diff --git a/backend/routers/techniques.py b/backend/routers/techniques.py
index 36f19bd..0c2dbea 100644
--- a/backend/routers/techniques.py
+++ b/backend/routers/techniques.py
@@ -29,6 +29,87 @@ logger = logging.getLogger("chrysopedia.techniques")
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/techniques", tags=["techniques"])
 
 
+async def _find_dynamic_related(
+    db: AsyncSession,
+    page: TechniquePage,
+    exclude_slugs: set[str],
+    limit: int,
+) -> list[RelatedLinkItem]:
+    """Score and return dynamically related technique pages.
+
+    Scoring:
+      - Same creator + same topic_category: +3
+      - Same creator, different category: +2
+      - Same topic_category, different creator: +2
+      - Each overlapping topic_tag: +1
+    """
+    exclude_ids = {page.id}
+
+    # Base: all other technique pages, eagerly load creator for name
+    stmt = (
+        select(TechniquePage)
+        .options(selectinload(TechniquePage.creator))
+        .where(TechniquePage.id != page.id)
+    )
+    if exclude_slugs:
+        stmt = stmt.where(TechniquePage.slug.notin_(exclude_slugs))
+
+    result = await db.execute(stmt)
+    candidates = result.scalars().all()
+
+    if not candidates:
+        return []
+
+    current_tags = set(page.topic_tags) if page.topic_tags else set()
+
+    scored: list[tuple[int, str, TechniquePage]] = []
+    for cand in candidates:
+        score = 0
+        reasons: list[str] = []
+
+        same_creator = cand.creator_id == page.creator_id
+        same_category = cand.topic_category == page.topic_category
+
+        if same_creator and same_category:
+            score += 3
+            reasons.append("Same creator, same topic")
+        elif same_creator:
+            score += 2
+            reasons.append("Same creator")
+        elif same_category:
+            score += 2
+            reasons.append(f"Also about {page.topic_category}")
+
+        # Tag overlap scoring
+        if current_tags:
+            cand_tags = set(cand.topic_tags) if cand.topic_tags else set()
+            shared = current_tags & cand_tags
+            if shared:
+                score += len(shared)
+                reasons.append(f"Shared tags: {', '.join(sorted(shared))}")
+
+        if score > 0:
+            scored.append((score, "; ".join(reasons), cand))
+
+    # Sort descending by score, then by title for determinism
+    scored.sort(key=lambda x: (-x[0], x[2].title))
+
+    results: list[RelatedLinkItem] = []
+    for score, reason, cand in scored[:limit]:
+        creator_name = cand.creator.name if cand.creator else ""
+        results.append(
+            RelatedLinkItem(
+                target_title=cand.title,
+                target_slug=cand.slug,
+                relationship="dynamic",
+                creator_name=creator_name,
+                topic_category=cand.topic_category,
+                reason=reason,
+            )
+        )
+    return results
+
+
 @router.get("", response_model=PaginatedResponse)
 async def list_techniques(
     category: Annotated[str | None, Query()] = None,
@@ -165,6 +246,23 @@ async def get_technique(
                 )
             )
 
+    # Supplement with dynamic related techniques (up to 4 total)
+    curated_slugs = {link.target_slug for link in related_links}
+    max_related = 4
+    if len(related_links) < max_related:
+        remaining = max_related - len(related_links)
+        try:
+            dynamic_links = await _find_dynamic_related(
+                db, page, curated_slugs, remaining
+            )
+            related_links.extend(dynamic_links)
+        except Exception:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Dynamic related query failed for %s, continuing with curated only",
+                slug,
+                exc_info=True,
+            )
+
     base = TechniquePageRead.model_validate(page)
 
     # Count versions for this page
diff --git a/backend/schemas.py b/backend/schemas.py
index c46b417..f03141b 100644
--- a/backend/schemas.py
+++ b/backend/schemas.py
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ class RelatedLinkItem(BaseModel):
     target_title: str = ""
     target_slug: str = ""
     relationship: str = ""
+    creator_name: str = ""
+    topic_category: str = ""
+    reason: str = ""
 
