diff --git a/alembic/versions/0077_artist_name_not_unique.py b/alembic/versions/0077_artist_name_not_unique.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a09288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alembic/versions/0077_artist_name_not_unique.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""drop uq_artist_name — decouple display name from identity/storage
+
+Revision ID: 0077
+Revises: 0076
+Create Date: 2026-07-04
+
+Artist model fragility fix (milestone #130). One `slug` column was doing
+identity + storage-path + display, and BOTH `name` and `slug` were UNIQUE, so
+the display name couldn't be edited freely and two genuinely different creators
+collided. Decouple: `slug` stays the immutable, unique storage/identity key (the
+on-disk path component — untouched here); `name` becomes freely editable, NON-
+unique display text. This migration only drops the `uq_artist_name` constraint;
+no data moves and no path changes.
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+
+revision: str = "0077"
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = "0076"
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_constraint("uq_artist_name", "artist", type_="unique")
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    # Re-adding the UNIQUE would fail if duplicate names now exist; callers that
+    # need to reverse this must dedupe names first.
+    op.create_unique_constraint("uq_artist_name", "artist", ["name"])
diff --git a/backend/app/api/artists.py b/backend/app/api/artists.py
index fa6da74..939fe4f 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/artists.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/artists.py
@@ -31,6 +31,24 @@ async def create_or_get():
     }), 201
 
 
+@artists_bp.route("/<int:artist_id>", methods=["PATCH"])
+async def rename(artist_id: int):
+    """Rename an artist's DISPLAY NAME (#130). Name only — the slug and every
+    on-disk path stay put, so this is instant and safe. Name is non-unique."""
+    body = await request.get_json()
+    if not isinstance(body, dict) or not isinstance(body.get("name"), str):
+        return jsonify({"error": "invalid_body"}), 400
+    async with get_session() as session:
+        svc = ArtistService(session)
+        try:
+            artist = await svc.rename(artist_id, body["name"])
+        except ValueError as exc:
+            return jsonify({"error": "empty_name", "detail": str(exc)}), 400
+        if artist is None:
+            return jsonify({"error": "not_found"}), 404
+        return jsonify({"id": artist.id, "name": artist.name, "slug": artist.slug})
+
+
 @artists_bp.route("/autocomplete", methods=["GET"])
 async def autocomplete():
     q = request.args.get("q") or ""
diff --git a/backend/app/api/extension.py b/backend/app/api/extension.py
index b917882..20b1b30 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/extension.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/extension.py
@@ -84,11 +84,15 @@ async def quick_add_source():
     if not isinstance(url, str) or not url.strip():
         return _bad("invalid_body", detail="url is required")
 
+    from .credentials import _get_crypto
+
     async with get_session() as session:
         if not await _ext_key_required(session):
             return _bad("unauthorized", status=401)
         try:
-            result = await ExtensionService(session).quick_add_source(url)
+            # crypto lets a pixiv add resolve the artist's display name via the
+            # stored OAuth token (else it falls back to the numeric id). #130.
+            result = await ExtensionService(session, _get_crypto()).quick_add_source(url)
         except UnknownPlatformError as exc:
             return _bad(
                 "unknown_platform",
diff --git a/backend/app/api/sources.py b/backend/app/api/sources.py
index 5b3fcaf..44227cb 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/sources.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/sources.py
@@ -136,6 +136,25 @@ async def delete_source(source_id: int):
     return "", 204
 
 
+@sources_bp.route("/<int:source_id>/reassign", methods=["POST"])
+async def reassign_source(source_id: int):
+    """Move this source (and the content it brought in) to another artist
+    (#130). Files don't move — the slug is immutable — so this just re-attributes
+    the source, its posts, and its images. Body: {target_artist_id}."""
+    body = await request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+    target = body.get("target_artist_id")
+    if not isinstance(target, int):
+        return _bad("invalid_body", detail="target_artist_id (int) required")
+    async with get_session() as session:
+        try:
+            record = await SourceService(session).reassign(source_id, target)
+        except LookupError:
+            return _bad("not_found", status=404)
+        except ArtistNotFoundError:
+            return _bad("artist_not_found", detail="target artist not found", status=404)
+    return jsonify(record.to_dict())
+
+
 @sources_bp.route("/<int:source_id>/backfill", methods=["POST"])
 async def set_backfill(source_id: int):
     """Plan #693/#697 + #830: start/stop a backfill, or start a recovery /
diff --git a/backend/app/models/artist.py b/backend/app/models/artist.py
index d6847f4..e7ca894 100644
--- a/backend/app/models/artist.py
+++ b/backend/app/models/artist.py
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ class Artist(Base):
     __tablename__ = "artist"
 
     id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, primary_key=True)
-    name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(255), nullable=False, unique=True)
+    # Display name: freely editable, NON-unique (two real creators can share a
+    # name). Decoupled from identity/storage in migration 0077 (#130) — renaming
+    # touches ONLY this. Was unique until then.
+    name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(255), nullable=False)
+    # Storage/identity key: IMMUTABLE + unique. This is the on-disk path
+    # component (download_service artist_slug = artist.slug → images_root/<slug>/
+    # <platform>/…), so it is set once at creation (collision-suffixed) and NEVER
+    # changes — a rename must not move files. Existing artists keep their slug.
     slug: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(255), nullable=False, unique=True)
     notes: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
 
diff --git a/backend/app/services/artist_service.py b/backend/app/services/artist_service.py
index 20acf06..a4150c8 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/artist_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/artist_service.py
@@ -283,6 +283,23 @@ class ArtistService:
             await self.session.commit()
         return artist, created
 
