diff --git a/pkg/providers/httpapi/http_provider.go b/pkg/providers/httpapi/http_provider.go
index a84962622..d03b5ea6b 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/httpapi/http_provider.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/httpapi/http_provider.go
@@ -70,6 +70,24 @@ func (p *HTTPProvider) ChatStream(
 	return p.delegate.ChatStream(ctx, messages, tools, model, options, onChunk)
 }
 
+func (p *HTTPProvider) EmbedQuery(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	input string,
+	model string,
+	dimensions int,
+) ([]float64, error) {
+	return p.delegate.EmbedQuery(ctx, input, model, dimensions)
+}
+
+func (p *HTTPProvider) EmbedBatch(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	inputs []string,
+	model string,
+	dimensions int,
+) ([][]float64, error) {
+	return p.delegate.EmbedBatch(ctx, inputs, model, dimensions)
+}
+
 func (p *HTTPProvider) GetDefaultModel() string {
 	return ""
 }
diff --git a/pkg/providers/httpapi_facade.go b/pkg/providers/httpapi_facade.go
index fea92dc43..a91427565 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/httpapi_facade.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/httpapi_facade.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ type (
 	HTTPProvider   = httpapi.HTTPProvider
 )
 
+var _ EmbeddingProvider = (*HTTPProvider)(nil)
+
 func NewGeminiProvider(
 	apiKey string,
 	apiBase string,
diff --git a/pkg/providers/openai_compat/embeddings.go b/pkg/providers/openai_compat/embeddings.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2766c4ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/providers/openai_compat/embeddings.go
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+package openai_compat
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/pkg/providers/common"
+)
+
+type embeddingResponse struct {
+	Data []struct {
+		Embedding []float64 `json:"embedding"`
+	} `json:"data"`
+}
+
+// EmbedQuery returns a single embedding vector for the given text.
+func (p *Provider) EmbedQuery(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	input string,
+	model string,
+	dimensions int,
+) ([]float64, error) {
+	vectors, err := p.EmbedBatch(ctx, []string{input}, model, dimensions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(vectors) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("embedding response returned no vectors")
+	}
+	return vectors[0], nil
+}
+
+// EmbedBatch calls the OpenAI-compatible /embeddings endpoint and truncates
+// the returned vectors locally when a smaller output width is requested.
+// The request body intentionally omits dimensions so non-Matryoshka models,
+// including vLLM-backed embeddings, never see an unsupported field upstream.
+func (p *Provider) EmbedBatch(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	inputs []string,
+	model string,
+	dimensions int,
+) ([][]float64, error) {
+	if p.apiBase == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("API base not configured")
+	}
+	if len(inputs) == 0 {
+		return [][]float64{}, nil
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(model) == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("embedding model is required")
+	}
+	if dimensions < 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("dimensions must be non-negative")
+	}
+
+	requestBody := map[string]any{
+		"model": normalizeModel(model, p.apiBase),
+		"input": inputs,
+	}
+	for key, value := range p.extraBody {
+		if strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(key), "dimensions") {
+			continue
+		}
+		requestBody[key] = value
+	}
+
+	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(requestBody)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal embedding request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, p.apiBase+"/embeddings", bytes.NewReader(jsonData))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create embedding request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	if p.userAgent != "" {
+		req.Header.Set("User-Agent", p.userAgent)
+	}
+	if p.apiKey != "" {
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+p.apiKey)
+	}
+	p.applyCustomHeaders(req)
+
+	resp, err := p.httpClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to send embedding request: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, common.HandleErrorResponse(resp, p.apiBase)
+	}
+
+	var apiResp embeddingResponse
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&apiResp); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode embedding response: %w", err)
+	}
+	if len(apiResp.Data) != len(inputs) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+			"embedding response returned %d vectors for %d inputs",
+			len(apiResp.Data),
+			len(inputs),
+		)
+	}
+
+	results := make([][]float64, 0, len(apiResp.Data))