 
 class CreatorInfo(BaseModel):
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_public_api.py b/backend/tests/test_public_api.py
index fdddc92..0cf0183 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_public_api.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_public_api.py
@@ -594,3 +594,205 @@ async def test_technique_detail_includes_version_count(client, db_engine):
     resp2 = await client.get(f"{TECHNIQUES_URL}/{seed['tp1_slug']}")
     assert resp2.status_code == 200
     assert resp2.json()["version_count"] == 1
+
+
+# ── Dynamic Related Techniques Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+async def _seed_related_data(db_engine) -> dict:
+    """Seed 2 creators and 5 technique pages with overlapping tags/categories.
+
+    Returns a dict of slugs and metadata for related-technique assertions.
+    """
+    session_factory = async_sessionmaker(
+        db_engine, class_=AsyncSession, expire_on_commit=False
+    )
+    async with session_factory() as session:
+        creator_a = Creator(
+            name="Creator A",
+            slug="creator-a",
+            genres=["Ambient"],
+            folder_name="CreatorA",
+        )
+        creator_b = Creator(
+            name="Creator B",
+            slug="creator-b",
+            genres=["Techno"],
+            folder_name="CreatorB",
+        )
+        session.add_all([creator_a, creator_b])
+        await session.flush()
+
+        # tp1: creator_a, "Sound design", tags: [reverb, delay]
+        tp1 = TechniquePage(
+            creator_id=creator_a.id,
+            title="Reverb Chains",
+            slug="reverb-chains",
+            topic_category="Sound design",
+            topic_tags=["reverb", "delay"],
+            summary="Chaining reverbs for depth",
+        )
+        # tp2: creator_a, "Sound design", tags: [reverb, modulation]
+        # Same creator + same category = score 3, shared tag 'reverb' = +1 → 4
+        tp2 = TechniquePage(
+            creator_id=creator_a.id,
+            title="Advanced Reverb Modulation",
+            slug="advanced-reverb-modulation",
+            topic_category="Sound design",
+            topic_tags=["reverb", "modulation"],
+            summary="Modulating reverb tails",
+        )
+        # tp3: creator_a, "Mixing", tags: [delay, sidechain]
+        # Same creator, different category = score 2, shared tag 'delay' = +1 → 3
+        tp3 = TechniquePage(
+            creator_id=creator_a.id,
+            title="Delay Mixing Tricks",
+            slug="delay-mixing-tricks",
+            topic_category="Mixing",
+            topic_tags=["delay", "sidechain"],
+            summary="Using delay in mix context",
+        )
+        # tp4: creator_b, "Sound design", tags: [reverb]
+        # Different creator, same category = score 2, shared tag 'reverb' = +1 → 3
+        tp4 = TechniquePage(
+            creator_id=creator_b.id,
+            title="Plate Reverb Techniques",
+            slug="plate-reverb-techniques",
+            topic_category="Sound design",
+            topic_tags=["reverb"],
+            summary="Plate reverb for vocals",
+        )
+        # tp5: creator_b, "Mastering", tags: [limiting]
+        # Different creator, different category, no shared tags = score 0
+        tp5 = TechniquePage(
+            creator_id=creator_b.id,
+            title="Mastering Limiter Setup",
+            slug="mastering-limiter-setup",
+            topic_category="Mastering",
+            topic_tags=["limiting"],
+            summary="Setting up a mastering limiter",
+        )
+        session.add_all([tp1, tp2, tp3, tp4, tp5])
+        await session.commit()
+
+        return {
+            "tp1_slug": tp1.slug,
+            "tp2_slug": tp2.slug,
+            "tp3_slug": tp3.slug,
+            "tp4_slug": tp4.slug,
+            "tp5_slug": tp5.slug,
+        }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_dynamic_related_techniques(client, db_engine):
+    """Dynamic related links are scored and ranked correctly."""
+    seed = await _seed_related_data(db_engine)
+
+    resp = await client.get(f"{TECHNIQUES_URL}/{seed['tp1_slug']}")
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+
+    data = resp.json()
+    related = data["related_links"]
+
+    # tp1 should match tp2 (score 4), tp3 (score 3), tp4 (score 3), NOT tp5 (score 0)
+    related_slugs = [r["target_slug"] for r in related]
+    assert seed["tp5_slug"] not in related_slugs
+    assert len(related) <= 4
+
+    # tp2 should be first (highest score: same creator + same category + shared tag)
+    assert related[0]["target_slug"] == seed["tp2_slug"]
+
+    # All results should have enriched fields populated
+    for r in related:
+        assert r["creator_name"] != ""
+        assert r["topic_category"] != ""
+        assert r["reason"] != ""
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_dynamic_related_excludes_self(client, db_engine):
+    """The technique itself never appears in its own related_links."""
+    seed = await _seed_related_data(db_engine)
+
+    resp = await client.get(f"{TECHNIQUES_URL}/{seed['tp1_slug']}")
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+
+    related_slugs = {r["target_slug"] for r in resp.json()["related_links"]}
+    assert seed["tp1_slug"] not in related_slugs
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_dynamic_related_no_peers(client, db_engine):
+    """A technique with no matching peers returns empty related_links."""
+    session_factory = async_sessionmaker(
+        db_engine, class_=AsyncSession, expire_on_commit=False
+    )
+    async with session_factory() as session:
+        creator = Creator(
+            name="Solo Artist",
+            slug="solo-artist",
+            genres=["Noise"],
+            folder_name="SoloArtist",
+        )
+        session.add(creator)
+        await session.flush()
+
+        tp = TechniquePage(
+            creator_id=creator.id,
+            title="Unique Technique",
+            slug="unique-technique",
+            topic_category="Experimental",
+            topic_tags=["unique-tag-xyz"],
+            summary="Completely unique",
+        )
+        session.add(tp)
+        await session.commit()
+
+    resp = await client.get(f"{TECHNIQUES_URL}/unique-technique")
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert resp.json()["related_links"] == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_dynamic_related_null_tags(client, db_engine):
+    """Technique with NULL topic_tags still scores on creator_id/topic_category."""
+    session_factory = async_sessionmaker(
+        db_engine, class_=AsyncSession, expire_on_commit=False
+    )
+    async with session_factory() as session:
+        creator = Creator(
+            name="Tag-Free Creator",
+            slug="tag-free-creator",
+            genres=["Pop"],
+            folder_name="TagFreeCreator",
+        )
+        session.add(creator)
+        await session.flush()
+
+        tp_main = TechniquePage(
+            creator_id=creator.id,
+            title="No Tags Main",
+            slug="no-tags-main",
+            topic_category="Production",
+            topic_tags=None,
+            summary="Main page with no tags",
+        )
+        tp_peer = TechniquePage(
+            creator_id=creator.id,
+            title="No Tags Peer",
+            slug="no-tags-peer",
+            topic_category="Production",
+            topic_tags=None,
+            summary="Peer page, same creator and category",
+        )
+        session.add_all([tp_main, tp_peer])
+        await session.commit()
+
+    resp = await client.get(f"{TECHNIQUES_URL}/no-tags-main")
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+
+    related = resp.json()["related_links"]
+    assert len(related) == 1
+    assert related[0]["target_slug"] == "no-tags-peer"
+    assert related[0]["reason"] == "Same creator, same topic"