+    async def rename(self, artist_id: int, name: str) -> Artist | None:
+        """Change the display NAME only (#130). The slug — and every on-disk path
+        keyed off it — is IMMUTABLE, so a rename never moves files or risks a path
+        collision. Name is free text and NON-unique (migration 0077). Returns the
+        updated Artist, None if not found; raises ValueError on empty name."""
+        cleaned = (name or "").strip()
+        if not cleaned:
+            raise ValueError("artist name must not be empty")
+        artist = (await self.session.execute(
+            select(Artist).where(Artist.id == artist_id)
+        )).scalar_one_or_none()
+        if artist is None:
+            return None
+        artist.name = cleaned
+        await self.session.commit()
+        return artist
+
     async def autocomplete(self, prefix: str, limit: int = 20) -> list[Artist]:
         cleaned = (prefix or "").strip()
         if not cleaned:
diff --git a/backend/app/services/extension_service.py b/backend/app/services/extension_service.py
index a5a932f..f8fea43 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/extension_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/extension_service.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ and returns a JSON-shaped dict for the API layer.
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import logging
 import re
 
 from sqlalchemy import select
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ from ..utils.slug import slugify
 from .db_helpers import get_or_create
 from .source_service import BACKFILL_MAX_CHUNKS
 
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class UnknownPlatformError(Exception):
     """URL didn't match any platform pattern."""
@@ -61,15 +64,38 @@ _PLATFORM_PATTERNS: list[tuple[str, re.Pattern[str]]] = [
 
 
 class ExtensionService:
-    def __init__(self, session: AsyncSession) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, session: AsyncSession, crypto=None) -> None:
         self.session = session
+        # Optional decryptor for resolving a token-auth platform's display name
+        # (pixiv) at add-time. None → skip resolution, fall back to the handle.
+        self._crypto = crypto
 
     async def quick_add_source(self, url: str) -> dict:
         platform, raw_slug = self._derive(url)
-        artist, created_artist = await self._find_or_create_artist(raw_slug)
+        # Identity by SOURCE handle (#130): an existing (platform, url) source
+        # keeps its artist on re-add — even if that artist was since renamed (its
+        # frozen slug no longer matches the current name). Only a genuinely new
+        # source resolves/creates an artist.
+        existing = (await self.session.execute(
+            select(Source).where(Source.platform == platform, Source.url == url)
+        )).scalar_one_or_none()
+        if existing is not None:
+            artist = (await self.session.execute(
+                select(Artist).where(Artist.id == existing.artist_id)
+            )).scalar_one()
+            return self._shape(existing, artist, created_source=False, created_artist=False)
+
+        # New source → name the artist properly by resolving the real display
+        # name from the platform (falls back to the URL handle).
+        name = await self._resolve_artist_name(platform, raw_slug, url)
+        artist, created_artist = await self._find_or_create_artist(name)
         source, created_source = await self._find_or_create_source(
             artist_id=artist.id, platform=platform, url=url,
         )
+        return self._shape(source, artist, created_source, created_artist)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _shape(source, artist, created_source: bool, created_artist: bool) -> dict:
         return {
             "source": {
                 "id": source.id,
@@ -87,6 +113,50 @@ class ExtensionService:
             "created_artist": created_artist,
         }
 
+    async def _resolve_artist_name(
+        self, platform: str, raw_slug: str, url: str
+    ) -> str:
+        """The real display name for a new artist, resolved from the platform at
+        add-time (#130). Our native platforms each have a name source — pixiv the
+        app API (token), patreon the campaigns API, subscribestar the profile
+        page (both cookies). Other platforms (and any failure — no credential,
+        network error) fall back to the URL handle, which is already readable.
+        The resolvers are sync, so they run in an executor."""
+        if self._crypto is None or platform not in ("pixiv", "patreon", "subscribestar"):
+            return raw_slug
+        import asyncio
+
+        from .credential_service import CredentialService
+        cred = CredentialService(self.session, self._crypto)
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        try:
+            if platform == "pixiv":
+                token = await cred.get_token("pixiv")
+                if not token:
+                    return raw_slug
+                from .pixiv_client import PixivClient
+                name = await loop.run_in_executor(
+                    None, PixivClient(token).resolve_display_name, raw_slug
+                )
+            elif platform == "patreon":
+                cookies = await cred.get_cookies_path("patreon")
+                from .patreon_resolver import resolve_display_name
+                name = await loop.run_in_executor(
+                    None, resolve_display_name, raw_slug,
+                    str(cookies) if cookies else None,
+                )
+            else:  # subscribestar
+                cookies = await cred.get_cookies_path("subscribestar")
+                from .subscribestar_client import SubscribeStarClient
+                client = SubscribeStarClient(str(cookies) if cookies else None)
+                name = await loop.run_in_executor(
+                    None, client.resolve_display_name, url
+                )
+        except Exception as exc:      # resolution is best-effort — never block the add
+            log.warning("artist display-name resolution failed (%s): %s", platform, exc)
+            return raw_slug
+        return name or raw_slug
+
     async def probe(self, url: str) -> dict:
         """Read-only resolution of a creator-page URL against the FC DB.
         Returns one of:
diff --git a/backend/app/services/patreon_resolver.py b/backend/app/services/patreon_resolver.py
index 591745c..f4dc3ef 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/patreon_resolver.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/patreon_resolver.py
@@ -139,6 +139,32 @@ def _lookup_via_api(vanity: str, cookies_path: str | None) -> str | None:
     return campaign_id
 
