diff --git a/docs/guides/overview.md b/docs/guides/overview.md
index 7e421c8..ea7ccf0 100644
--- a/docs/guides/overview.md
+++ b/docs/guides/overview.md
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ des verbundenen WordPress-Benutzers.
 ## Werkzeuge
 
 Direkt sichtbar: `lit-guide`, `lit-site-status`, `lit-content-types`, `lit-content-query`,
-`lit-content-get`, `lit-content-create`, `lit-content-update`, `lit-post-publish`, `lit-media-search`.
+`lit-content-get`, `lit-content-create`, `lit-content-update`, `lit-post-publish`, `lit-media-search`,
+`lit-media-preview`, `lit-media-download`.
 
 Über `mcp-adapter-discover-abilities` / `mcp-adapter-execute-ability` (Ability-Namen `lit/…`; in Guides und
 Hinweisen immer so geschrieben):
diff --git a/src/Integrations/Media/AdminIncludes.php b/src/Integrations/Media/AdminIncludes.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50ccdc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Integrations/Media/AdminIncludes.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Integrations\Media;
+
+/**
+ * Media helpers (download_url, wp_tempnam, media_handle_sideload, …) live in
+ * wp-admin/includes and are not loaded on REST requests.
+ */
+final class AdminIncludes
+{
+    private const FILES = [
+        'download_url' => 'wp-admin/includes/file.php',
+        'media_handle_sideload' => 'wp-admin/includes/media.php',
+        'wp_generate_attachment_metadata' => 'wp-admin/includes/image.php',
+    ];
+
+    public static function load(): void
+    {
+        foreach (self::FILES as $function => $file) {
+            if (! function_exists($function) && is_readable(ABSPATH . $file)) {
+                require_once ABSPATH . $file;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Integrations/Media/MediaDownloadAbility.php b/src/Integrations/Media/MediaDownloadAbility.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8033945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Integrations/Media/MediaDownloadAbility.php
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Integrations\Media;
+
+use LIT\MCP\Abilities\Ability;
+use LIT\MCP\Abilities\Errors;
+use LIT\MCP\Limits;
+use WP_Error;
+
+/**
+ * Delivers a media file (original or a named image size) as an MCP embedded resource
+ * (spec §4.3). Direct tool: like ImageContent (lit-media-preview), an embedded resource
+ * is only turned into a content block by mcp-adapter for a tool called directly, never
+ * via mcp-adapter-execute-ability (ruling Q6). Files above the upload limit (Limits) are
+ * refused; the caller falls back to the URL.
+ */
+final class MediaDownloadAbility implements Ability
+{
+    public function __construct(private Limits $limits)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function name(): string
+    {
+        return 'lit/media-download';
+    }
+
+    public function label(): string
+    {
+        return 'Medium herunterladen';
+    }
+
+    public function description(): string
+    {
+        return 'Liefert eine Datei der Mediathek (Original oder Bildgröße, siehe sizes in lit/media-get) als '
+            . 'eingebettete Ressource. Dateien über dem Upload-Limit werden nicht übertragen; dann die URL nutzen.';
+    }
+
+    public function inputSchema(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'type' => 'object',
+            'properties' => [
+                'id' => ['type' => 'integer', 'minimum' => 1],
+                'size' => ['type' => 'string', 'description' => 'full (Standard) oder Name einer Bildgröße.'],
+            ],
+            'required' => ['id'],
+            'additionalProperties' => false,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function outputSchema(): ?array
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public function annotations(): array
+    {
+        return ['readonly' => true, 'destructive' => false, 'idempotent' => true];
+    }
+
+    public function isDirect(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public function permission(array $input): bool|WP_Error
+    {
+        $attachment = MediaGuard::attachment($input['id'] ?? null);
+
+        return $attachment instanceof WP_Error ? $attachment : true;
+    }
+
+    public function execute(array $input): mixed
+    {
+        $attachment = MediaGuard::attachment($input['id'] ?? null);
+        if ($attachment instanceof WP_Error) {
+            return $attachment;
+        }
+
+        $id = (int) $attachment->ID;
+        $size = (string) ($input['size'] ?? 'full');
+        if ($size === 'full') {
+            $path = get_attached_file($id);
+            $url = (string) wp_get_attachment_url($id);
+        } else {
+            $data = image_get_intermediate_size($id, $size);
+            if (! is_array($data) || ! isset($data['path'])) {
+                return Errors::notFound(
+                    sprintf('Die Größe "%s" gibt es für dieses Medium nicht.', $size),
+                    'Verfügbare Größen stehen unter sizes in lit/media-get.'
