:        toolsDatabase,
diff --git a/src/semantic-router/pkg/services/classification.go b/src/semantic-router/pkg/services/classification.go
index f83ed9e59..19107c348 100644
--- a/src/semantic-router/pkg/services/classification.go
+++ b/src/semantic-router/pkg/services/classification.go
@@ -541,6 +541,11 @@ func (s *ClassificationService) HasUnifiedClassifier() bool {
 	return s.unifiedClassifier != nil && s.unifiedClassifier.IsInitialized()
 }
 
+// GetUnifiedClassifier returns the UnifiedClassifier instance (for delegation)
+func (s *ClassificationService) GetUnifiedClassifier() *classification.UnifiedClassifier {
+	return s.unifiedClassifier
+}
+
 // GetUnifiedClassifierStats returns statistics about the unified classifier
 func (s *ClassificationService) GetUnifiedClassifierStats() map[string]interface{} {
 	if s.unifiedClassifier == nil {