 
+def resolve_display_name(vanity: str, cookies_path: str | None) -> str | None:
+    """The Patreon campaign's display name for `vanity` via the campaigns API
+    (`fields[campaign]=name`), used to name the Artist at add-time (#130). None
+    on any failure — the caller falls back to the vanity handle. Sync: call from
+    an executor."""
+    jar = _load_cookie_jar(cookies_path)
+    try:
+        resp = requests.get(
+            _CAMPAIGNS_URL,
+            params={"filter[vanity]": vanity, "fields[campaign]": "name"},
+            headers={"User-Agent": _USER_AGENT, "Accept": "application/vnd.api+json"},
+            cookies=jar,
+            timeout=_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+        )
+        if resp.status_code != 200:
+            return None
+        data = resp.json().get("data")
+    except (requests.RequestException, ValueError) as exc:
+        log.warning("Patreon name lookup failed for vanity=%s: %s", vanity, exc)
+        return None
+    if not isinstance(data, list) or not data or not isinstance(data[0], dict):
+        return None
+    name = (data[0].get("attributes") or {}).get("name")
+    return name.strip() if isinstance(name, str) and name.strip() else None
+
+
 def _scrape_campaign_id(html: str) -> str | None:
     """First campaign id found in creator-page HTML via the known embeddings."""
     if not isinstance(html, str):
diff --git a/backend/app/services/pixiv_client.py b/backend/app/services/pixiv_client.py
index e6b5fea..6335827 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/pixiv_client.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/pixiv_client.py
@@ -540,6 +540,19 @@ class PixivClient:
                 return
             current = str(next_url).rpartition("?")[2]
 
+    # -- user detail ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def resolve_display_name(self, user_id: str) -> str | None:
+        """The pixiv user's display name via `/v1/user/detail` (gallery-dl's
+        user_detail) — used to name the Artist when a source is added by numeric
+        id. None on any failure (the caller falls back to the id)."""
+        try:
+            body = self._call("/v1/user/detail", {"user_id": str(user_id)})
+        except PixivAPIError:
+            return None
+        name = (body.get("user") or {}).get("name") if isinstance(body, dict) else None
+        return name if isinstance(name, str) and name.strip() else None
+
     # -- verify --------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def verify_auth(self) -> tuple[bool | None, str]:
diff --git a/backend/app/services/source_service.py b/backend/app/services/source_service.py
index 525cb1e..dcc66d5 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/source_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/source_service.py
@@ -4,11 +4,18 @@ is_subscription auto-flip on first add / last delete.
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
-from sqlalchemy import func, select
+from sqlalchemy import func, select, update
 from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 
-from ..models import Artist, ImportSettings, Source
+from ..models import (
+    Artist,
+    ImageProvenance,
+    ImageRecord,
+    ImportSettings,
+    Post,
+    Source,
+)
 from .platforms import known_platform_keys
 from .scheduler_service import compute_next_check_at
 
@@ -420,6 +427,70 @@ class SourceService:
         await self.session.commit()
         return await self._row_to_record(source)
 
+    async def reassign(self, source_id: int, target_artist_id: int) -> SourceRecord:
+        """Move a Source — and the content it brought in — to another artist
+        (#130). The slug/storage path is IMMUTABLE, so NO files move: only the
+        artist attribution changes (reads use ImageRecord.path). Re-points the
+        source's Posts and the ImageRecords it contributed (those still
+        attributed to the old artist — images shared with another artist are
+        left alone). If the old artist is left fully empty (no sources, images,
+        or posts) it's deleted (ArtistVisit cascades); if it just lost its last
+        source, its is_subscription flag clears. No-op when already on target."""
+        source = (await self.session.execute(
+            select(Source).where(Source.id == source_id)
+        )).scalar_one_or_none()
+        if source is None:
+            raise LookupError(f"source id={source_id} not found")
+        target = await self._artist_or_raise(target_artist_id)
+        old_artist_id = source.artist_id
+        if old_artist_id == target_artist_id:
+            return await self._row_to_record(source)
+
+        source.artist_id = target_artist_id
+        target.is_subscription = True
+        # Re-attribute this source's posts (Post.artist_id is denormalized).
+        await self.session.execute(
+            update(Post).where(Post.source_id == source_id)
+            .values(artist_id=target_artist_id)
+        )
+        # Re-attribute the images this source contributed that are still on the
+        # OLD artist. Scoping to artist_id == old avoids stealing an image that
+        # a different artist's source also contributed.
+        contributed = select(ImageProvenance.image_record_id).where(
+            ImageProvenance.source_id == source_id
+        )
+        await self.session.execute(
+            update(ImageRecord)
+            .where(
+                ImageRecord.artist_id == old_artist_id,
+                ImageRecord.id.in_(contributed),
+            )
+            .values(artist_id=target_artist_id)
+        )
+        await self.session.flush()
+
+        old = (await self.session.execute(
+            select(Artist).where(Artist.id == old_artist_id)
+        )).scalar_one_or_none()
+        if old is not None:
+            n_src = (await self.session.execute(
+                select(func.count(Source.id)).where(Source.artist_id == old_artist_id)
+            )).scalar_one()
+            n_img = (await self.session.execute(
+                select(func.count(ImageRecord.id)).where(
+                    ImageRecord.artist_id == old_artist_id
+                )
+            )).scalar_one()
+            n_post = (await self.session.execute(
+                select(func.count(Post.id)).where(Post.artist_id == old_artist_id)
+            )).scalar_one()
+            if n_src == 0 and n_img == 0 and n_post == 0:
+                await self.session.delete(old)      # ArtistVisit cascades
+            elif n_src == 0:
+                old.is_subscription = False
+        await self.session.commit()
+        return await self._row_to_record(source)
+
     async def delete(self, source_id: int) -> None:
         source = (await self.session.execute(
             select(Source).where(Source.id == source_id)
diff --git a/backend/app/services/subscribestar_client.py b/backend/app/services/subscribestar_client.py
index 538e2df..ffdedba 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/subscribestar_client.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/subscribestar_client.py
@@ -273,6 +273,30 @@ def _parse_ss_datetime(text: str) -> str | None:
     return None
 
