diff --git a/src/Integrations/Media/MediaDeleteAbility.php b/src/Integrations/Media/MediaDeleteAbility.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b86c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Integrations/Media/MediaDeleteAbility.php
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Integrations\Media;
+
+use LIT\MCP\Abilities\Ability;
+use LIT\MCP\Abilities\Errors;
+use LIT\MCP\Abilities\FollowUp;
+use LIT\MCP\Abilities\ToolResult;
+use LIT\MCP\ChangeLog\ChangeLog;
+use WP_Error;
+
+/**
+ * lit/media-delete: deletes one attachment after confirmation. WordPress has no media trash by
+ * default (MEDIA_TRASH false): wp_delete_attachment($id, false) then deletes the attachment and
+ * all its files permanently. Media that is used – certainly or possibly – needs force: true.
+ * Trashed attachments are refused (MediaGuard): deleting them would always be permanent.
+ */
+final class MediaDeleteAbility implements Ability
+{
+    /** @var callable(): bool Whether wp_delete_attachment($id, false) moves to the trash. */
+    private $mediaTrash;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private MediaUsageFinder $finder,
+        private ChangeLog $log,
+        ?callable $mediaTrash = null
+    ) {
+        $this->mediaTrash = $mediaTrash ?? static fn (): bool => defined('MEDIA_TRASH') && MEDIA_TRASH
+            && defined('EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS') && EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS;
+    }
+
+    public function name(): string
+    {
+        return 'lit/media-delete';
+    }
+
+    public function label(): string
+    {
+        return 'Medium löschen';
+    }
+
+    public function description(): string
+    {
+        return 'Löscht ein Medium samt Datei und allen Bildgrößen – ohne aktivierten Medien-Papierkorb '
+            . '(WordPress-Standard) endgültig, das lässt sich nicht rückgängig machen. Ohne confirm: true kommt '
+            . 'eine Rückfrage (confirm_required) mit den gefundenen Verwendungen; erst nach Zustimmung des Nutzers '
+            . 'mit confirm: true erneut aufrufen. Wird das Medium verwendet (auch nur "möglicherweise"), lehnt das '
+            . 'Tool mit in_use ab, außer force: true. Medien im Papierkorb werden nicht gelöscht. '
+            . 'Die Verwendungsprüfung findet NICHT: Term-Meta, Benutzer-Meta, Pods-Tabellen (pods_*, podsrel), '
+            . 'ACF-Felder (außer als Bildfeld im Schema mit einer ID pro Meta-Eintrag), serialisierte oder '
+            . 'kommagetrennte ID-Listen in Meta-Feldern und Optionen anderer Plugins – im Zweifel den Nutzer fragen.';
+    }
+
+    public function inputSchema(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'type' => 'object',
+            'properties' => [
+                'id' => ['type' => 'integer', 'minimum' => 1],
+                'confirm' => [
+                    'type' => 'boolean',
+                    'description' => 'Erst nach Rückfrage beim Nutzer true setzen.',
+                ],
+                'force' => ['type' => 'boolean', 'description' => 'Trotz gefundener Verwendungen löschen.'],
+            ],
+            'required' => ['id'],
+            'additionalProperties' => false,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function outputSchema(): ?array
+    {
+        return ToolResult::schema(
+            ['usages' => ['type' => 'array', 'items' => MediaUsageFinder::usageSchema()]],
+            ['usages']
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function annotations(): array
+    {
+        return ['readonly' => false, 'destructive' => true, 'idempotent' => false];
+    }
+
+    public function isDirect(): bool
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public function permission(array $input): bool|WP_Error
+    {
+        $attachment = MediaGuard::attachment($input['id'] ?? null, 'delete_post');
+
+        return $attachment instanceof WP_Error ? $attachment : true;
+    }
+
+    public function execute(array $input): mixed
+    {
+        $attachment = MediaGuard::attachment($input['id'] ?? null, 'delete_post');
+        if ($attachment instanceof WP_Error) {
+            return $attachment;
+        }
+
+        $id = (int) $attachment->ID;
+        $title = (string) $attachment->post_title;
+        $trash = ($this->mediaTrash)();
+        // Same search as MediaUsageFinder::isUsed(): certain and possible usages both count.
+        $usages = $this->finder->usages($id);
+
+        if (($input['confirm'] ?? false) !== true) {
+            return Errors::confirmRequired($this->question($id, $title, $trash, $usages), ['usages' => $usages]);
+        }
+
+        if ($usages !== [] && ($input['force'] ?? false) !== true) {
+            return Errors::inUse(
+                sprintf(
+                    'Medium "%s" wird noch verwendet (%d Stelle(n)); nichts wurde gelöscht.',
+                    $title,
+                    count($usages)
+                ),
+                $usages
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (! wp_delete_attachment($id, false)) {
+            return Errors::writeFailed(sprintf('WordPress hat das Löschen von Medium %d abgelehnt.', $id));
+        }
+
+        $warnings = [];
+        $summary = sprintf('Medium "%s" %s', $title, $trash ? 'in den Papierkorb gelegt' : 'gelöscht');
+        $logId = FollowUp::run(
+            fn (): ?int => $this->log->record($this->name(), 'attachment', (string) $id, $summary),
+            $this->name() . ' change log',
+            'Änderungsprotokoll konnte nicht geschrieben werden; das Medium ist trotzdem '
+                . ($trash ? 'im Papierkorb.' : 'gelöscht.'),
+            $warnings
+        );
+
+        return ToolResult::ok($summary . '.')
