diff --git a/frontend/src/api.js b/frontend/src/api.js
index cc078ee..42eed59 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api.js
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ export async function fetchEntrySummary(archiveId, entryUid) {
 // caller polls fetchEntrySummary either way.
 // The server returns 400 with the exact missing env var name when a provider is
 // unconfigured, so its body is surfaced verbatim rather than replaced.
-export async function requestEntrySummary(archiveId, entryUid, { provider, force = false } = {}) {
+export async function requestEntrySummary(archiveId, entryUid, { provider, force = false, includeImages = false } = {}) {
   const resp = await fetch(
     `/api/archives/${archiveId}/entries/${entryUid}/summary`,
     {
       method: "POST",
       headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-      body: JSON.stringify({ provider, force }),
+      body: JSON.stringify({ provider, force, include_images: includeImages }),
     }
   );
   if (!resp.ok) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ContextRail.jsx b/frontend/src/components/ContextRail.jsx
index a85b788..50b299a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ContextRail.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ContextRail.jsx
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export default function ContextRail({ archiveId, selectedEntry, selectedUids, se
       return sessionStorage.getItem(SUMMARY_PROVIDER_KEY) || SUMMARY_PROVIDERS[0].value
     } catch { return SUMMARY_PROVIDERS[0].value }
   })
+  const [includeSummaryImages, setIncludeSummaryImages] = useState(false)
   const summaryPollRef = useRef(null)
 
   // ── Bulk-panel state ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ export default function ContextRail({ archiveId, selectedEntry, selectedUids, se
     setSummary(detail?.latest_summary ?? null)
     setSummaryError('')
     setSummaryBusy(false)
+    setIncludeSummaryImages(false)
   }, [detail?.summary?.entry_uid])
 
   // Poll only while the latest summary is non-terminal. Anchoring the effect on
@@ -173,6 +175,7 @@ export default function ContextRail({ archiveId, selectedEntry, selectedUids, se
       const res = await requestEntrySummary(archiveId, detail.summary.entry_uid, {
         provider: summaryProvider,
         force,
+        includeImages: includeSummaryImages,
       })
       if (res.status === 'completed') {
         // 200 cache hit: the response *is* the row, no polling needed.
@@ -192,6 +195,7 @@ export default function ContextRail({ archiveId, selectedEntry, selectedUids, se
 
   function handleProviderChange(value) {
     setSummaryProvider(value)
+    if (value === 'claude_cli') setIncludeSummaryImages(false)
     try { sessionStorage.setItem(SUMMARY_PROVIDER_KEY, value) } catch { /* private mode */ }
   }
 
@@ -615,6 +619,22 @@ export default function ContextRail({ archiveId, selectedEntry, selectedUids, se
                         <option key={p.value} value={p.value}>{p.label}</option>
                       ))}
                     </select>
+                    <div className={`rail-summary-image-option${summaryProvider === 'claude_cli' ? ' rail-summary-image-option--disabled' : ''}`}>
+                      <label className="rail-summary-image-option__label">
+                        <input
+                          type="checkbox"
+                          checked={includeSummaryImages}
+                          disabled={summaryProvider === 'claude_cli'}
+                          onChange={e => setIncludeSummaryImages(e.target.checked)}
+                        />
+                        Include attached images
+                      </label>
+                      <p className="rail-summary-image-option__note">
+                        {summaryProvider === 'claude_cli'
+                          ? 'Claude CLI cannot attach local images. Choose an HTTP provider or Codex CLI.'
+                          : 'Selected archived images are sent to the chosen provider. Up to 4 supported images (5 MiB each, 12 MiB total) can be attached; unsupported or oversized artifacts are skipped.'}
+                      </p>
+                    </div>
                     <button
                       className="rail-rearchive-btn"
                       onClick={() => handleGenerateSummary(!!parsed)}
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles.css b/frontend/src/styles.css
index 1503e8e..dedc31a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles.css
@@ -3285,6 +3285,46 @@ body.has-audio-bar { padding-bottom: 56px; }
   border: 1px solid var(--line);
   border-radius: 4px;
 }
+.rail-summary-image-option {
+  padding: 7px 8px;
+  color: var(--muted);
+  background: var(--paper);
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+}
+.rail-summary-image-option__label {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  color: var(--ink);
+  font-size: 12.5px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.rail-summary-image-option__label input[type="checkbox"] {
+  margin: 0;
+  accent-color: var(--accent);
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.rail-summary-image-option__label input[type="checkbox"]:focus-visible {
+  outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
+  outline-offset: 2px;
+}
+.rail-summary-image-option__note {
+  margin: 5px 0 0;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+}
+.rail-summary-image-option--disabled {
+  color: var(--muted-2);
+  background: var(--paper);
+}
+.rail-summary-image-option--disabled .rail-summary-image-option__label {
+  color: var(--muted-2);
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+.rail-summary-image-option--disabled .rail-summary-image-option__label input[type="checkbox"] {
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
 
 /* ── Text / Markdown preview ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 .text-preview {