 
+_OG_TITLE_RE = re.compile(
+    r'<meta[^>]+property=["\']og:title["\'][^>]+content=["\']([^"\']+)["\']',
+    re.IGNORECASE,
+)
+_TITLE_RE = re.compile(r"<title[^>]*>(.*?)</title>", re.IGNORECASE | re.DOTALL)
+# Trailing " | SubscribeStar" / " on SubscribeStar" the profile <title> carries.
+_SS_TITLE_SUFFIX_RE = re.compile(
+    r"\s*[|·]\s*SubscribeStar.*$|\s+on\s+SubscribeStar.*$", re.IGNORECASE
+)
+
+
+def _extract_creator_name(html: str) -> str | None:
+    """The creator's display name from a SubscribeStar profile page: prefer the
+    og:title meta (it's the bare creator name), else the <title> with the
+    SubscribeStar suffix stripped. None when neither yields anything (#130)."""
+    m = _OG_TITLE_RE.search(html)
+    name = unescape(m.group(1)).strip() if m else ""
+    if not name:
+        t = _TITLE_RE.search(html)
+        raw = unescape(t.group(1)).strip() if t else ""
+        name = _SS_TITLE_SUFFIX_RE.sub("", raw).strip()
+    return name or None
+
+
 class SubscribeStarClient:
     """Synchronous SubscribeStar HTML-scrape read client. Construct with a path
     to a Netscape cookies.txt (the same file CredentialService.get_cookies_path
@@ -604,6 +628,23 @@ class SubscribeStarClient:
             current = next_href
             first_page = False
 
+    # -- display name -------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def resolve_display_name(self, campaign_id: str) -> str | None:
+        """The creator's display name from their profile page, used to name the
+        Artist at add-time (#130). `campaign_id` is the creator URL. None on any
+        failure — the caller falls back to the URL handle. Sync: run in an
+        executor."""
+        base, slug = _split_creator_url(campaign_id)
+        if not slug:
+            return None
+        self._session.headers["Referer"] = f"{base}/"
+        try:
+            html = self._feed_html(f"{base}/{slug}")
+        except SubscribeStarAPIError:
+            return None
+        return _extract_creator_name(html)
+
     # -- verify ------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def verify_auth(self, campaign_id: str) -> tuple[bool | None, str]:
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/artist/ArtistHeader.vue b/frontend/src/components/artist/ArtistHeader.vue
index a2b1348..2c63210 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/artist/ArtistHeader.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/artist/ArtistHeader.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
 <template>
   <header class="fc-artist-header">
     <div class="fc-artist-header__left">
-      <h1 class="fc-artist-header__name">{{ name }}</h1>
-      <span v-if="stats" class="fc-artist-header__stats">{{ stats }}</span>
+      <template v-if="!editing">
+        <h1 class="fc-artist-header__name">{{ name }}</h1>
+        <v-icon
+          class="fc-artist-header__edit" size="16" icon="mdi-pencil"
+          title="Rename artist (display name only)" @click="startEdit"
+        />
+      </template>
+      <v-text-field
+        v-else
+        v-model="draft"
+        density="compact" variant="outlined" hide-details autofocus
+        class="fc-artist-header__edit-field"
+        @keydown.enter="submit" @keydown.esc="cancel" @blur="cancel"
+      />
+      <span v-if="stats && !editing" class="fc-artist-header__stats">{{ stats }}</span>
     </div>
     <v-tabs
       :model-value="modelValue"
@@ -34,7 +47,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
-import { computed } from 'vue'
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
 import { formatLocalDate } from '../../utils/date.js'
 
 const props = defineProps({
@@ -45,7 +58,23 @@ const props = defineProps({
   modelValue:  { type: String, required: true },
 })
 
-defineEmits(['update:modelValue'])
+const emit = defineEmits(['update:modelValue', 'rename'])
+
+// Inline rename (display name only — #130). Mirrors TagCard's pencil-edit.
+const editing = ref(false)
+const draft = ref('')
+function startEdit () {
+  draft.value = props.name
+  editing.value = true
+}
+function cancel () {
+  editing.value = false
+}
+function submit () {
+  const next = draft.value.trim()
+  editing.value = false
+  if (next && next !== props.name) emit('rename', next)
+}
 
 const stats = computed(() => {
   const parts = []
@@ -111,6 +140,20 @@ const stats = computed(() => {
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
 
+.fc-artist-header__edit {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  opacity: 0;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
+  transition: opacity .15s ease;
+}
+.fc-artist-header__left:hover .fc-artist-header__edit { opacity: .7; }
+.fc-artist-header__edit:hover { opacity: 1; }
+.fc-artist-header__edit-field {
+  max-width: 340px;
+  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
+}
+
 .fc-artist-header__tabs {
   flex: 0 0 auto;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/artist/ArtistManagementTab.vue b/frontend/src/components/artist/ArtistManagementTab.vue
index b78c2a1..c6ab511 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/artist/ArtistManagementTab.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/artist/ArtistManagementTab.vue
@@ -47,18 +47,60 @@
       </div>
       <v-table density="compact">
         <thead>
-          <tr><th>Platform</th><th>URL</th><th class="text-right">Images</th></tr>
+          <tr>
+            <th>Platform</th><th>URL</th>
+            <th class="text-right">Images</th><th></th>
+          </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody>
           <tr v-for="s in overview.sources" :key="s.id">
             <td>{{ s.platform }}</td>
             <td class="fc-artist-mgmt__url">{{ s.url }}</td>
             <td class="text-right">{{ s.image_count }}</td>
+            <td class="text-right">
+              <v-btn
+                size="x-small" variant="text" prepend-icon="mdi-account-arrow-right"
+                @click="openMove(s)"
+              >Move…</v-btn>
+            </td>
           </tr>
         </tbody>
       </v-table>
     </section>
 
