diff --git a/lib/db.py b/lib/db.py
index 1e60075..3062ac6 100644
--- a/lib/db.py
+++ b/lib/db.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from . import config
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("pipeline.db")
 
-SCHEMA_VERSION = 21
+SCHEMA_VERSION = 22
 
 SCHEMA_SQL = """
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS schema_version (
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS prs (
     cost_usd REAL DEFAULT 0,
     auto_merge INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
     github_pr INTEGER,
+    source_channel TEXT,
     created_at TEXT DEFAULT (datetime('now')),
     merged_at TEXT
 );
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ def transaction(conn: sqlite3.Connection):
 # Branch prefix → (agent, commit_type) mapping.
 # Single source of truth — used by merge.py at INSERT time and migration v7 backfill.
 # Unknown prefixes → ('unknown', 'unknown') + warning log.
+# Keep in sync with _CHANNEL_MAP below.
 BRANCH_PREFIX_MAP = {
     "extract": ("pipeline", "extract"),
     "ingestion": ("pipeline", "extract"),
@@ -228,6 +230,31 @@ def classify_branch(branch: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
     return result
 
 
+# Keep in sync with BRANCH_PREFIX_MAP above.
+_CHANNEL_MAP = {
+    "extract": "telegram",
+    "ingestion": "telegram",
+    "rio": "agent",
+    "theseus": "agent",
+    "astra": "agent",
+    "vida": "agent",
+    "clay": "agent",
+    "leo": "agent",
+    "oberon": "agent",
+    "reweave": "maintenance",
+    "epimetheus": "maintenance",
+    "fix": "maintenance",
+}
+
+
+def classify_source_channel(branch: str, *, github_pr: int = None) -> str:
+    """Derive source_channel from branch prefix and github_pr flag."""
+    if github_pr is not None or branch.startswith("gh-pr-"):
+        return "github"
+    prefix = branch.split("/", 1)[0] if "/" in branch else branch
+    return _CHANNEL_MAP.get(prefix, "unknown")
+
+
 def migrate(conn: sqlite3.Connection):
     """Run schema migrations."""
     conn.executescript(SCHEMA_SQL)
@@ -562,6 +589,34 @@ def migrate(conn: sqlite3.Connection):
         conn.commit()
         logger.info("Migration v21: added github_pr column + index to prs")
 
+    if current < 22:
+        try:
+            conn.execute("ALTER TABLE prs ADD COLUMN source_channel TEXT")
+        except sqlite3.OperationalError:
+            pass
+        conn.execute("""
+            UPDATE prs SET source_channel = CASE
+                WHEN github_pr IS NOT NULL THEN 'github'
+                WHEN branch LIKE 'gh-pr-%%' THEN 'github'
+                WHEN branch LIKE 'theseus/%%' THEN 'agent'
+                WHEN branch LIKE 'rio/%%' THEN 'agent'
+                WHEN branch LIKE 'astra/%%' THEN 'agent'
+                WHEN branch LIKE 'clay/%%' THEN 'agent'
+                WHEN branch LIKE 'vida/%%' THEN 'agent'
+                WHEN branch LIKE 'oberon/%%' THEN 'agent'
+                WHEN branch LIKE 'leo/%%' THEN 'agent'
+                WHEN branch LIKE 'reweave/%%' THEN 'maintenance'
+                WHEN branch LIKE 'epimetheus/%%' THEN 'maintenance'
+                WHEN branch LIKE 'fix/%%' THEN 'maintenance'
+                WHEN branch LIKE 'extract/%%' THEN 'telegram'
+                WHEN branch LIKE 'ingestion/%%' THEN 'telegram'
+                ELSE 'unknown'
+            END
+            WHERE source_channel IS NULL
+        """)
+        conn.commit()
+        logger.info("Migration v22: added source_channel to prs + backfilled from branch prefix")
+
     if current < SCHEMA_VERSION:
         conn.execute(
             "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO schema_version (version) VALUES (?)",
diff --git a/lib/merge.py b/lib/merge.py
index ed77924..1331ca1 100644
--- a/lib/merge.py
+++ b/lib/merge.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import shutil
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 from . import config, db
-from .db import classify_branch
+from .db import classify_branch, classify_source_channel
 from .contributor import record_contributor_attribution
 from .dedup import dedup_evidence_blocks
 from .domains import detect_domain_from_branch
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ async def discover_external_prs(conn) -> int:
                 priority = "high" if origin == "human" else None
                 domain = None if not is_pipeline else detect_domain_from_branch(pr["head"]["ref"])
                 agent, commit_type = classify_branch(pr["head"]["ref"])
+                source_channel = classify_source_channel(pr["head"]["ref"])
 
                 # For human PRs, submitted_by is the Forgejo author.
                 # For pipeline PRs, submitted_by is set later by extract.py (from source proposed_by).
@@ -125,9 +126,9 @@ async def discover_external_prs(conn) -> int:
                 conn.execute(
                     """INSERT OR IGNORE INTO prs
                        (number, branch, status, origin, priority, domain, agent, commit_type,
-                        prompt_version, pipeline_version, submitted_by)
-                       VALUES (?, ?, 'open', ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)""",
-                    (pr["number"], pr["head"]["ref"], origin, priority, domain, agent, commit_type, config.PROMPT_VERSION, config.PIPELINE_VERSION, submitted_by),
+                        prompt_version, pipeline_version, submitted_by, source_channel)
+                       VALUES (?, ?, 'open', ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)""",
+                    (pr["number"], pr["head"]["ref"], origin, priority, domain, agent, commit_type, config.PROMPT_VERSION, config.PIPELINE_VERSION, submitted_by, source_channel),
                 )
                 db.audit(
                     conn,