+            ->changed((string) $id, 'attachment', $trash ? 'trashed' : 'deleted', $title)
+            ->logId(is_int($logId) ? $logId : null)
+            ->warnings($warnings)
+            ->with('usages', $usages)
+            ->toArray();
+    }
+
+    /** @param list<array<string, mixed>> $usages */
+    private function question(int $id, string $title, bool $trash, array $usages): string
+    {
+        $message = sprintf(
+            'Medium "%s" (ID %d) %s?',
+            $title,
+            $id,
+            $trash
+                ? 'in den Papierkorb legen'
+                : 'endgültig löschen – samt Datei und allen Bildgrößen, nicht rückgängig zu machen'
+        );
+
+        if ($usages === []) {
+            return $message . ' Keine Verwendung gefunden (die Suche deckt nicht alle Speicherorte ab).';
+        }
+
+        $used = ' Es wird an %d Stelle(n) verwendet (siehe usages); löschen nur mit force: true.';
+
+        return $message . sprintf($used, count($usages));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Integrations/Media/MediaIntegration.php b/src/Integrations/Media/MediaIntegration.php
index 5bb34f1..a16171c 100644
--- a/src/Integrations/Media/MediaIntegration.php
+++ b/src/Integrations/Media/MediaIntegration.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use LIT\MCP\Limits;
 
 /**
  * Media library tools (spec §6.3). Always available. $log and $limits serve the write
- * tools (upload now, update and delete to follow).
+ * tools (upload, update, delete).
  */
 final class MediaIntegration implements Integration
 {
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ final class MediaIntegration implements Integration
             new MediaUploadFromUrlAbility($importer, $uploads),
             new MediaUploadAbility($importer, $uploads, $this->limits),
             new MediaDownloadAbility($this->limits),
+            new MediaUpdateAbility($this->log),
+            new MediaDeleteAbility($finder, $this->log),
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Integrations/Media/MediaMetaWriter.php b/src/Integrations/Media/MediaMetaWriter.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0077bcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Integrations/Media/MediaMetaWriter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Integrations\Media;
+
+use RuntimeException;
+use WP_Error;
+use WP_Post;
+
+/**
+ * Writes the editable metadata of an attachment (alt text, title, caption, description) and
+ * restores it from a snapshot taken before (lit/media-update rolls a batch back with it).
+ * Every failure is a RuntimeException with an internal message for the PHP error log.
+ */
+final class MediaMetaWriter
+{
+    public const ALT_KEY = '_wp_attachment_image_alt';
+
+    /** Input key => posts column. */
+    public const COLUMNS = ['title' => 'post_title', 'caption' => 'post_excerpt', 'description' => 'post_content'];
+
+    /**
+     * The current values of everything $changes will write.
+     *
+     * @param array<string, string> $changes Sanitized values by input key (alt, title, caption, description).
+     * @return array{id: int, columns: array<string, string>, alt_changed: bool, alt: ?string}
+     *         alt null = there was no alt text (it is removed again on restore).
+     */
+    public function snapshot(WP_Post $attachment, array $changes): array
+    {
+        $id = (int) $attachment->ID;
+        $columns = [];
+        foreach (self::columns($changes) as $column => $value) {
+            $columns[$column] = (string) $attachment->{$column};
+        }
+
+        $altChanged = array_key_exists('alt', $changes);
+        $alt = $altChanged && metadata_exists('post', $id, self::ALT_KEY)
+            ? (string) get_post_meta($id, self::ALT_KEY, true)
+            : null;
+
+        return ['id' => $id, 'columns' => $columns, 'alt_changed' => $altChanged, 'alt' => $alt];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, string> $changes Sanitized values by input key.
+     * @param bool                  $touched Set to true as soon as something may have been written.
+     * @throws RuntimeException
+     */
+    public function apply(int $id, array $changes, bool &$touched): void
+    {
+        $columns = self::columns($changes);
+        if ($columns !== []) {
+            // Set before the call: a throwing save_post hook runs after the row was written.
+            $touched = true;
+            $result = wp_update_post(wp_slash(array_merge($columns, ['ID' => $id])), true);
+            if ($result instanceof WP_Error || ! $result) {
+                // wp_update_post() reports errors before it writes anything.
+                $touched = false;
+                throw new RuntimeException(sprintf(
+                    'Attachment %d not updated: %s',
+                    $id,
+                    $result instanceof WP_Error ? $result->get_error_message() : 'unknown error'
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (array_key_exists('alt', $changes)) {
+            $touched = true;
+            $this->saveAlt($id, $changes['alt']);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array{id: int, columns: array<string, string>, alt_changed: bool, alt: ?string} $snapshot
+     * @throws RuntimeException
+     */
+    public function restore(array $snapshot): void
+    {
+        $id = $snapshot['id'];
+        if ($snapshot['columns'] !== []) {
+            $result = wp_update_post(wp_slash(array_merge($snapshot['columns'], ['ID' => $id])), true);
+            if ($result instanceof WP_Error || ! $result) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(sprintf(
+                    'Attachment %d not restored: %s',
+                    $id,
+                    $result instanceof WP_Error ? $result->get_error_message() : 'unknown error'
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (! $snapshot['alt_changed']) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if ($snapshot['alt'] !== null) {
+            $this->saveAlt($id, $snapshot['alt']);
+        } elseif (! delete_post_meta($id, self::ALT_KEY) && metadata_exists('post', $id, self::ALT_KEY)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(sprintf('Alt text of attachment %d not removed again.', $id));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, string> $changes
+     * @return array<string, string> Column => value.
+     */
+    private static function columns(array $changes): array
+    {
+        $columns = [];
+        foreach (self::COLUMNS as $key => $column) {
+            if (array_key_exists($key, $changes)) {
+                $columns[$column] = $changes[$key];
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $columns;
+    }
+
+    /** @throws RuntimeException */
+    private function saveAlt(int $id, string $alt): void
+    {
+        // update_post_meta() is also false when the value is already stored.
+        $stored = update_post_meta($id, self::ALT_KEY, wp_slash($alt)) !== false
+            || (string) get_post_meta($id, self::ALT_KEY, true) === $alt;
+        if (! $stored) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(sprintf('Alt text of attachment %d not saved.', $id));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Integrations/Media/MediaPresenter.php b/src/Integrations/Media/MediaPresenter.php
index 22705e5..92c3319 100644
--- a/src/Integrations/Media/MediaPresenter.php
+++ b/src/Integrations/Media/MediaPresenter.php
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class MediaPresenter
             'height' => isset($meta['height']) ? (int) $meta['height'] : null,
             'filesize' => isset($meta['filesize']) ? (int) $meta['filesize'] : null,
             'date' => (string) $attachment->post_date,
+            // Optimistic lock for lit/media-update (post_modified_gmt, changes with every row write).