+                );
+            }
+            $uploads = wp_upload_dir();
+            $path = (is_array($uploads) ? (string) ($uploads['basedir'] ?? '') : '') . '/' . $data['path'];
+            $url = (string) ($data['url'] ?? '');
+        }
+
+        if (! is_string($path) || ! is_readable($path) || ! MediaFiles::isWithinUploads($path)) {
+            return Errors::notFound('Die Datei fehlt auf dem Server.', 'Medium in der Mediathek prüfen.');
+        }
+
+        $bytesOnDisk = (int) filesize($path);
+        if ($bytesOnDisk > $this->limits->uploadBytes()) {
+            return Errors::unsupported(
+                sprintf(
+                    'Die Datei ist zu groß für die Übertragung (%.1f MB, Limit %d MB).',
+                    $bytesOnDisk / 1048576,
+                    $this->limits->uploadMegabytes()
+                ),
+                'Kleinere Bildgröße (size) wählen oder die URL aus lit/media-get verwenden.'
+            );
+        }
+
+        // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_get_contents_file_get_contents
+        $bytes = file_get_contents($path);
+        if ($bytes === false) {
+            return Errors::internal();
+        }
+
+        $type = wp_check_filetype(wp_basename($path));
+        $mime = is_string($type['type'] ?? null) && $type['type'] !== ''
+            ? $type['type']
+            : (string) $attachment->post_mime_type;
+
+        return [
+            'type' => 'resource',
+            'resource' => ['uri' => $url, 'mimeType' => $mime, 'blob' => base64_encode($bytes)],
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Integrations/Media/MediaFiles.php b/src/Integrations/Media/MediaFiles.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca5bdc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Integrations/Media/MediaFiles.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Integrations\Media;
+
+/**
+ * Shared file-path safety check for lit-media-preview and lit-media-download
+ * (controller ruling: never read a file outside the uploads directory, even
+ * one get_attached_file() or an intermediate size's stored path points at).
+ */
+final class MediaFiles
+{
+    public static function isWithinUploads(string $file): bool
+    {
+        $real = realpath($file);
+        if ($real === false) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $uploads = wp_upload_dir();
+        $basedir = is_array($uploads) ? realpath((string) ($uploads['basedir'] ?? '')) : false;
+
+        return is_string($basedir) && str_starts_with($real, $basedir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Integrations/Media/MediaIntegration.php b/src/Integrations/Media/MediaIntegration.php
index ed73209..9a6ebd6 100644
--- a/src/Integrations/Media/MediaIntegration.php
+++ b/src/Integrations/Media/MediaIntegration.php
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ final class MediaIntegration implements Integration
         return [
             new MediaSearchAbility($presenter, $finder),
             new MediaGetAbility($presenter, $finder),
+            new MediaPreviewAbility(),
+            new MediaDownloadAbility($this->limits),
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Integrations/Media/MediaPreviewAbility.php b/src/Integrations/Media/MediaPreviewAbility.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68ad717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Integrations/Media/MediaPreviewAbility.php
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Integrations\Media;
+
+use LIT\MCP\Abilities\Ability;
+use LIT\MCP\Abilities\Errors;
+use WP_Error;
+
+/**
+ * Renders a downscaled preview of an image attachment as an MCP ImageContent block
+ * (spec §4.3). Direct tool only: the mcp-adapter only turns `{type: 'image', …}` into
+ * an ImageContent block for tools called directly, never via mcp-adapter-execute-ability.
+ * Never returns the original of a huge image: always downscales to at most max_size on
+ * the longest edge via wp_get_image_editor.
+ */
+final class MediaPreviewAbility implements Ability
+{
+    private const DEFAULT_SIZE = 512;
+    private const EXTENSIONS = [
+        'image/jpeg' => 'jpg',
+        'image/png' => 'png',
+        'image/webp' => 'webp',
+        'image/gif' => 'gif',
+    ];
+
+    public function name(): string
+    {
+        return 'lit/media-preview';
+    }
+
+    public function label(): string
+    {
+        return 'Bildvorschau';
+    }
+
+    public function description(): string
+    {
+        return 'Zeigt ein Bild der Mediathek als verkleinerte Vorschau (längste Kante max_size, Standard 512 px), '
+            . 'damit der Inhalt beurteilt werden kann, z. B. für Alt-Texte.';
+    }
+
+    public function inputSchema(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'type' => 'object',
+            'properties' => [
+                'id' => ['type' => 'integer', 'minimum' => 1],
+                'max_size' => ['type' => 'integer', 'minimum' => 64, 'maximum' => 1024],
+            ],
+            'required' => ['id'],
+            'additionalProperties' => false,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function outputSchema(): ?array
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public function annotations(): array
+    {
+        return ['readonly' => true, 'destructive' => false, 'idempotent' => true];
+    }
+
+    public function isDirect(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public function permission(array $input): bool|WP_Error
+    {
+        $attachment = MediaGuard::attachment($input['id'] ?? null);
+
+        return $attachment instanceof WP_Error ? $attachment : true;
+    }
+
+    public function execute(array $input): mixed
+    {
+        $attachment = MediaGuard::attachment($input['id'] ?? null);
+        if ($attachment instanceof WP_Error) {
+            return $attachment;
+        }
+
+        $id = (int) $attachment->ID;
+        if (! wp_attachment_is_image($id)) {
+            return Errors::unsupported(
+                'Das Medium ist kein Bild.',
+                'Metadaten über lit/media-get abrufen; Dateien über lit-media-download.'
