diff --git a/app/Jobs/GenerateArtworkEmbeddingJob.php b/app/Jobs/GenerateArtworkEmbeddingJob.php
index ecadd2b9..81934b3a 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/GenerateArtworkEmbeddingJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/GenerateArtworkEmbeddingJob.php
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ namespace App\Jobs;
 use App\Models\Artwork;
 use App\Models\ArtworkEmbedding;
 use App\Services\Vision\ArtworkEmbeddingClient;
-use App\Services\Vision\ArtworkVisionImageUrl;
 use App\Services\Vision\ArtworkVectorIndexService;
-use App\Services\Vision\VectorService;
+use App\Services\Vision\ArtworkVisionImageUrl;
 use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
@@ -49,8 +48,7 @@ final class GenerateArtworkEmbeddingJob implements ShouldQueue
         ArtworkEmbeddingClient $client,
         ArtworkVisionImageUrl $imageUrlBuilder,
         ArtworkVectorIndexService $vectors,
-    ): void
-    {
+    ): void {
         if (! (bool) config('recommendations.embedding.enabled', true)) {
             return;
         }
@@ -78,17 +76,73 @@ final class GenerateArtworkEmbeddingJob implements ShouldQueue
                 ->where('model_version', $modelVersion)
                 ->first();
 
-            if ($existing && (string) ($existing->source_hash ?? '') === $sourceHash) {
+            if (
+                $existing
+                && (string) ($existing->source_hash ?? '') === $sourceHash
+                && $this->vectorIndexCoversEmbedding(
+                    $artwork,
+                    $existing
+                )
+            ) {
                 return;
             }
         }
 
-        $lockKey = $this->lockKey($artwork->id, $model, $modelVersion);
+        $lockKey = $this->lockKey(
+            $artwork->id,
+            $model,
+            $modelVersion
+        );
+
         if (! $this->acquireLock($lockKey)) {
             return;
         }
 
         try {
+            /*
+             * Another worker may have generated or indexed the
+             * embedding between our first read and lock acquisition.
+             * Re-read both records under the lock.
+             */
+            if (! $this->force) {
+                $artwork->refresh();
+
+                $existing = ArtworkEmbedding::query()
+                    ->where('artwork_id', $artwork->id)
+                    ->where('model', $model)
+                    ->where('model_version', $modelVersion)
+                    ->first();
+
+                if (
+                    $existing
+                    && (string) ($existing->source_hash ?? '')
+                        === $sourceHash
+                ) {
+                    if (
+                        $this->vectorIndexCoversEmbedding(
+                            $artwork,
+                            $existing
+                        )
+                    ) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    $storedVector = $this->decodeStoredVector(
+                        $existing
+                    );
+
+                    if ($storedVector !== []) {
+                        $this->upsertVectorIndex(
+                            $vectors,
+                            $artwork,
+                            $storedVector
+                        );
+
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             $imageUrl = $imageUrlBuilder->fromArtwork($artwork);
             if ($imageUrl === null) {
                 return;
@@ -121,23 +175,33 @@ final class GenerateArtworkEmbeddingJob implements ShouldQueue
                 ]
             );
 
-            $this->upsertVectorIndex($vectors, $artwork);
+            $this->upsertVectorIndex(
+                $vectors,
+                $artwork,
+                $normalized
+            );
         } finally {
             $this->releaseLock($lockKey);
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param  array<int, float>  $vector
+     */
     private function upsertVectorIndex(
         ArtworkVectorIndexService $vectors,
-        Artwork $artwork
-    ): void
-    {
+        Artwork $artwork,
+        array $vector
+    ): void {
         if (! $vectors->isConfigured()) {
             return;
         }
 
         try {
-            $vectors->upsertArtwork($artwork);
+            $vectors->upsertArtworkVector(
+                $artwork,
+                $vector
+            );
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
             Log::warning('GenerateArtworkEmbeddingJob vector upsert failed', [
                 'artwork_id' => (int) $artwork->id,
@@ -146,8 +210,96 @@ final class GenerateArtworkEmbeddingJob implements ShouldQueue
         }
     }
 
+    private function vectorIndexCoversEmbedding(
+        Artwork $artwork,
+        ArtworkEmbedding $embedding
+    ): bool {
+        $indexedAt = $artwork->last_vector_indexed_at;
+        $generatedAt = $embedding->generated_at;
+
+        if ($indexedAt === null || $generatedAt === null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return $indexedAt->greaterThanOrEqualTo(
+            $generatedAt
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
-     * @param array<int, float> $vector
+     * @return array<int, float>
+     */
+    private function decodeStoredVector(
+        ArtworkEmbedding $embedding
+    ): array {
+        try {
+            $decoded = json_decode(
+                (string) $embedding->embedding_json,
+                true,
+                512,
+                JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR
+            );
+        } catch (\Throwable) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        if (! is_array($decoded) || $decoded === []) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $vector = [];
+
+        foreach ($decoded as $value) {
+            if (! is_int($value) && ! is_float($value)) {
+                return [];
+            }
+
+            $value = (float) $value;
+
+            if (! is_finite($value)) {
+                return [];
+            }
+
+            $vector[] = $value;
+        }
+
+        $count = count($vector);
+
+        $minDim = max(
+            1,
+            (int) config(
+                'recommendations.embedding.min_dim',
+                64
+            )
+        );
+
+        $maxDim = max(
+            $minDim,
+            (int) config(
+                'recommendations.embedding.max_dim',
+                4096
+            )
+        );
+
+        if (
+            $count < $minDim
+            || $count > $maxDim
+        ) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        if (
+            (int) $embedding->dim > 0
+            && $count !== (int) $embedding->dim
+        ) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        return $vector;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param  array<int, float>  $vector
      * @return array<int, float>
      */
     private function normalize(array $vector): array
@@ -162,12 +314,13 @@ final class GenerateArtworkEmbeddingJob implements ShouldQueue
         }
 
