diff --git a/lib/research/playcounts/__tests__/mapUnmappedAlbumTracks.test.ts b/lib/research/playcounts/__tests__/mapUnmappedAlbumTracks.test.ts
index 954a5851..714d597f 100644
--- a/lib/research/playcounts/__tests__/mapUnmappedAlbumTracks.test.ts
+++ b/lib/research/playcounts/__tests__/mapUnmappedAlbumTracks.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import generateAccessToken from "@/lib/spotify/generateAccessToken";
 import getTracks from "@/lib/spotify/getTracks";
 import { upsertSongs } from "@/lib/supabase/songs/upsertSongs";
 import { upsertSongIdentifiers } from "@/lib/supabase/song_identifiers/upsertSongIdentifiers";
+import { linkSongsToArtists } from "@/lib/songs/linkSongsToArtists";
+import { queueRedisSongs } from "@/lib/songs/queueRedisSongs";
 import { SpotifyRateLimitError } from "@/lib/spotify/SpotifyRateLimitError";
 
 vi.mock("@/lib/spotify/generateAccessToken", () => ({ default: vi.fn() }));
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/supabase/songs/upsertSongs", () => ({ upsertSongs: vi.fn() }));
 vi.mock("@/lib/supabase/song_identifiers/upsertSongIdentifiers", () => ({
   upsertSongIdentifiers: vi.fn(),
 }));
+vi.mock("@/lib/songs/linkSongsToArtists", () => ({ linkSongsToArtists: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock("@/lib/songs/queueRedisSongs", () => ({ queueRedisSongs: vi.fn() }));
 
 const ALBUMS = [
   {
@@ -55,6 +59,32 @@ describe("mapUnmappedAlbumTracks", () => {
     expect([...mapped.entries()]).toEqual([["t_new", "ISRC_NIKES"]]);
   });
 
+  it("links captured songs to their Spotify artists and queues them for note enrichment", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(getTracks).mockResolvedValue({
+      tracks: [
+        {
+          id: "t_new",
+          name: "Nikes on My Feet",
+          external_ids: { isrc: "ISRC_NIKES" },
+          artists: [{ id: "a1", name: "Mac Miller" }],
+        },
+      ],
+      error: null,
+    } as never);
+
+    await mapUnmappedAlbumTracks(ALBUMS, new Set(["t_mapped", "t_noisrc"]));
+
+    // Root-cause fix: captured songs get the same enrichment as the manual flow —
+    // artists linked + queued for notes — so they aren't "missing info" in the catalog.
+    expect(linkSongsToArtists).toHaveBeenCalledWith([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        isrc: "ISRC_NIKES",
+        spotifyArtists: [{ id: "a1", name: "Mac Miller" }],
+      }),
+    ]);
+    expect(queueRedisSongs).toHaveBeenCalledWith([expect.objectContaining({ isrc: "ISRC_NIKES" })]);
+  });
+
   it("returns an empty map without Spotify calls when everything is mapped", async () => {
     const mapped = await mapUnmappedAlbumTracks(ALBUMS, new Set(["t_mapped", "t_new", "t_noisrc"]));
 
diff --git a/lib/research/playcounts/mapUnmappedAlbumTracks.ts b/lib/research/playcounts/mapUnmappedAlbumTracks.ts
index e987b037..e9fdb8fc 100644
--- a/lib/research/playcounts/mapUnmappedAlbumTracks.ts
+++ b/lib/research/playcounts/mapUnmappedAlbumTracks.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import { upsertSongs } from "@/lib/supabase/songs/upsertSongs";
 import { upsertSongIdentifiers } from "@/lib/supabase/song_identifiers/upsertSongIdentifiers";
 import { SpotifyAlbumPlayCounts } from "@/lib/apify/spotify/fetchSpotifyAlbumPlayCounts";
 import { SpotifyRateLimitError } from "@/lib/spotify/SpotifyRateLimitError";
+import { getSpotifyArtists } from "@/lib/songs/getSpotifyArtists";
+import { linkSongsToArtists } from "@/lib/songs/linkSongsToArtists";
+import { queueRedisSongs } from "@/lib/songs/queueRedisSongs";
+import { SongWithSpotify } from "@/lib/songs/getSongsByIsrc";
 
 /**
  * Self-mapping bootstrap (chat#1794): resolve ISRCs for actor tracks that have
@@ -49,20 +53,35 @@ export async function mapUnmappedAlbumTracks(
           name: track.name,
           albumId: context.albumId,
           albumName: context.albumName,
+          spotifyArtists: getSpotifyArtists(track.artists ?? []),
         },
       ];
     });
     if (resolved.length === 0) return new Map();
 
     // Dedupe by ISRC: reissues put the same recording on several albums in one
-    // batch, and upsertSongs' DO UPDATE cannot affect the same row twice.
-    const songsByIsrc = new Map(
+    // batch, and upsertSongs' DO UPDATE cannot affect the same row twice. Carry
+    // the Spotify artists through for enrichment.
+    const songsByIsrc = new Map<string, SongWithSpotify>(
       resolved.map(r => [
         r.isrc,
-        { isrc: r.isrc, name: r.name ?? null, album: r.albumName ?? null },
+        {
+          isrc: r.isrc,
+          name: r.name ?? null,
+          album: r.albumName ?? null,
+          spotifyArtists: r.spotifyArtists,
+        },
       ]),
     );
-    await upsertSongs([...songsByIsrc.values()]);
+    const songs = [...songsByIsrc.values()];
+
+    await upsertSongs(
+      songs.map(song => {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+        const { spotifyArtists, ...record } = song;
+        return record;
+      }),
+    );
     await upsertSongIdentifiers(
       resolved.flatMap(r => [
         { song: r.isrc, platform: "spotify", identifier_type: "track_id", value: r.trackId },
@@ -72,6 +91,13 @@ export async function mapUnmappedAlbumTracks(
       ]),
     );
 
+    // Root cause (chat#1801): give captured songs the same enrichment as the
+    // manual/CSV flow — link artists (auto-creating the artist account) and
+    // queue note generation — so valuation tracks aren't "missing info" and
+    // render in the catalog view rather than being filtered out.
+    await linkSongsToArtists(songs);
+    await queueRedisSongs(songs);
+
     return new Map(resolved.map(r => [r.trackId, r.isrc]));
   } catch (error) {
     if (error instanceof SpotifyRateLimitError) throw error;