+            );
+        }
+
+        $file = get_attached_file($id);
+        if (! is_string($file) || ! is_readable($file) || ! MediaFiles::isWithinUploads($file)) {
+            return Errors::notFound('Die Bilddatei fehlt auf dem Server.', 'Medium in der Mediathek prüfen.');
+        }
+
+        AdminIncludes::load();
+        $editor = wp_get_image_editor($file);
+        if ($editor instanceof WP_Error) {
+            return Errors::unsupported(
+                'Das Bild kann nicht verarbeitet werden: ' . $editor->get_error_message(),
+                'Metadaten über lit/media-get abrufen.'
+            );
+        }
+
+        $max = max(64, min(1024, (int) ($input['max_size'] ?? self::DEFAULT_SIZE)));
+        $size = (array) $editor->get_size();
+        if (max((int) ($size['width'] ?? 0), (int) ($size['height'] ?? 0)) > $max) {
+            $resized = $editor->resize($max, $max, false);
+            if ($resized instanceof WP_Error) {
+                return Errors::unsupported(
+                    'Vorschau konnte nicht verkleinert werden.',
+                    'Metadaten über lit/media-get abrufen.'
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        $mime = isset(self::EXTENSIONS[$attachment->post_mime_type])
+            ? (string) $attachment->post_mime_type
+            : 'image/jpeg';
+        $target = wp_tempnam('lit-mcp-preview');
+        $saved = $editor->save($target . '.' . self::EXTENSIONS[$mime], $mime);
+        wp_delete_file($target);
+        if (! is_array($saved) || ! isset($saved['path'])) {
+            return Errors::unsupported(
+                'Vorschau konnte nicht erzeugt werden.',
+                'Metadaten über lit/media-get abrufen.'
+            );
+        }
+
+        // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_get_contents_file_get_contents
+        $bytes = file_get_contents((string) $saved['path']);
+        wp_delete_file((string) $saved['path']);
+        if ($bytes === false) {
+            return Errors::internal();
+        }
+
+        return ['type' => 'image', 'results' => $bytes, 'mimeType' => (string) ($saved['mime-type'] ?? $mime)];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaDownloadAbilityTest.php b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaDownloadAbilityTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d97609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaDownloadAbilityTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\Integrations\Media;
+
+use Brain\Monkey\Functions;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Media\MediaDownloadAbility;
+use LIT\MCP\Limits;
+use LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\TestCase;
+use WP_Post;
+
+final class MediaDownloadAbilityTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private string $file = '';
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        $this->file = (string) tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'lit-download');
+        file_put_contents($this->file, 'PDFDATA');
+        Functions\when('get_post')->justReturn(new WP_Post([
+            'ID' => 40,
+            'post_type' => 'attachment',
+            'post_mime_type' => 'application/pdf',
+        ]));
+        Functions\when('current_user_can')->justReturn(true);
+        Functions\when('get_attached_file')->justReturn($this->file);
+        Functions\when('wp_get_attachment_url')->justReturn('https://kunde.de/wp-content/uploads/preise.pdf');
+        Functions\when('wp_basename')->alias('basename');
+        Functions\when('wp_check_filetype')->justReturn(['ext' => 'pdf', 'type' => 'application/pdf']);
+        Functions\when('wp_upload_dir')->justReturn(['basedir' => sys_get_temp_dir()]);
+    }
+
+    protected function tearDown(): void
+    {
+        if (is_file($this->file)) {
+            unlink($this->file);
+        }
+        parent::tearDown();
+    }
+
+    public function testReturnsTheFileAsEmbeddedBlobResource(): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('get_option')->justReturn([]);
+
+        $result = (new MediaDownloadAbility(new Limits()))->execute(['id' => 40]);
+
+        self::assertSame('resource', $result['type']);
+        self::assertSame('https://kunde.de/wp-content/uploads/preise.pdf', $result['resource']['uri']);
+        self::assertSame('application/pdf', $result['resource']['mimeType']);
+        self::assertSame(base64_encode('PDFDATA'), $result['resource']['blob']);
+    }
+
+    public function testFilesAboveTheLimitAreRefused(): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('get_option')->justReturn(['upload_mb' => 1]);
+        file_put_contents($this->file, str_repeat('x', 1024 * 1024 + 1));
+
+        $result = (new MediaDownloadAbility(new Limits()))->execute(['id' => 40]);
+
+        self::assertSame('lit_unsupported', $result->get_error_code());
+    }
+
+    public function testUnknownSizeIsNotFound(): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('get_option')->justReturn([]);
+        Functions\when('image_get_intermediate_size')->justReturn(false);