+            'modified' => (string) $attachment->post_modified_gmt,
         ];
     }
 
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ class MediaPresenter
                 'height' => ['type' => ['integer', 'null']],
                 'filesize' => ['type' => ['integer', 'null']],
                 'date' => ['type' => 'string'],
+                'modified' => ['type' => 'string'],
             ],
             'required' => ['id', 'title', 'mime_type', 'url', 'alt'],
         ];
diff --git a/src/Integrations/Media/MediaUpdateAbility.php b/src/Integrations/Media/MediaUpdateAbility.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6283370
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Integrations/Media/MediaUpdateAbility.php
@@ -0,0 +1,409 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Integrations\Media;
+
+use LIT\MCP\Abilities\Ability;
+use LIT\MCP\Abilities\Errors;
+use LIT\MCP\Abilities\FollowUp;
+use LIT\MCP\Abilities\ToolResult;
+use LIT\MCP\Abilities\WriteFailed;
+use LIT\MCP\ChangeLog\ChangeLog;
+use Throwable;
+use WP_Error;
+use WP_Post;
+
+/**
+ * lit/media-update: metadata of up to 50 attachments in one call, all or nothing.
+ * Every item is validated first (attachment, edit_post, lengths, optional `modified` lock);
+ * one invalid item refuses the whole batch. If a write fails midway, the items already
+ * changed are restored (write_failed) – or, if that fails too, partial_write names them.
+ *
+ * The `modified` lock compares post_modified_gmt, which WordPress bumps on every write of the
+ * posts row (title, caption, description) but not on a pure alt-text (post meta) change.
+ */
+final class MediaUpdateAbility implements Ability
+{
+    public const MAX_ITEMS = 50;
+
+    /** Max. characters per field (before sanitizing). */
+    private const MAX_LENGTH = ['alt' => 500, 'title' => 255, 'caption' => 2000, 'description' => 20000];
+
+    private const REASON = 'WordPress hat die Metadaten eines Mediums nicht gespeichert.';
+
+    private const REV_HINT = 'Die genannten Medien neu lesen (lit/media-get oder lit-media-search) und mit dem '
+        . 'aktuellen modified erneut senden.';
+
+    public function __construct(private ChangeLog $log, private MediaMetaWriter $writer = new MediaMetaWriter())
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function name(): string
+    {
+        return 'lit/media-update';
+    }
+
+    public function label(): string
+    {
+        return 'Medien-Metadaten ändern';
+    }
+
+    public function description(): string
+    {
+        return 'Ändert Alt-Text, Titel, Bildunterschrift und Beschreibung von bis zu 50 Medien in einem Aufruf – '
+            . 'alles oder nichts: Ist ein Eintrag ungültig (unbekannte ID, keine Berechtigung, Papierkorb, zu lang, '
+            . 'nichts zu ändern, veraltetes modified), wird nichts gespeichert und failures nennt jeden fehlerhaften '
+            . 'Eintrag. Optional pro Eintrag modified (Wert aus lit/media-get oder lit-media-search) mitsenden: '
+            . 'Wurde das Medium seitdem geändert, lehnt das Tool mit rev_mismatch ab. modified ändert sich bei '
+            . 'Titel, Bildunterschrift und Beschreibung, nicht bei einer reinen Alt-Text-Änderung. '
+            . 'Das Ergebnis meldet jeden Eintrag (results, mit neuem modified).';
+    }
+
+    public function inputSchema(): array
+    {
+        $max = self::MAX_LENGTH;
+        $text = static fn (string $description, string $key): array => [
+            'type' => 'string',
+            'maxLength' => $max[$key],
+            'description' => $description,
+        ];
+
+        return [
+            'type' => 'object',
+            'properties' => [
+                'items' => [
+                    'type' => 'array',
+                    'minItems' => 1,
+                    'maxItems' => self::MAX_ITEMS,
+                    'items' => [
+                        'type' => 'object',
+                        'properties' => [
+                            'id' => ['type' => 'integer', 'minimum' => 1],
+                            'alt' => $text('Alt-Text (reiner Text).', 'alt'),
+                            'title' => $text('Titel in der Mediathek (reiner Text).', 'title'),
+                            'caption' => $text('Bildunterschrift (einfaches HTML erlaubt).', 'caption'),
+                            'description' => $text('Beschreibung (einfaches HTML erlaubt).', 'description'),
+                            'modified' => [
+                                'type' => 'string',
+                                'description' => 'Optional: modified aus lit/media-get bzw. lit-media-search als '
+                                    . 'Schutz vor parallelen Änderungen.',
+                            ],
+                        ],
+                        'required' => ['id'],
+                        'additionalProperties' => false,
+                    ],
+                ],
+            ],
+            'required' => ['items'],
+            'additionalProperties' => false,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function outputSchema(): ?array
+    {
+        return ToolResult::schema([
+            'results' => [
+                'type' => 'array',
+                'items' => [
+                    'type' => 'object',
+                    'properties' => [
+                        'id' => ['type' => 'integer'],
+                        'ok' => ['type' => 'boolean'],
+                        'error' => ['type' => ['string', 'null']],
+                        'log_id' => ['type' => ['integer', 'null']],
+                        'modified' => ['type' => ['string', 'null']],
+                    ],
+                    'required' => ['id', 'ok', 'error', 'log_id', 'modified'],
+                ],
+            ],
+        ], ['results']);
+    }
+
+    public function annotations(): array
+    {
+        return ['readonly' => false, 'destructive' => false, 'idempotent' => true];
+    }
+
+    public function isDirect(): bool
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /** edit_post per attachment is checked in execute() for every item. */
+    public function permission(array $input): bool|WP_Error
+    {
+        return current_user_can('upload_files')
+            ? true
+            : Errors::forbidden('Keine Berechtigung für die Mediathek (upload_files).');
+    }
+
+    public function execute(array $input): mixed
+    {
+        $plan = $this->plan($input['items'] ?? null);
+        if ($plan instanceof WP_Error) {
+            return $plan;
+        }
+
+        $this->write($plan);
+
+        return $this->result($plan);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validates every item; nothing is written yet.
