diff --git a/apps/admin/src/components/EditorShell.tsx b/apps/admin/src/components/EditorShell.tsx
index 37a4fbb..a7f480d 100644
--- a/apps/admin/src/components/EditorShell.tsx
+++ b/apps/admin/src/components/EditorShell.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export default function EditorShell({ onLogout: _onLogout, initialPostId, onBack
     genImageKeys,
     generatedDraft,
     imagePlaceholders,
+    generationSources,
     // setters
     setDraft,
     setMeta,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export default function EditorShell({ onLogout: _onLogout, initialPostId, onBack
     setActiveStep,
     setGeneratedDraft,
     setImagePlaceholders,
+    setGenerationSources,
     // actions
     savePost,
     deletePost,
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@ export default function EditorShell({ onLogout: _onLogout, initialPostId, onBack
                 onChangePrompt={setPromptText}
                 generatedDraft={generatedDraft}
                 imagePlaceholders={imagePlaceholders}
+                generationSources={generationSources}
                 onGeneratedDraft={(content) => {
                   setGeneratedDraft(content);
                   void savePost({ generatedDraft: content });
@@ -159,6 +162,10 @@ export default function EditorShell({ onLogout: _onLogout, initialPostId, onBack
                   setImagePlaceholders(placeholders);
                   void savePost({ imagePlaceholders: placeholders });
                 }}
+                onGenerationSources={(sources) => {
+                  setGenerationSources(sources);
+                  void savePost({ generationSources: sources });
+                }}
               />
             </StepContainer>
           )}
diff --git a/apps/admin/src/components/steps/StepGenerate.tsx b/apps/admin/src/components/steps/StepGenerate.tsx
index c83078c..5a9ea3f 100644
--- a/apps/admin/src/components/steps/StepGenerate.tsx
+++ b/apps/admin/src/components/steps/StepGenerate.tsx
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ export default function StepGenerate({
   onChangePrompt,
   generatedDraft,
   imagePlaceholders,
+  generationSources,
   onGeneratedDraft,
   onImagePlaceholders,
+  onGenerationSources,
 }: {
   postClips: Clip[];
   genImageKeys: string[];
@@ -24,13 +26,14 @@ export default function StepGenerate({
   onChangePrompt: (v: string) => void;
   generatedDraft: string;
   imagePlaceholders: string[];
+  generationSources: Array<{ title: string; url: string }>;
   onGeneratedDraft: (content: string) => void;
   onImagePlaceholders: (placeholders: string[]) => void;
+  onGenerationSources: (sources: Array<{ title: string; url: string }>) => void;
 }) {
   const [generating, setGenerating] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string>('');
   const [useWebSearch, setUseWebSearch] = useState(false);
-  const [sources, setSources] = useState<Array<{ title: string; url: string }>>([]);
   return (
     <Box sx={{ display: 'grid', gap: 2 }}>
       <StepHeader 
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ export default function StepGenerate({
                 
                 onGeneratedDraft(result.content);
                 onImagePlaceholders(result.imagePlaceholders);
-                setSources(result.sources || []);
+                onGenerationSources(result.sources || []);
               } catch (err: any) {
                 setError(err?.message || 'Generation failed');
               } finally {
@@ -149,11 +152,11 @@ export default function StepGenerate({
         {generatedDraft && (
           <CollapsibleSection title="Generated Draft">
             <Stack spacing={2}>
-              {sources.length > 0 && (
+              {generationSources.length > 0 && (
                 <Alert severity="success">
-                  <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ fontWeight: 'bold', mb: 0.5 }}>Sources ({sources.length}):</Typography>
+                  <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ fontWeight: 'bold', mb: 0.5 }}>Sources ({generationSources.length}):</Typography>
                   <Stack spacing={0.5}>
-                    {sources.map((source, idx) => (
+                    {generationSources.map((source: { title: string; url: string }, idx: number) => (
                       <Typography key={idx} variant="caption" component="div">
                         {idx + 1}. <Link href={source.url} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">{source.title}</Link>
                       </Typography>
diff --git a/apps/admin/src/hooks/usePostEditor.ts b/apps/admin/src/hooks/usePostEditor.ts
index 2ad8ace..b656e9e 100644
--- a/apps/admin/src/hooks/usePostEditor.ts
+++ b/apps/admin/src/hooks/usePostEditor.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export function usePostEditor(initialPostId?: string | null) {
   const [genImageKeys, setGenImageKeys] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const [generatedDraft, setGeneratedDraft] = useState<string>('');
   const [imagePlaceholders, setImagePlaceholders] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const [generationSources, setGenerationSources] = useState<Array<{ title: string; url: string }>>([]);
   const autoSaveTimeoutRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ export function usePostEditor(initialPostId?: string | null) {
           if (Array.isArray(data.selectedImageKeys)) setGenImageKeys(data.selectedImageKeys);
           if (data.generatedDraft) setGeneratedDraft(data.generatedDraft);
           if (Array.isArray(data.imagePlaceholders)) setImagePlaceholders(data.imagePlaceholders);
+          if (Array.isArray(data.generationSources)) setGenerationSources(data.generationSources);
         } catch {}
       })();
     }
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ export function usePostEditor(initialPostId?: string | null) {
       selectedImageKeys: genImageKeys.length > 0 ? genImageKeys : undefined,
       generatedDraft: generatedDraft || undefined,
       imagePlaceholders: imagePlaceholders.length > 0 ? imagePlaceholders : undefined,
+      generationSources: generationSources.length > 0 ? generationSources : undefined,
       ...(overrides || {}),
     };
     const data = await savePostApi(payload);
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ export function usePostEditor(initialPostId?: string | null) {
       setToast({ open: true, message: 'Post saved', severity: 'success' });
     }
     return data;
-  }, [postId, draft, meta, postStatus, promptText, genImageKeys, generatedDraft, imagePlaceholders]);
+  }, [postId, draft, meta, postStatus, promptText, genImageKeys, generatedDraft, imagePlaceholders, generationSources]);
 
   const deletePost = async () => {
     if (!postId) return;
@@ -176,6 +179,7 @@ export function usePostEditor(initialPostId?: string | null) {
     genImageKeys,
     generatedDraft,
     imagePlaceholders,
+    generationSources,
     // setters
     setDraft,
     setMeta,
@@ -186,6 +190,7 @@ export function usePostEditor(initialPostId?: string | null) {
     setActiveStep,
     setGeneratedDraft,
     setImagePlaceholders,
+    setGenerationSources,
     // actions
     savePost,
     deletePost,
diff --git a/apps/admin/src/services/posts.ts b/apps/admin/src/services/posts.ts
index 40c318d..f2bc17c 100644
--- a/apps/admin/src/services/posts.ts
+++ b/apps/admin/src/services/posts.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export type SavePostPayload = {
   selectedImageKeys?: string[];
   generatedDraft?: string;
   imagePlaceholders?: string[];
+  generationSources?: Array<{ title: string; url: string }>;
 };
 
 export async function getPost(id: string) {