+    <!-- #130: move a source into a different (existing) artist. The slug is
+         immutable so no files move — just re-attribution. -->
+    <v-dialog v-model="moveOpen" max-width="480">
+      <v-card>
+        <v-card-title class="fc-h2">Move source to another artist</v-card-title>
+        <v-card-text>
+          <p class="mb-3 text-body-2">
+            Moving <strong>{{ moveSource?.platform }}</strong> and the posts/images
+            it brought in to another artist. Files aren't moved — only the
+            attribution changes. If <strong>{{ overview.name }}</strong> is left
+            empty it will be removed.
+          </p>
+          <v-autocomplete
+            v-model="moveTarget"
+            :items="artistItems"
+            :loading="searching"
+            item-title="name" item-value="id" return-object
+            label="Target artist" density="compact" variant="outlined"
+            no-filter hide-details autofocus clearable
+            @update:search="onSearch"
+          />
+        </v-card-text>
+        <v-card-actions>
+          <v-spacer />
+          <v-btn variant="text" @click="moveOpen = false">Cancel</v-btn>
+          <v-btn
+            color="accent" :disabled="!moveTarget || moving" :loading="moving"
+            @click="confirmMove"
+          >Move</v-btn>
+        </v-card-actions>
+      </v-card>
+    </v-dialog>
+
     <section class="fc-artist-mgmt__sec">
       <h2 class="fc-h2">Danger zone</h2>
       <ArtistDangerZone
@@ -71,9 +113,11 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
-import { computed } from 'vue'
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
 import { useRouter, RouterLink } from 'vue-router'
 
+import { useSourcesStore } from '../../stores/sources.js'
+import { toast } from '../../utils/toast.js'
 import ArtistDangerZone from './ArtistDangerZone.vue'
 
 const props = defineProps({
@@ -81,6 +125,53 @@ const props = defineProps({
 })
 
 const router = useRouter()
+const sources = useSourcesStore()
+
+// #130: move a source into another artist.
+const moveOpen = ref(false)
+const moveSource = ref(null)
+const moveTarget = ref(null)
+const artistItems = ref([])
+const searching = ref(false)
+const moving = ref(false)
+
+function openMove (s) {
+  moveSource.value = s
+  moveTarget.value = null
+  artistItems.value = []
+  moveOpen.value = true
+}
+
+let searchSeq = 0
+async function onSearch (q) {
+  const mine = ++searchSeq
+  if (!q || !q.trim()) { artistItems.value = []; return }
+  searching.value = true
+  try {
+    const rows = await sources.autocompleteArtist(q)
+    // Drop the current artist — you can't move a source onto itself.
+    if (mine === searchSeq) artistItems.value = rows.filter(a => a.id !== props.overview.id)
+  } finally {
+    if (mine === searchSeq) searching.value = false
+  }
+}
+
+async function confirmMove () {
+  if (!moveTarget.value || !moveSource.value) return
+  moving.value = true
+  try {
+    await sources.reassign(moveSource.value.id, moveTarget.value.id)
+    moveOpen.value = false
+    toast({ text: `Moved to ${moveTarget.value.name}`, type: 'success' })
+    // The current artist may now be empty (deleted); route to the target,
+    // whose slug is stable (immutable).
+    router.push({ name: 'artist', params: { slug: moveTarget.value.slug } })
+  } catch (e) {
+    toast({ text: `Move failed: ${e.message}`, type: 'error' })
+  } finally {
+    moving.value = false
+  }
+}
 
 const sparkW = 600
 const sparkH = 80
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/artist.js b/frontend/src/stores/artist.js
index 8940009..3e8fa63 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/artist.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/artist.js
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ export const useArtistStore = defineStore('artist', () => {
     }
   }
 
+  // Rename the DISPLAY name only (#130). The slug is immutable, so the route
+  // (slug-based) and on-disk paths are unaffected — just patch the shown name.
+  async function rename (name) {
+    if (!overview.value) return
+    const id = overview.value.id
+    const body = await api.patch(`/api/artists/${id}`, { body: { name } })
+    if (overview.value && overview.value.id === id) overview.value.name = body.name
+    return body
+  }
+
   const hasMoreImages = computed(() => !started || nextCursor.value !== null)
   const postCount = computed(() => overview.value?.post_count ?? null)
   const imageCount = computed(() => overview.value?.image_count ?? null)
@@ -81,6 +91,6 @@ export const useArtistStore = defineStore('artist', () => {
   return {
     overview, images, loading, imagesLoading, error, notFound,
     hasMoreImages, postCount, imageCount, lastAdded,
-    load, loadMoreImages,
+    load, loadMoreImages, rename,
   }
 })
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/sources.js b/frontend/src/stores/sources.js
index 10c16b5..d169873 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/sources.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/sources.js
@@ -84,6 +84,15 @@ export const useSourcesStore = defineStore('sources', () => {
     return await api.get('/api/artists/autocomplete', { params: { q: query, limit } })
   }
 