+     *
+     * @return list<array{attachment: WP_Post, changes: array<string, string>, snapshot: array{id: int,
+     *         columns: array<string, string>, alt_changed: bool, alt: ?string}}>|WP_Error
+     */
+    private function plan(mixed $items): array|WP_Error
+    {
+        if (! is_array($items) || ! array_is_list($items) || $items === [] || count($items) > self::MAX_ITEMS) {
+            return Errors::invalidInput(
+                sprintf('items muss eine Liste mit 1 bis %d Einträgen sein.', self::MAX_ITEMS),
+                ['items' => sprintf('1–%d Einträge', self::MAX_ITEMS)]
+            );
+        }
+
+        $plan = [];
+        $failures = [];
+        $seen = [];
+        foreach ($items as $index => $item) {
+            $entry = $this->validate(is_array($item) ? $item : [], $seen);
+            if ($entry instanceof WP_Error) {
+                $failures[] = self::failure($index, is_array($item) ? $item : [], $entry);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $plan[] = $entry;
+        }
+
+        return $failures === [] ? $plan : self::refusal($failures, count($items));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $item
+     * @param array<int, true>     $seen IDs of the items before.
+     * @return array{attachment: WP_Post, changes: array<string, string>, snapshot: array{id: int,
+     *         columns: array<string, string>, alt_changed: bool, alt: ?string}}|WP_Error
+     */
+    private function validate(array $item, array &$seen): array|WP_Error
+    {
+        $attachment = MediaGuard::attachment($item['id'] ?? null);
+        if ($attachment instanceof WP_Error) {
+            return $attachment;
+        }
+
+        $id = (int) $attachment->ID;
+        $duplicate = isset($seen[$id]);
+        $seen[$id] = true;
+
+        $changes = [];
+        foreach (self::MAX_LENGTH as $key => $max) {
+            if (! array_key_exists($key, $item)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (! is_string($item[$key]) || mb_strlen($item[$key]) > $max) {
+                return Errors::invalidInput(sprintf('%s: Text mit höchstens %d Zeichen erwartet.', $key, $max));
+            }
+            $changes[$key] = in_array($key, ['alt', 'title'], true)
+                ? sanitize_text_field($item[$key])
+                : wp_kses_post($item[$key]);
+        }
+
+        if ($changes === []) {
+            return Errors::invalidInput('Nichts zu ändern: alt, title, caption oder description angeben.');
+        }
+
+        if ($duplicate) {
+            return Errors::invalidInput(sprintf('Medium %d steht mehrfach in items.', $id));
+        }
+
+        if (array_key_exists('modified', $item) && $item['modified'] !== (string) $attachment->post_modified_gmt) {
+            return self::revMismatch($id);
+        }
+
+        return [
+            'attachment' => $attachment,
+            'changes' => $changes,
+            'snapshot' => $this->writer->snapshot($attachment, $changes),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param list<array{attachment: WP_Post, changes: array<string, string>, snapshot: array{id: int,
+     *        columns: array<string, string>, alt_changed: bool, alt: ?string}}> $plan
+     * @throws WriteFailed When an item could not be saved.
+     */
+    private function write(array $plan): void
+    {
+        $written = [];
+        foreach ($plan as $entry) {
+            $touched = false;
+            try {
+                $this->writer->apply((int) $entry['attachment']->ID, $entry['changes'], $touched);
+            } catch (Throwable $e) {
+                if ($touched) {
+                    $written[] = $entry;
+                }
+                $this->rollBack($written, $e);
+            }
+            $written[] = $entry;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Restores the items written so far, newest first.
+     *
+     * @param list<array{attachment: WP_Post, changes: array<string, string>, snapshot: array{id: int,
+     *        columns: array<string, string>, alt_changed: bool, alt: ?string}}> $written
+     * @throws WriteFailed Always – rolledBack tells whether everything was restored.
+     */
+    private function rollBack(array $written, Throwable $cause): never
+    {
+        $unrestored = [];
+        $failures = [];
+        foreach (array_reverse($written) as $entry) {
+            try {
+                $this->writer->restore($entry['snapshot']);
+            } catch (Throwable $e) {
+                $unrestored[] = $entry['attachment'];
+                $failures[] = $e->getMessage();
+            }
+        }
+
+        $detail = 'Media update failed: ' . $cause->getMessage();
+        if ($unrestored === []) {
+            throw new WriteFailed(self::REASON, true, null, null, $cause, $detail);
+        }
+
+        $ids = [];
+        foreach (array_reverse($unrestored) as $attachment) {
+            $ids[] = (int) $attachment->ID;
+            $this->log->recordPartial(
+                $this->name(),
+                'attachment',
+                (string) $attachment->ID,
+                sprintf('Metadaten von "%s": Änderung nur teilweise zurückgenommen', $attachment->post_title)
+            );
+        }
+
+        throw new WriteFailed(
+            self::REASON,
+            false,
+            null,
+            null,
+            $cause,
+            $detail . '; rollback incomplete: ' . implode('; ', $failures),
+            sprintf('Möglicherweise geändert: Medien %s (siehe changed_ids).', implode(', ', $ids)),
+            'Den Aufruf nicht einfach wiederholen. Die unter changed_ids genannten Medien mit lit/media-get prüfen, '
+                . 'die Metadaten ggf. korrigieren und dem Nutzer Bescheid geben.',
+            ['changed_ids' => $ids]
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Everything is saved – change log and reading back are follow-up steps (warnings only).
