diff --git a/pkg/agent/loop.go b/pkg/agent/loop.go
index 5af562c12..6b8a6f648 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/loop.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/loop.go
@@ -2494,6 +2494,13 @@ turnLoop:
 			}
 
 			if len(toolResult.Media) > 0 && !toolResult.ResponseHandled {
+				// For tools like load_image that produce media refs without sending them
+				// to the user channel (ResponseHandled == false), both Media and ArtifactTags
+				// coexist on the result:
+				//   - Media: carries media:// refs that resolveMediaRefs will base64-encode
+				//     into image_url parts in the next LLM iteration (enabling vision).
+				//   - ArtifactTags: exposes the local file path as a structured [file:…] tag
+				//     in the tool result text, so the LLM knows an artifact was produced.
 				toolResult.ArtifactTags = buildArtifactTags(al.mediaStore, toolResult.Media)
 			}
 
diff --git a/pkg/tools/load_image_test.go b/pkg/tools/load_image_test.go
index 5f9658dc7..9d7012357 100644
--- a/pkg/tools/load_image_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tools/load_image_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/pkg/config"
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func TestLoadImage_NoChannelContext(t *testing.T) {
 func TestLoadImage_NonImageFile(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	txtFile := filepath.Join(dir, "readme.txt")
-	os.WriteFile(txtFile, []byte("hello"), 0644)
+	os.WriteFile(txtFile, []byte("hello"), 0o644)
 
 	store := media.NewFileMediaStore()
 	tool := NewLoadImageTool(dir, false, 0, store)
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ func TestLoadImage_FileTooLarge(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create a file with PNG header but exceeding max size
 	data := make([]byte, 1024)
 	copy(data, []byte{0x89, 0x50, 0x4E, 0x47}) // PNG magic bytes
-	os.WriteFile(bigFile, data, 0644)
+	os.WriteFile(bigFile, data, 0o644)
 
 	store := media.NewFileMediaStore()
 	tool := NewLoadImageTool(dir, false, 512, store) // maxSize = 512
@@ -98,3 +99,76 @@ func TestSubagentManager_SetMediaResolver_StoresResolver(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("resolver should not be called during SetMediaResolver")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestLoadImage_SuccessPath(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+
+	// Create a minimal valid PNG file (8-byte signature + minimal IHDR + IEND).
+	// The PNG spec requires the 8-byte magic header: 0x89 P N G \r \n 0x1a \n
+	pngSignature := []byte{0x89, 0x50, 0x4E, 0x47, 0x0D, 0x0A, 0x1A, 0x0A}
+	// IHDR chunk: length(13) + "IHDR" + 1x1 px, 8-bit RGB, no interlace + CRC
+	ihdr := []byte{
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0D, // chunk length = 13
+		0x49, 0x48, 0x44, 0x52, // "IHDR"
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, // width = 1
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, // height = 1
+		0x08,             // bit depth = 8
+		0x02,             // color type = RGB
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // compression, filter, interlace
+		0x90, 0x77, 0x53, 0xDE, // CRC (valid for this IHDR)
+	}
+	// IEND chunk
+	iend := []byte{
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // chunk length = 0
+		0x49, 0x45, 0x4E, 0x44, // "IEND"
+		0xAE, 0x42, 0x60, 0x82, // CRC
+	}
+
+	var pngData []byte
+	pngData = append(pngData, pngSignature...)
+	pngData = append(pngData, ihdr...)
+	pngData = append(pngData, iend...)
+
+	imgPath := filepath.Join(dir, "test_image.png")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(imgPath, pngData, 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create test PNG: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	store := media.NewFileMediaStore()
+	tool := NewLoadImageTool(dir, false, 0, store)
+	ctx := WithToolContext(context.Background(), "test", "chat1")
+
+	result := tool.Execute(ctx, map[string]any{"path": imgPath})
+
+	// 1. Must not be an error
+	if result.IsError {
+		t.Fatalf("expected success, got error: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+
+	// 2. Media must contain exactly one media:// ref
+	if len(result.Media) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 media ref, got %d", len(result.Media))
+	}
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(result.Media[0], "media://") {
+		t.Errorf("expected media ref to start with 'media://', got: %s", result.Media[0])
+	}
+
+	// 3. ForLLM must contain the [image: marker
+	if !strings.Contains(result.ForLLM, "[image:") {
+		t.Errorf("expected ForLLM to contain '[image:' marker, got: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+
+	// 4. ForLLM should also contain the media:// ref
+	if !strings.Contains(result.ForLLM, result.Media[0]) {
+		t.Errorf("expected ForLLM to contain media ref %q, got: %s", result.Media[0], result.ForLLM)
+	}
+
+	// 5. Verify the ref is resolvable in the store
+	resolved, err := store.Resolve(result.Media[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("media ref not resolvable: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resolved != imgPath {
+		t.Errorf("expected resolved path %q, got %q", imgPath, resolved)
+	}
+}