+  // #130: move a source (+ its content) to another artist. Files don't move
+  // (slug is immutable); the backend re-attributes source/posts/images and
+  // deletes the old artist if it's left empty.
+  async function reassign(id, targetArtistId) {
+    return await api.post(`/api/sources/${id}/reassign`, {
+      body: { target_artist_id: targetArtistId },
+    })
+  }
+
   async function loadScheduleStatus() {
     scheduleStatus.value = await api.get('/api/sources/schedule-status')
     return scheduleStatus.value
@@ -177,7 +186,7 @@ export const useSourcesStore = defineStore('sources', () => {
     recoverSource,
     recaptureSource,
     previewSource,
-    findOrCreateArtist, autocompleteArtist,
+    findOrCreateArtist, autocompleteArtist, reassign,
     loadScheduleStatus,
     sourcesByArtistGrouped,
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/ArtistView.vue b/frontend/src/views/ArtistView.vue
index e9ff68a..372eec2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/ArtistView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/ArtistView.vue
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
       :image-count="store.imageCount"
       :post-count="store.postCount"
       :last-added="store.lastAdded"
+      @rename="onRename"
     />
     <v-container fluid class="pt-2 pb-4">
       <!-- "N new since last visit" banner. Visible only on the initial
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ import { computed, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useRoute } from 'vue-router'
 
 import { useArtistStore } from '../stores/artist.js'
+import { toast } from '../utils/toast.js'
 import ArtistHeader from '../components/artist/ArtistHeader.vue'
 import ArtistPostsTab from '../components/artist/ArtistPostsTab.vue'
 import ArtistGalleryTab from '../components/artist/ArtistGalleryTab.vue'
@@ -76,6 +78,17 @@ const { tab, resolve } = useTabQuery(
   () => ((store.postCount ?? 0) > 0 ? 'posts' : 'gallery'),
 )
 
+// Rename the artist's display name (#130). Slug/route unchanged, so no
+// navigation — the header just reflects the new name; also refresh the tab title.
+async function onRename (name) {
+  try {
+    await store.rename(name)
+    document.title = `${store.overview.name} — FabledCurator`
+  } catch (e) {
+    toast({ text: `Rename failed: ${e.message}`, type: 'error' })
+  }
+}
+
 // One-shot banner — reset on each new artist-slug load so it re-appears
 // when navigating between artists that each have unseen content.
 const unseenBanner = ref(false)
diff --git a/tests/test_api_artists_create.py b/tests/test_api_artists_create.py
index 5e44b16..5e7750e 100644
--- a/tests/test_api_artists_create.py
+++ b/tests/test_api_artists_create.py
@@ -47,3 +47,28 @@ async def test_autocomplete_empty_query(client):
     resp = await client.get("/api/artists/autocomplete?q=")
     assert resp.status_code == 200
     assert await resp.get_json() == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_patch_renames_display_name_only(client):
+    # #130: PATCH renames the display name; slug unchanged (paths safe).
+    created = await (await client.post("/api/artists", json={"name": "12345678"})).get_json()
+    resp = await client.patch(
+        f"/api/artists/{created['id']}", json={"name": "Kurotsuchi Machi"}
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    body = await resp.get_json()
+    assert body["name"] == "Kurotsuchi Machi"
+    assert body["slug"] == created["slug"]        # slug frozen
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_patch_rename_validation(client):
+    created = await (await client.post("/api/artists", json={"name": "Nn"})).get_json()
+    assert (await client.patch(
+        f"/api/artists/{created['id']}", json={"name": "  "}
+    )).status_code == 400
+    assert (await client.patch(
+        f"/api/artists/{created['id']}", json={})).status_code == 400
+    assert (await client.patch(
+        "/api/artists/999999", json={"name": "Ghost"})).status_code == 404
diff --git a/tests/test_api_extension.py b/tests/test_api_extension.py
index 98c7dec..d3010e0 100644
--- a/tests/test_api_extension.py
+++ b/tests/test_api_extension.py
@@ -65,6 +65,64 @@ async def test_quick_add_source_idempotent(client, ext_key):
     assert body2["created_artist"] is False
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_quick_add_reuses_source_artist_after_rename(client, ext_key):
+    # #130 identity-by-source: after renaming the artist (slug frozen ≠ new
+    # name-slug), re-adding the SAME source must reuse it — a slug-based lookup
+    # would miss and duplicate the artist.
+    url = "https://www.subscribestar.com/renamed-creator"
+    h = {"X-Extension-Key": ext_key}
+    a1 = (await (await client.post(
+        "/api/extension/quick-add-source", json={"url": url}, headers=h
+    )).get_json())["artist"]
+    await client.patch(f"/api/artists/{a1['id']}", json={"name": "Totally Different"})
+    b2 = await (await client.post(
+        "/api/extension/quick-add-source", json={"url": url}, headers=h
+    )).get_json()
+    assert b2["created_artist"] is False
+    assert b2["artist"]["id"] == a1["id"]
+    assert b2["artist"]["name"] == "Totally Different"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_resolve_artist_name_dispatches_per_platform(db, monkeypatch):
+    # #130: each native platform resolves its real display name at add-time
+    # (pixiv=token API, patreon=campaigns API, subscribestar=profile page);
+    # gallery-dl platforms and any failure fall back to the URL handle.
+    from backend.app.services import patreon_resolver
+    from backend.app.services.credential_service import CredentialService
+    from backend.app.services.extension_service import ExtensionService
+    from backend.app.services.pixiv_client import PixivClient
+    from backend.app.services.subscribestar_client import SubscribeStarClient
+
+    async def _tok(self, platform):
+        return "tok"
+
+    async def _cookies(self, platform):
+        return "/tmp/cookies.txt"
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(CredentialService, "get_token", _tok)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(CredentialService, "get_cookies_path", _cookies)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(PixivClient, "resolve_display_name", lambda self, uid: "Pixiv Name")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(patreon_resolver, "resolve_display_name", lambda v, c: "Patreon Name")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(SubscribeStarClient, "resolve_display_name", lambda self, u: "SS Name")
+
+    svc = ExtensionService(db, crypto=object())     # crypto seam only (calls stubbed)
+    assert await svc._resolve_artist_name(
+        "pixiv", "555", "https://www.pixiv.net/users/555") == "Pixiv Name"
+    assert await svc._resolve_artist_name(
+        "patreon", "maewix", "https://patreon.com/maewix") == "Patreon Name"
+    assert await svc._resolve_artist_name(
+        "subscribestar", "sabu", "https://subscribestar.adult/sabu") == "SS Name"
+    # gallery-dl platform → readable handle passthrough (no resolver).
+    assert await svc._resolve_artist_name("hentaifoundry", "Foo", "u") == "Foo"
+    # No crypto → no resolution attempt → the raw handle.
+    assert await ExtensionService(db)._resolve_artist_name("pixiv", "555", "u") == "555"
+    # Resolver returns None → fall back to the handle.
+    monkeypatch.setattr(patreon_resolver, "resolve_display_name", lambda v, c: None)
+    assert await svc._resolve_artist_name("patreon", "maewix", "u") == "maewix"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("url,platform,slug", [
     ("https://www.patreon.com/maewix",                  "patreon",       "maewix"),
     ("https://patreon.com/maewix",                       "patreon",       "maewix"),
diff --git a/tests/test_artist_service_find_or_create.py b/tests/test_artist_service_find_or_create.py
index 4bc3959..e9bb838 100644
--- a/tests/test_artist_service_find_or_create.py
+++ b/tests/test_artist_service_find_or_create.py
@@ -54,3 +54,40 @@ async def test_autocomplete_ranks_exact_prefix_substring(db):
 async def test_autocomplete_empty_query_returns_empty(db):
     svc = ArtistService(db)
     assert await svc.autocomplete("") == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_rename_changes_name_not_slug(db):
+    # #130: rename touches the display name ONLY — the slug (and every on-disk
+    # path keyed off it) is immutable.
+    svc = ArtistService(db)
+    artist, _ = await svc.find_or_create("12345678")
+    orig_slug = artist.slug
+    renamed = await svc.rename(artist.id, "Kurotsuchi Machi")
+    assert renamed.name == "Kurotsuchi Machi"
+    assert renamed.slug == orig_slug          # slug frozen
+    fresh = await db.get(Artist, artist.id)
+    assert fresh.name == "Kurotsuchi Machi"
+    assert fresh.slug == orig_slug
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_rename_rejects_empty_and_missing(db):
+    svc = ArtistService(db)
+    artist, _ = await svc.find_or_create("Someone")
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        await svc.rename(artist.id, "   ")
+    assert await svc.rename(999999, "Ghost") is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_two_artists_can_share_a_display_name(db):
+    # #130: name is non-unique now (two genuinely different creators can share a
+    # display name); the immutable slug keeps them distinct.
+    a = Artist(name="Same Name", slug="same-name")
+    b = Artist(name="Same Name", slug="same-name-2")
+    db.add_all([a, b])
+    await db.flush()
+    assert a.id != b.id
+    assert a.name == b.name
+    assert a.slug != b.slug
diff --git a/tests/test_patreon_resolver.py b/tests/test_patreon_resolver.py
index 4a92b1c..cd86025 100644
--- a/tests/test_patreon_resolver.py
+++ b/tests/test_patreon_resolver.py
@@ -5,9 +5,34 @@ import pytest
 from backend.app.services.patreon_resolver import (
     resolve_campaign_id,
     resolve_campaign_id_for_source,
+    resolve_display_name,
 )
 