+     *
+     * @param list<array{attachment: WP_Post, changes: array<string, string>, snapshot: array{id: int,
+     *        columns: array<string, string>, alt_changed: bool, alt: ?string}}> $plan
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    private function result(array $plan): array
+    {
+        $warnings = [];
+        $results = [];
+        $result = ToolResult::ok(sprintf('%1$d von %1$d Medien aktualisiert.', count($plan)));
+        $lastLogId = null;
+
+        foreach ($plan as $entry) {
+            $attachment = $entry['attachment'];
+            $id = (int) $attachment->ID;
+            $summary = sprintf(
+                'Metadaten von "%s" geändert: %s',
+                $attachment->post_title,
+                implode(', ', array_keys($entry['changes']))
+            );
+            $logId = FollowUp::run(
+                fn (): ?int => $this->log->record($this->name(), 'attachment', (string) $id, $summary),
+                $this->name() . ' change log',
+                sprintf(
+                    'Änderungsprotokoll für Medium %d konnte nicht geschrieben werden; die Änderung ist gespeichert.',
+                    $id
+                ),
+                $warnings
+            );
+            $logId = is_int($logId) ? $logId : null;
+            $lastLogId = $logId ?? $lastLogId;
+            $current = get_post($id);
+
+            $results[] = [
+                'id' => $id,
+                'ok' => true,
+                'error' => null,
+                'log_id' => $logId,
+                'modified' => $current instanceof WP_Post ? (string) $current->post_modified_gmt : null,
+            ];
+            $result->changed(
+                (string) $id,
+                'attachment',
+                'updated',
+                $entry['changes']['title'] ?? (string) $attachment->post_title
+            );
+        }
+
+        return $result->logId($lastLogId)->warnings($warnings)->with('results', $results)->toArray();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $item
+     * @return array{index: int, id: ?int, code: string, error: string}
+     */
+    private static function failure(int $index, array $item, WP_Error $error): array
+    {
+        $payload = json_decode($error->get_error_message(), true);
+        $id = $item['id'] ?? null;
+
+        return [
+            'index' => $index,
+            'id' => is_int($id) ? $id : null,
+            'code' => (string) preg_replace('/^lit_/', '', (string) $error->get_error_code()),
+            'error' => is_array($payload) ? (string) ($payload['message'] ?? '') : $error->get_error_message(),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * One error for the whole batch: the common code of all failures, else validation_failed.
+     *
+     * @param non-empty-list<array{index: int, id: ?int, code: string, error: string}> $failures
+     */
+    private static function refusal(array $failures, int $total): WP_Error
+    {
+        $codes = array_unique(array_column($failures, 'code'));
+        $message = sprintf(
+            '%d von %d Einträgen fehlerhaft (siehe failures); nichts wurde gespeichert.',
+            count($failures),
+            $total
+        );
+
+        return match (count($codes) === 1 ? $codes[0] : 'mixed') {
+            'forbidden' => Errors::make('forbidden', $message, 'Nur Medien ändern, die das verbundene Konto '
+                . 'bearbeiten darf; die übrigen Einträge erneut senden.', 403, ['failures' => $failures]),
+            'not_found' => Errors::make('not_found', $message, 'IDs prüfen (lit-media-search) und die Einträge '
+                . 'korrigiert erneut senden.', 404, ['failures' => $failures]),
+            'rev_mismatch' => Errors::make('rev_mismatch', $message, self::REV_HINT, 409, ['failures' => $failures]),
+            default => Errors::make('validation_failed', $message, 'Die unter failures genannten Einträge '
+                . 'korrigieren und den ganzen Stapel erneut senden.', 400, ['failures' => $failures]),
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static function revMismatch(int $id): WP_Error
+    {
+        return Errors::make(
+            'rev_mismatch',
+            sprintf('Medium %d wurde seit dem letzten Lesen geändert.', $id),
+            self::REV_HINT,
+            409
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaDeleteAbilityTest.php b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaDeleteAbilityTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3a484f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaDeleteAbilityTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\Integrations\Media;
+
+use Brain\Monkey\Functions;
+use LIT\MCP\ChangeLog\ChangeLog;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Media\MediaDeleteAbility;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Media\MediaUsageFinder;
+use LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\TestCase;
+use Mockery;
+use RuntimeException;
+use WP_Post;
+
+final class MediaDeleteAbilityTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private const USAGE = [['post_id' => 5, 'title' => 'Team', 'post_type' => 'page', 'where' => 'featured', 'certainty' => 'sicher']];
+    private const POSSIBLE = [['post_id' => 7, 'title' => 'Blog', 'post_type' => 'post', 'where' => 'content', 'certainty' => 'möglicherweise']];
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        Functions\when('get_post')->justReturn(new WP_Post(['ID' => 33, 'post_type' => 'attachment', 'post_status' => 'inherit', 'post_title' => 'Foto']));
+        Functions\when('current_user_can')->justReturn(true);
+    }
+
+    private function ability(array $usages, ChangeLog $log, bool $trash = false): MediaDeleteAbility
+    {
+        $finder = Mockery::mock(MediaUsageFinder::class);
+        $finder->allows('usages')->with(33)->andReturn($usages);
+
+        return new MediaDeleteAbility($finder, $log, static fn (): bool => $trash);
+    }
+
+    public function testConfirmationIsRequiredAndMentionsUsages(): void
+    {
+        Functions\expect('wp_delete_attachment')->never();
+
+        $result = $this->ability(self::USAGE, Mockery::mock(ChangeLog::class))->execute(['id' => 33]);
+
+        self::assertSame('lit_confirm_required', $result->get_error_code());
+        self::assertStringContainsString('endgültig', $result->get_error_message());
+        self::assertStringContainsString('1 Stelle', $result->get_error_message());
+        self::assertSame(self::USAGE, $result->get_error_data()['usages']);
+    }
+
+    public function testConfirmationMentionsTheTrashWhenMediaTrashIsOn(): void
+    {
+        $result = $this->ability([], Mockery::mock(ChangeLog::class), true)->execute(['id' => 33, 'confirm' => false]);
+
+        self::assertSame('lit_confirm_required', $result->get_error_code());
+        self::assertStringContainsString('Papierkorb', $result->get_error_message());
+    }
+
+    public function testUsedMediaNeedsForce(): void
+    {
+        Functions\expect('wp_delete_attachment')->never();
+