+	for i, item := range apiResp.Data {
+		vector, err := truncateEmbeddingVector(item.Embedding, dimensions)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("embedding %d: %w", i, err)
+		}
+		results = append(results, vector)
+	}
+
+	return results, nil
+}
+
+func truncateEmbeddingVector(vector []float64, dimensions int) ([]float64, error) {
+	if dimensions < 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("dimensions must be non-negative")
+	}
+	if dimensions == 0 {
+		return append([]float64(nil), vector...), nil
+	}
+	if len(vector) < dimensions {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+			"embedding length %d is shorter than requested dimensions %d",
+			len(vector),
+			dimensions,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return append([]float64(nil), vector[:dimensions]...), nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/providers/openai_compat/embeddings_test.go b/pkg/providers/openai_compat/embeddings_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8408228fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/providers/openai_compat/embeddings_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package openai_compat
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestProviderEmbedBatch_OmitsDimensionsAndTruncatesLocally(t *testing.T) {
+	var requestBody map[string]any
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.URL.Path != "/embeddings" {
+			t.Fatalf("path = %s, want /embeddings", r.URL.Path)
+		}
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&requestBody); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("decode request body: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		response := map[string]any{
+			"data": []map[string]any{
+				{"embedding": []float64{1, 2, 3, 4}},
+			},
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	provider := NewProvider(
+		"test-key",
+		server.URL,
+		"",
+		WithExtraBody(map[string]any{
+			"dimensions":      8,
+			"encoding_format": "float",
+			"user":            "picoclaw",
+		}),
+	)
+	vectors, err := provider.EmbedBatch(t.Context(), []string{"hello"}, "gemma-2b-embeddings", 2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("EmbedBatch() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(vectors) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("len(vectors) = %d, want 1", len(vectors))
+	}
+	if len(vectors[0]) != 2 || vectors[0][0] != 1 || vectors[0][1] != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("vectors[0] = %#v, want [1 2]", vectors[0])
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := requestBody["dimensions"]; ok {
+		t.Fatalf("request body unexpectedly included dimensions: %#v", requestBody)
+	}
+	if got := requestBody["encoding_format"]; got != "float" {
+		t.Fatalf("encoding_format = %#v, want %q", got, "float")
+	}
+	if got := requestBody["user"]; got != "picoclaw" {
+		t.Fatalf("user = %#v, want %q", got, "picoclaw")
+	}
+	if got := requestBody["model"]; got != "gemma-2b-embeddings" {
+		t.Fatalf("model = %#v, want %q", got, "gemma-2b-embeddings")
+	}
+	input, ok := requestBody["input"].([]any)
+	if !ok || len(input) != 1 || input[0] != "hello" {
+		t.Fatalf("input = %#v, want [hello]", requestBody["input"])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProviderEmbedQuery_ReturnsErrorWhenVectorIsTooShort(t *testing.T) {
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		response := map[string]any{
+			"data": []map[string]any{
+				{"embedding": []float64{1, 2}},
+			},
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	provider := NewProvider("test-key", server.URL, "")
+	_, err := provider.EmbedQuery(t.Context(), "hello", "gemma-2b-embeddings", 3)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("EmbedQuery() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "shorter than requested dimensions") {
+		t.Fatalf("EmbedQuery() error = %q, want short-vector error", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/providers/types.go b/pkg/providers/types.go
index 23406bc45..bb18ed20d 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/types.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/types.go
@@ -33,6 +33,24 @@ type LLMProvider interface {
 	GetDefaultModel() string
 }
 
+// EmbeddingProvider exposes OpenAI-compatible embeddings helpers.
+// Callers can request a local output width, but the provider must still send
+// the full native vector upstream and truncate client-side if needed.
+type EmbeddingProvider interface {
+	EmbedQuery(
+		ctx context.Context,
+		input string,
+		model string,
+		dimensions int,
+	) ([]float64, error)
+	EmbedBatch(
+		ctx context.Context,
+		inputs []string,
+		model string,
+		dimensions int,
+	) ([][]float64, error)
+}
+
 type StatefulProvider interface {
 	LLMProvider
 	Close()