 
+def test_resolve_display_name_from_campaign():
+    fake = MagicMock()
+    fake.status_code = 200
+    fake.json.return_value = {"data": [
+        {"id": "1", "type": "campaign", "attributes": {"name": "Maewix Studios"}},
+    ]}
+    with patch("backend.app.services.patreon_resolver.requests.get", return_value=fake):
+        assert resolve_display_name("maewix", None) == "Maewix Studios"
+
+
+def test_resolve_display_name_none_on_empty_or_error():
+    empty = MagicMock()
+    empty.status_code = 200
+    empty.json.return_value = {"data": []}
+    with patch("backend.app.services.patreon_resolver.requests.get", return_value=empty):
+        assert resolve_display_name("maewix", None) is None
+    import requests as _rq
+    with patch(
+        "backend.app.services.patreon_resolver.requests.get",
+        side_effect=_rq.ConnectionError("x"),
+    ):
+        assert resolve_display_name("maewix", None) is None
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_resolves_on_happy_path():
     fake_response = MagicMock()
diff --git a/tests/test_pixiv_client.py b/tests/test_pixiv_client.py
index 1c60443..805c409 100644
--- a/tests/test_pixiv_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_pixiv_client.py
@@ -390,6 +390,24 @@ def test_verify_auth_bad_token():
     assert "rotate" in message.lower() or "rejected" in message.lower()
 
 
+def test_resolve_display_name(client, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        client, "_call",
+        lambda e, p: {"user": {"name": "Kurotsuchi Machi", "id": p["user_id"]}},
+    )
+    assert client.resolve_display_name("99") == "Kurotsuchi Machi"
+
+
+def test_resolve_display_name_none_on_failure(client, monkeypatch):
+    def boom(endpoint, params):
+        raise PixivAPIError("nope", status_code=404)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(client, "_call", boom)
+    assert client.resolve_display_name("99") is None
+    # Empty/whitespace name → None (caller falls back to the id).
+    monkeypatch.setattr(client, "_call", lambda e, p: {"user": {"name": "  "}})
+    assert client.resolve_display_name("99") is None
+
+
 # -- rating ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 def test_rating_label():
diff --git a/tests/test_source_service.py b/tests/test_source_service.py
index e9fc942..a9bdc28 100644
--- a/tests/test_source_service.py
+++ b/tests/test_source_service.py
@@ -186,6 +186,94 @@ async def test_update_while_enabled_keeps_failure_state(db):
     assert refetched.consecutive_failures == 3
 