+        $result = $this->ability(self::USAGE, Mockery::mock(ChangeLog::class))->execute(['id' => 33, 'confirm' => true]);
+
+        self::assertSame('lit_in_use', $result->get_error_code());
+        self::assertSame(self::USAGE, $result->get_error_data()['usages']);
+    }
+
+    public function testPossibleUsageAlsoNeedsForce(): void
+    {
+        Functions\expect('wp_delete_attachment')->never();
+
+        $result = $this->ability(self::POSSIBLE, Mockery::mock(ChangeLog::class))->execute(['id' => 33, 'confirm' => true]);
+
+        self::assertSame('lit_in_use', $result->get_error_code());
+    }
+
+    public function testForceDeletesUsedMedia(): void
+    {
+        Functions\expect('wp_delete_attachment')->once()->with(33, false)->andReturn(new WP_Post(['ID' => 33]));
+        $log = Mockery::mock(ChangeLog::class);
+        $log->expects('record')->with('lit/media-delete', 'attachment', '33', 'Medium "Foto" gelöscht')->andReturn(50);
+
+        $result = $this->ability(self::USAGE, $log)->execute(['id' => 33, 'confirm' => true, 'force' => true]);
+
+        self::assertSame(['id' => '33', 'type' => 'attachment', 'action' => 'deleted', 'label' => 'Foto'], $result['changed'][0]);
+        self::assertSame(50, $result['log_id']);
+        self::assertSame(self::USAGE, $result['usages']);
+    }
+
+    public function testUnusedMediaGoesToTheTrashWhenMediaTrashIsOn(): void
+    {
+        Functions\expect('wp_delete_attachment')->once()->with(33, false)->andReturn(new WP_Post(['ID' => 33]));
+        $log = Mockery::mock(ChangeLog::class);
+        $log->expects('record')->with('lit/media-delete', 'attachment', '33', 'Medium "Foto" in den Papierkorb gelegt')->andReturn(51);
+
+        $result = $this->ability([], $log, true)->execute(['id' => 33, 'confirm' => true]);
+
+        self::assertSame('trashed', $result['changed'][0]['action']);
+    }
+
+    public function testRefusedDeleteIsAWriteFailure(): void
+    {
+        Functions\expect('wp_delete_attachment')->once()->andReturn(false);
+
+        $result = $this->ability([], Mockery::mock(ChangeLog::class))->execute(['id' => 33, 'confirm' => true]);
+
+        self::assertSame('lit_write_failed', $result->get_error_code());
+    }
+
+    public function testChangeLogFailureIsOnlyAWarning(): void
+    {
+        Functions\expect('wp_delete_attachment')->once()->andReturn(new WP_Post(['ID' => 33]));
+        $log = Mockery::mock(ChangeLog::class);
+        $log->expects('record')->andThrow(new RuntimeException('db down'));
+
+        $file = (string) tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'lit-mcp-log');
+        $previous = ini_set('error_log', $file);
+        try {
+            $result = $this->ability([], $log)->execute(['id' => 33, 'confirm' => true]);
+        } finally {
+            ini_set('error_log', (string) $previous);
+            unlink($file);
+        }
+
+        self::assertSame('deleted', $result['changed'][0]['action']);
+        self::assertNull($result['log_id']);
+        self::assertCount(1, $result['warnings']);
+    }
+
+    public function testTrashedAttachmentIsRefused(): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('get_post')->justReturn(new WP_Post(['ID' => 33, 'post_type' => 'attachment', 'post_status' => 'trash']));
+        Functions\expect('wp_delete_attachment')->never();
+
+        $ability = $this->ability([], Mockery::mock(ChangeLog::class));
+
+        self::assertSame('lit_validation_failed', $ability->permission(['id' => 33])->get_error_code());
+        self::assertSame('lit_validation_failed', $ability->execute(['id' => 33, 'confirm' => true])->get_error_code());
+    }
+
+    public function testChecksDeletePostOnTheAttachment(): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('current_user_can')->alias(static fn (string $cap, int $id): bool => ! ($cap === 'delete_post' && $id === 33));
+
+        $result = $this->ability([], Mockery::mock(ChangeLog::class))->permission(['id' => 33]);
+
+        self::assertSame('lit_forbidden', $result->get_error_code());
+    }
+
+    public function testIsDestructiveAndDescribesWhatTheUsageCheckMisses(): void
+    {
+        $ability = $this->ability([], Mockery::mock(ChangeLog::class));
+
+        self::assertSame(['readonly' => false, 'destructive' => true, 'idempotent' => false], $ability->annotations());
+        self::assertFalse($ability->isDirect());
+        foreach (['endgültig', 'Term-Meta', 'Benutzer-Meta', 'Pods', 'ACF', 'kommagetrennt', 'Optionen anderer Plugins'] as $needle) {
+            self::assertStringContainsString($needle, $ability->description());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaIntegrationTest.php b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaIntegrationTest.php
index 47a9fa4..8fe60c4 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaIntegrationTest.php
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ final class MediaIntegrationTest extends TestCase
         'lit/media-upload-from-url',
         'lit/media-upload',
         'lit/media-download',
+        'lit/media-update',
+        'lit/media-delete',
     ];
 
     public function testProvidesTheMediaAbilities(): void
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaPresenterTest.php b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaPresenterTest.php
index 1be6b89..2f7c8b0 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaPresenterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaPresenterTest.php
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ final class MediaPresenterTest extends TestCase
         self::assertSame('Porträt', $summary['alt']);
         self::assertSame(1600, $summary['width']);
         self::assertSame(123456, $summary['filesize']);
+        self::assertSame('2026-09-25 08:00:00', $summary['modified']);
     }
 
     public function testFullListsSizesAndUsagesAndCopesWithMissingMetadata(): void
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaUpdateAbilityTest.php b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaUpdateAbilityTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a883529
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaUpdateAbilityTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,271 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\Integrations\Media;
+
+use Brain\Monkey\Functions;
+use LIT\MCP\Abilities\WriteFailed;
+use LIT\MCP\ChangeLog\ChangeLog;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Media\MediaUpdateAbility;
+use LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\TestCase;
+use Mockery;
+use RuntimeException;
+use WP_Error;
+use WP_Post;
+
+final class MediaUpdateAbilityTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /** @var list<array<string, mixed>> */
+    private array $postUpdates = [];
+
+    /** @var list<array{int, string}> */
+    private array $altUpdates = [];
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        $this->postUpdates = [];
+        $this->altUpdates = [];
+
+        $posts = [
+            33 => new WP_Post(['ID' => 33, 'post_type' => 'attachment', 'post_status' => 'inherit', 'post_title' => 'Foto',