+
+        $result = (new MediaDownloadAbility(new Limits()))->execute(['id' => 40, 'size' => 'huge']);
+
+        self::assertSame('lit_not_found', $result->get_error_code());
+        self::assertNull((new MediaDownloadAbility(new Limits()))->outputSchema());
+    }
+
+    public function testFilesOutsideTheUploadsDirectoryAreRefused(): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('get_option')->justReturn([]);
+        Functions\when('wp_upload_dir')->justReturn(['basedir' => sys_get_temp_dir() . '/lit-elsewhere']);
+
+        $result = (new MediaDownloadAbility(new Limits()))->execute(['id' => 40]);
+
+        self::assertSame('lit_not_found', $result->get_error_code());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaIntegrationTest.php b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaIntegrationTest.php
index 76a8cd4..c635092 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaIntegrationTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ final class MediaIntegrationTest extends TestCase
     private const EXPECTED = [
         'lit/media-search',
         'lit/media-get',
+        'lit/media-preview',
+        'lit/media-download',
     ];
 
     public function testProvidesTheMediaAbilities(): void
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaPreviewAbilityTest.php b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaPreviewAbilityTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40138f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Media/MediaPreviewAbilityTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\Integrations\Media;
+
+use Brain\Monkey\Functions;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Media\MediaPreviewAbility;
+use LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\TestCase;
+use Mockery;
+use WP_Post;
+
+final class MediaPreviewAbilityTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private string $source = '';
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        $this->source = (string) tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'lit-src');
+        file_put_contents($this->source, 'original');
+        Functions\when('get_post')->justReturn(new WP_Post([
+            'ID' => 33,
+            'post_type' => 'attachment',
+            'post_mime_type' => 'image/jpeg',
+        ]));
+        Functions\when('current_user_can')->justReturn(true);
+        Functions\when('get_attached_file')->justReturn($this->source);
+        Functions\when('wp_upload_dir')->justReturn(['basedir' => sys_get_temp_dir()]);
+        Functions\when('wp_tempnam')->alias(static fn (): string => (string) tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'lit-prev'));
+        Functions\when('wp_delete_file')->alias(static function (string $file): void {
+            if (is_file($file)) {
+                unlink($file);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    protected function tearDown(): void
+    {
+        if (is_file($this->source)) {
+            unlink($this->source);
+        }
+        parent::tearDown();
+    }
+
+    public function testReturnsADownscaledImageResult(): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('wp_attachment_is_image')->justReturn(true);
+        $editor = Mockery::mock();
+        $editor->allows('get_size')->andReturn(['width' => 2000, 'height' => 1000]);
+        $editor->expects('resize')->with(256, 256, false)->andReturn(true);
+        $editor->expects('save')->andReturnUsing(static function (string $path, string $mime): array {
+            file_put_contents($path, 'JPEGDATA');
+            return ['path' => $path, 'mime-type' => $mime];
+        });
+        Functions\when('wp_get_image_editor')->justReturn($editor);
+
+        $result = (new MediaPreviewAbility())->execute(['id' => 33, 'max_size' => 256]);
+
+        self::assertSame('image', $result['type']);
+        self::assertSame('JPEGDATA', $result['results']);
+        self::assertSame('image/jpeg', $result['mimeType']);
+    }
+
+    public function testNonImagesAreUnsupported(): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('wp_attachment_is_image')->justReturn(false);
+
+        $result = (new MediaPreviewAbility())->execute(['id' => 33]);
+
+        self::assertSame('lit_unsupported', $result->get_error_code());
+    }
+
+    public function testFilesOutsideTheUploadsDirectoryAreRefused(): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('wp_attachment_is_image')->justReturn(true);
+        Functions\when('wp_upload_dir')->justReturn(['basedir' => sys_get_temp_dir() . '/lit-elsewhere']);
+
+        $result = (new MediaPreviewAbility())->execute(['id' => 33]);
+
+        self::assertSame('lit_not_found', $result->get_error_code());
+    }
+
+    public function testIsADirectToolWithoutOutputSchema(): void
+    {
+        $ability = new MediaPreviewAbility();
+
+        self::assertNull($ability->outputSchema());
+        self::assertTrue($ability->isDirect());
+        self::assertTrue($ability->annotations()['readonly']);
+    }
+}