diff --git a/src/database/repositories.ts b/src/database/repositories.ts
index 3818f5d..15d4cb5 100644
--- a/src/database/repositories.ts
+++ b/src/database/repositories.ts
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ export class MessagesRepository {
 export class SuccessfulMessagesRepository {
   private insertStmt: Database.Statement;
   private getRecentStmt: Database.Statement;
+  private getAttributedRecentStmt: Database.Statement;
   private getBySubredditStmt: Database.Statement;
   private countStmt: Database.Statement;
   private existsByMessageStmt: Database.Statement;
@@ -678,6 +679,17 @@ export class SuccessfulMessagesRepository {
       SELECT * FROM successful_messages ORDER BY created_at DESC, id DESC LIMIT ?
     `);
 
+    this.getAttributedRecentStmt = db.prepare(`
+      SELECT successful_messages.*
+      FROM successful_messages
+      LEFT JOIN sent_messages sm ON sm.id = successful_messages.sent_message_id
+      WHERE successful_messages.subreddit IS NOT NULL
+        OR sm.post_id IS NOT NULL
+        OR sm.strategy_id IS NOT NULL
+      ORDER BY successful_messages.created_at DESC, successful_messages.id DESC
+      LIMIT ?
+    `);
+
     // Get examples prioritizing same subreddit, then falling back to others
     this.getBySubredditStmt = db.prepare(`
       SELECT *,
@@ -722,6 +734,11 @@ export class SuccessfulMessagesRepository {
     return rows.map((row) => this.mapRow(row));
   }
 
+  getAttributedRecent(limit: number = 5): SuccessfulMessageRecord[] {
+    const rows = this.getAttributedRecentStmt.all(limit) as Record<string, unknown>[];
+    return rows.map((row) => this.mapRow(row));
+  }
+
   getWeightedExamples(subreddit: string | null, limit: number = 3): SuccessfulMessageRecord[] {
     if (subreddit) {
       const rows = this.getBySubredditStmt.all(subreddit, limit) as Record<string, unknown>[];
diff --git a/src/web/routes/stats.ts b/src/web/routes/stats.ts
index b9a4546..c3e9aa2 100644
--- a/src/web/routes/stats.ts
+++ b/src/web/routes/stats.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function createStatsRouter(ctx: WebContext): Router {
   });
 
   router.get('/successful', (_req, res) => {
-    res.json(ctx.repos.successful.getRecent(10));
+    res.json(ctx.repos.successful.getAttributedRecent(10));
   });
 
   return router;
diff --git a/tests/repositories.test.ts b/tests/repositories.test.ts
index e3b9791..6f71748 100644
--- a/tests/repositories.test.ts
+++ b/tests/repositories.test.ts
@@ -431,11 +431,15 @@ describe('MessagesRepository', () => {
 
 describe('SuccessfulMessagesRepository', () => {
   let successfulMessagesRepo: SuccessfulMessagesRepository;
+  let postsRepo: PostsRepository;
+  let messagesRepo: MessagesRepository;
   let db: Database;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     const repos = createTestRepositories();
     successfulMessagesRepo = repos.successfulMessagesRepo;
+    postsRepo = repos.postsRepo;
+    messagesRepo = repos.messagesRepo;
     db = repos.db;
   });
 
@@ -520,6 +524,46 @@ describe('SuccessfulMessagesRepository', () => {
     expect(recent[0].subreddit).toBeNull();
   });
 
+  it('returns only examples attributable to a post, strategy, or subreddit', () => {
+    postsRepo.insert({
+      id: 'source-post',
+      subreddit: 'example',
+      author: 'alice',
+      title: 'Source post',
+      imageUrl: null,
+      processedAt: Date.now(),
+    });
+    const sentMessageId = messagesRepo.insert({
+      postId: 'source-post',
+      recipient: 'alice',
+      subject: 'alice',
+      message: 'Attributed opener',
+      sentAt: Date.now(),
+      strategyId: 'direct',
+    });
+    successfulMessagesRepo.insert({
+      sentMessageId,
+      originalMessage: 'Attributed opener',
+      imageAnalysis: null,
+      postTitle: 'Source post',
+      responseSnippet: 'Hello',
+      subreddit: null,
+    });
+    successfulMessagesRepo.insert({
+      sentMessageId: null,
+      originalMessage: 'Legacy unknown opener',
+      imageAnalysis: null,
+      postTitle: 'Chat with t2_unknown',
+      responseSnippet: 'Hello',
+      subreddit: null,
+    });
+
+    expect(successfulMessagesRepo.getAttributedRecent(10)).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({ originalMessage: 'Attributed opener' }),
+    ]);
+    expect(successfulMessagesRepo.getRecent(10)).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
+
   it('returns most recent examples first', () => {
     for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
       successfulMessagesRepo.insert({