+                'post_excerpt' => 'Alt-Unterschrift', 'post_modified_gmt' => '2026-09-25 08:00:00']),
+            34 => new WP_Post(['ID' => 34, 'post_type' => 'attachment', 'post_status' => 'inherit', 'post_title' => 'Logo',
+                'post_modified_gmt' => '2026-09-25 09:00:00']),
+            35 => new WP_Post(['ID' => 35, 'post_type' => 'attachment', 'post_status' => 'trash', 'post_title' => 'Alt']),
+            5 => new WP_Post(['ID' => 5, 'post_type' => 'page', 'post_title' => 'Seite']),
+        ];
+        Functions\when('get_post')->alias(static fn ($id) => $posts[(int) $id] ?? null);
+        Functions\when('current_user_can')->justReturn(true);
+        Functions\when('wp_kses_post')->alias(static fn ($value): string => strip_tags((string) $value, '<a><em><strong>'));
+        Functions\when('metadata_exists')->justReturn(true);
+        Functions\when('get_post_meta')->justReturn('alter Alt-Text');
+        Functions\when('wp_update_post')->alias(function (array $data, bool $wpError) {
+            $this->postUpdates[] = $data;
+
+            return (int) $data['ID'];
+        });
+        Functions\when('update_post_meta')->alias(function (int $id, string $key, $value) {
+            $this->altUpdates[] = [$id, $value];
+
+            return true;
+        });
+    }
+
+    private function log(int ...$ids): ChangeLog
+    {
+        $log = Mockery::mock(ChangeLog::class);
+        if ($ids !== []) {
+            $log->expects('record')->times(count($ids))->andReturn(...$ids);
+        }
+
+        return $log;
+    }
+
+    public function testUpdatesEveryItemAndReportsPerItem(): void
+    {
+        $log = Mockery::mock(ChangeLog::class);
+        $log->expects('record')
+            ->with('lit/media-update', 'attachment', '33', 'Metadaten von "Foto" geändert: alt, caption')
+            ->andReturn(41);
+        $log->expects('record')
+            ->with('lit/media-update', 'attachment', '34', 'Metadaten von "Logo" geändert: title')
+            ->andReturn(42);
+
+        $result = (new MediaUpdateAbility($log))->execute(['items' => [
+            ['id' => 33, 'alt' => 'Team vor dem Haus', 'caption' => 'Unser <script>x</script>Team'],
+            ['id' => 34, 'title' => '<b>Firmen</b>logo', 'modified' => '2026-09-25 09:00:00'],
+        ]]);
+
+        self::assertSame([['post_excerpt' => 'Unser xTeam', 'ID' => 33], ['post_title' => 'Firmenlogo', 'ID' => 34]], $this->postUpdates);
+        self::assertSame([[33, 'Team vor dem Haus']], $this->altUpdates);
+        self::assertSame(['id' => 33, 'ok' => true, 'error' => null, 'log_id' => 41, 'modified' => '2026-09-25 08:00:00'], $result['results'][0]);
+        self::assertSame(42, $result['results'][1]['log_id']);
+        self::assertSame(['id' => '34', 'type' => 'attachment', 'action' => 'updated', 'label' => 'Firmenlogo'], $result['changed'][1]);
+        self::assertSame('2 von 2 Medien aktualisiert.', $result['summary']);
+    }
+
+    public function testAnInvalidItemRefusesTheWholeBatchAndNamesEveryFailure(): void
+    {
+        $result = (new MediaUpdateAbility($this->log()))->execute(['items' => [
+            ['id' => 33, 'alt' => 'ok'],
+            ['id' => 99, 'alt' => 'x'],
+            ['id' => 5, 'alt' => 'x'],
+            ['id' => 35, 'alt' => 'x'],
+        ]]);
+
+        self::assertInstanceOf(WP_Error::class, $result);
+        self::assertSame('lit_validation_failed', $result->get_error_code());
+        self::assertStringContainsString('3 von 4', $result->get_error_message());
+        self::assertStringContainsString('nichts wurde gespeichert', $result->get_error_message());
+        $failures = $result->get_error_data()['failures'];
+        self::assertSame([1, 2, 3], array_column($failures, 'index'));
+        self::assertSame(['not_found', 'not_found', 'validation_failed'], array_column($failures, 'code'));
+        self::assertStringContainsString('nicht gefunden', $failures[0]['error']);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('Papierkorb', $failures[2]['error']);
+        self::assertSame([], $this->postUpdates);
+        self::assertSame([], $this->altUpdates);
+    }
+
+    public function testFailuresOfOneKindKeepTheirCode(): void
+    {
+        $result = (new MediaUpdateAbility($this->log()))->execute(['items' => [['id' => 99, 'alt' => 'x']]]);
+
+        self::assertSame('lit_not_found', $result->get_error_code());
+    }
+
+    public function testRejectsEmptyDuplicateAndOverlongItems(): void
+    {
+        $result = (new MediaUpdateAbility($this->log()))->execute(['items' => [
+            ['id' => 33],
+            ['id' => 34, 'alt' => str_repeat('a', 501)],
+            ['id' => 34, 'title' => 'doppelt'],
+            ['id' => 33, 'caption' => ['kein', 'Text']],
+        ]]);
+
+        $failures = $result->get_error_data()['failures'];
+        self::assertSame([0, 1, 2, 3], array_column($failures, 'index'));
+        self::assertStringContainsString('Nichts zu ändern', $failures[0]['error']);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('alt', $failures[1]['error']);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('mehrfach', $failures[2]['error']);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('caption', $failures[3]['error']);
+        self::assertSame([], $this->postUpdates);
+    }
+
+    public function testStaleModifiedRefusesTheBatchWithRevMismatch(): void
+    {
+        $result = (new MediaUpdateAbility($this->log()))->execute(['items' => [
+            ['id' => 33, 'alt' => 'neu', 'modified' => '2026-09-25 08:00:00'],
+            ['id' => 34, 'alt' => 'neu', 'modified' => '2026-09-24 07:00:00'],
+        ]]);
+
+        self::assertSame('lit_rev_mismatch', $result->get_error_code());
+        self::assertSame(1, $result->get_error_data()['failures'][0]['index']);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('lit/media-get', $result->get_error_data()['hint']);
+        self::assertSame([], $this->altUpdates);
+    }
+
+    public function testAFailedWriteRestoresTheItemsAlreadyChanged(): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('wp_update_post')->alias(function (array $data, bool $wpError) {
+            $this->postUpdates[] = $data;
+
+            return $data['ID'] === 34 && ($data['post_title'] ?? '') === 'Neu'
+                ? new WP_Error('db', 'Datenbankfehler')
+                : (int) $data['ID'];
+        });
+
+        try {
+            (new MediaUpdateAbility($this->log()))->execute(['items' => [
+                ['id' => 33, 'alt' => 'neu', 'caption' => 'neu'],
+                ['id' => 34, 'title' => 'Neu'],
+            ]]);
+            self::fail('WriteFailed expected');
+        } catch (WriteFailed $e) {
+            self::assertTrue($e->rolledBack);
+            self::assertSame('lit_write_failed', $e->toError()->get_error_code());
+            self::assertStringContainsString('Datenbankfehler', $e->getMessage());
+        }
+
+        // Item 34 was refused before anything was written; item 33 gets caption and alt back.