 
+async def _source_with_content(db, svc, artist):
+    """A source under `artist` with one post + one image it contributed."""
+    from backend.app.models import ImageProvenance, ImageRecord, Post
+    rec = await svc.create(
+        artist_id=artist.id, platform="pixiv",
+        url=f"https://www.pixiv.net/users/{artist.id}",
+    )
+    post = Post(source_id=rec.id, artist_id=artist.id, external_post_id="p1")
+    db.add(post)
+    img = ImageRecord(
+        path=f"/images/{artist.slug}/pixiv/pixiv/1_a_00.jpg",
+        sha256=str(artist.id).rjust(64, "0"), size_bytes=1, mime="image/jpeg",
+        width=1, height=1, origin="imported_filesystem",
+        integrity_status="unknown", artist_id=artist.id,
+    )
+    db.add(img)
+    await db.flush()
+    db.add(ImageProvenance(image_record_id=img.id, post_id=post.id, source_id=rec.id))
+    await db.commit()
+    return rec, post, img
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_reassign_moves_source_posts_images(db):
+    from backend.app.models import ImageRecord, Post
+    old = await _artist(db, "OldOwner")
+    new = await _artist(db, "NewOwner")
+    svc = SourceService(db)
+    rec, post, img = await _source_with_content(db, svc, old)
+
+    await svc.reassign(rec.id, new.id)
+
+    assert (await db.execute(
+        select(Source.artist_id).where(Source.id == rec.id)
+    )).scalar_one() == new.id
+    assert (await db.execute(
+        select(Post.artist_id).where(Post.id == post.id)
+    )).scalar_one() == new.id
+    assert (await db.execute(
+        select(ImageRecord.artist_id).where(ImageRecord.id == img.id)
+    )).scalar_one() == new.id
+    # Old artist is now empty → deleted.
+    assert (await db.execute(
+        select(Artist).where(Artist.id == old.id)
+    )).scalar_one_or_none() is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_reassign_keeps_nonempty_old_artist(db):
+    from backend.app.models import ImageRecord
+    old = await _artist(db, "OldMulti")
+    new = await _artist(db, "NewMulti")
+    svc = SourceService(db)
+    rec, _post, _img = await _source_with_content(db, svc, old)
+    # A second, unrelated image keeps `old` non-empty after the move.
+    db.add(ImageRecord(
+        path="/images/oldmulti/loose.jpg", sha256="e" * 64, size_bytes=1,
+        mime="image/jpeg", width=1, height=1, origin="imported_filesystem",
+        integrity_status="unknown", artist_id=old.id,
+    ))
+    await db.commit()
+
+    await svc.reassign(rec.id, new.id)
+    still = (await db.execute(
+        select(Artist).where(Artist.id == old.id)
+    )).scalar_one()
+    assert still.is_subscription is False        # lost its last source
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_reassign_same_artist_is_noop(db):
+    a = await _artist(db, "Solo")
+    svc = SourceService(db)
+    rec, _post, _img = await _source_with_content(db, svc, a)
+    out = await svc.reassign(rec.id, a.id)
+    assert out.artist_id == a.id
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_reassign_unknown_target_raises(db):
+    from backend.app.services.source_service import ArtistNotFoundError
+    a = await _artist(db, "Whom")
+    svc = SourceService(db)
+    rec, _post, _img = await _source_with_content(db, svc, a)
+    with pytest.raises(ArtistNotFoundError):
+        await svc.reassign(rec.id, 999999)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_list_hides_sidecar_synthetic_anchors(db):
     """Filesystem-import synthetic Sources (url='sidecar:<platform>:<slug>',
diff --git a/tests/test_subscribestar_native.py b/tests/test_subscribestar_native.py
index e360551..0545a7b 100644
--- a/tests/test_subscribestar_native.py
+++ b/tests/test_subscribestar_native.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from backend.app.services.subscribestar_client import (
     SubscribeStarAuthError,
     SubscribeStarClient,
     SubscribeStarDriftError,
+    _extract_creator_name,
     _parse_ss_datetime,
     _split_creator_url,
 )
@@ -102,6 +103,27 @@ def test_split_creator_url_leaves_com_and_adult_untouched():
         "https://www.subscribestar.com"
 
 
+def test_extract_creator_name_prefers_og_title():
+    html = (
+        '<head><meta property="og:title" content="Sabu &amp; Friends">'
+        '<title>Sabu | SubscribeStar</title></head>'
+    )
+    assert _extract_creator_name(html) == "Sabu & Friends"
+
+
+def test_extract_creator_name_title_fallback_strips_suffix():
+    assert _extract_creator_name(
+        "<head><title>Elasid on SubscribeStar</title></head>"
+    ) == "Elasid"
+    assert _extract_creator_name(
+        "<head><title>Cheun | SubscribeStar — adult</title></head>"
+    ) == "Cheun"
+
+
+def test_extract_creator_name_none_when_absent():
+    assert _extract_creator_name("<html><body>no title</body></html>") is None
+
+
 def test_date_parses_when_wrapped_in_permalink_anchor():
     # Image posts wrap the date in an <a> permalink; a plain regex missed them
     # → null dates (cheunart 2026-06-17). gallery-dl's method handles both.