+        self::assertSame([
+            ['post_excerpt' => 'neu', 'ID' => 33],
+            ['post_title' => 'Neu', 'ID' => 34],
+            ['post_excerpt' => 'Alt-Unterschrift', 'ID' => 33],
+        ], $this->postUpdates);
+        self::assertSame([[33, 'neu'], [33, 'alter Alt-Text']], $this->altUpdates);
+    }
+
+    public function testAHookThrowingAfterTheWriteAlsoRestoresThatItem(): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('wp_update_post')->alias(function (array $data, bool $wpError) {
+            $this->postUpdates[] = $data;
+            if (($data['post_title'] ?? '') === 'Neu') {
+                throw new RuntimeException('save_post hook failed');
+            }
+
+            return (int) $data['ID'];
+        });
+
+        $this->expectException(WriteFailed::class);
+        try {
+            (new MediaUpdateAbility($this->log()))->execute(['items' => [['id' => 34, 'title' => 'Neu']]]);
+        } finally {
+            self::assertSame([['post_title' => 'Neu', 'ID' => 34], ['post_title' => 'Logo', 'ID' => 34]], $this->postUpdates);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function testRestoreRemovesAnAltTextThatDidNotExistBefore(): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('metadata_exists')->justReturn(false);
+        Functions\when('wp_update_post')->alias(static fn (array $data) => $data['ID'] === 34
+            ? new WP_Error('db', 'Datenbankfehler')
+            : (int) $data['ID']);
+        Functions\expect('delete_post_meta')->once()->with(33, '_wp_attachment_image_alt')->andReturn(true);
+
+        $this->expectException(WriteFailed::class);
+        (new MediaUpdateAbility($this->log()))->execute(['items' => [
+            ['id' => 33, 'alt' => 'neu'],
+            ['id' => 34, 'title' => 'Neu'],
+        ]]);
+    }
+
+    public function testAFailedRestoreIsAPartialWriteNamingTheChangedIds(): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('wp_update_post')->alias(static fn (array $data) => $data['ID'] === 34
+            ? new WP_Error('db', 'Datenbankfehler')
+            : (int) $data['ID']);
+        Functions\when('update_post_meta')->alias(static function (int $id, string $key, $value) {
+            if ($value === 'alter Alt-Text') {
+                throw new RuntimeException('meta write failed');
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        });
+        $log = Mockery::mock(ChangeLog::class);
+        $log->expects('recordPartial')->once()->with('lit/media-update', 'attachment', '33', Mockery::type('string'));
+
+        try {
+            (new MediaUpdateAbility($log))->execute(['items' => [
+                ['id' => 33, 'alt' => 'neu'],
+                ['id' => 34, 'title' => 'Neu'],
+            ]]);
+            self::fail('WriteFailed expected');
+        } catch (WriteFailed $e) {
+            $error = $e->toError();
+            self::assertSame('lit_partial_write', $error->get_error_code());
+            self::assertSame([33], $error->get_error_data()['changed_ids']);
+            self::assertStringContainsString('33', $error->get_error_message());
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function testChangeLogFailureIsOnlyAWarning(): void
+    {
+        $log = Mockery::mock(ChangeLog::class);
+        $log->expects('record')->andThrow(new RuntimeException('db down'));
+        // error_log() is a PHP internal and cannot be stubbed; redirect it to a temp file instead.
+        $file = (string) tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'lit-mcp-log');
+        $previous = ini_set('error_log', $file);
+        try {
+            $result = (new MediaUpdateAbility($log))->execute(['items' => [['id' => 33, 'alt' => 'neu']]]);
+        } finally {
+            ini_set('error_log', (string) $previous);
+            unlink($file);
+        }
+
+        self::assertTrue($result['results'][0]['ok']);
+        self::assertNull($result['results'][0]['log_id']);
+        self::assertCount(1, $result['warnings']);
+    }
+
+    public function testIsIdempotentIndirectAndNotDestructive(): void
+    {
+        $ability = new MediaUpdateAbility($this->log());
+
+        self::assertSame(['readonly' => false, 'destructive' => false, 'idempotent' => true], $ability->annotations());
+        self::assertFalse($ability->isDirect());
+        self::assertSame(50, $ability->inputSchema()['properties']['items']['maxItems']);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('modified', $ability->description());
+    }
+}