         $norm = sqrt($sumSquares);
+
         return array_map(static fn (float $value): float => $value / $norm, $vector);
     }
 
     private function lockKey(int $artworkId, string $model, string $version): string
     {
-        return 'artwork-embedding:lock:' . $artworkId . ':' . $model . ':' . $version;
+        return 'artwork-embedding:lock:'.$artworkId.':'.$model.':'.$version;
     }
 
     private function acquireLock(string $key): bool
@@ -177,6 +330,7 @@ final class GenerateArtworkEmbeddingJob implements ShouldQueue
             if ($didSet) {
                 Redis::expire($key, 1800);
             }
+
             return (bool) $didSet;
         } catch (\Throwable) {
             return true;
diff --git a/app/Services/Vision/AiArtworkVectorSearchService.php b/app/Services/Vision/AiArtworkVectorSearchService.php
index b2a6e74d..4a5513cd 100644
--- a/app/Services/Vision/AiArtworkVectorSearchService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Vision/AiArtworkVectorSearchService.php
@@ -95,13 +95,34 @@ final class AiArtworkVectorSearchService
      */
     private function searchMatchesForArtwork(Artwork $artwork, int $limit): array
     {
+        $this->client->assertCircuitClosed();
+
+        /*
+         * Reuse the artwork's already-indexed Qdrant vector when available.
+         * A missing point is expected for older/rebuilt indexes, so retain the
+         * existing image/CLIP fallback below.
+         */
+        try {
+            $pointMatches = $this->client->searchByPointId((int) $artwork->id, $limit);
+
+            if ($pointMatches !== null) {
+                return $pointMatches;
+            }
+        } catch (VectorGatewayException $pointFailure) {
+            $this->client->tripIfCircuitWorthy(
+                [$pointFailure],
+                'similar_ai_point',
+                ['artwork_id' => (int) $artwork->id],
+            );
+
+            throw $pointFailure;
+        }
+
         $url = $this->imageUrl->fromArtwork($artwork);
         if ($url === null || $url === '') {
             return [];
         }
 
-        $this->client->assertCircuitClosed();
-
         $fileFailure = null;
         $fileGatewayAttempted = false;
 
diff --git a/app/Services/Vision/ArtworkEmbeddingClient.php b/app/Services/Vision/ArtworkEmbeddingClient.php
index f64b6f77..21082bda 100644
--- a/app/Services/Vision/ArtworkEmbeddingClient.php
+++ b/app/Services/Vision/ArtworkEmbeddingClient.php
@@ -26,14 +26,19 @@ final class ArtworkEmbeddingClient
         $retries = (int) config('recommendations.embedding.retries', 1);
         $delay = (int) config('recommendations.embedding.retry_delay_ms', 200);
 
+        $apiKey = trim(
+            (string) config('vision.clip.api_key', '')
+        );
+
         $response = Http::acceptJson()
+            ->withHeaders([
+                'X-API-Key' => $apiKey,
+            ])
             ->connectTimeout(max(1, $connectTimeout))
             ->timeout(max(1, $timeout))
             ->retry(max(0, $retries), max(0, $delay), throw: false)
             ->post($url, [
-                'image_url' => $imageUrl,
-                'artwork_id' => $artworkId,
-                'hash' => $sourceHash,
+                'url' => $imageUrl,
             ]);
 
         if (! $response->ok()) {
@@ -53,6 +58,8 @@ final class ArtworkEmbeddingClient
 
         if (is_array($json) && $this->isNumericVector($json)) {
             $candidate = $json;
+        } elseif (is_array($json) && isset($json['vector']) && is_array($json['vector'])) {
+            $candidate = $json['vector'];
         } elseif (is_array($json) && isset($json['embedding']) && is_array($json['embedding'])) {
             $candidate = $json['embedding'];
         } elseif (is_array($json) && isset($json['data']['embedding']) && is_array($json['data']['embedding'])) {
diff --git a/app/Services/Vision/ArtworkVectorIndexService.php b/app/Services/Vision/ArtworkVectorIndexService.php
index bb4544d6..88efa885 100644
--- a/app/Services/Vision/ArtworkVectorIndexService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Vision/ArtworkVectorIndexService.php
@@ -59,6 +59,31 @@ final class ArtworkVectorIndexService
         return $payload;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Store a vector that has already been generated for this artwork.
+     *
+     * This avoids downloading and embedding the artwork a second time.
+     *
+     * @param  array<int, float>  $vector
+     * @return array{url: string, metadata: array<string, mixed>}
+     */
+    public function upsertArtworkVector(Artwork $artwork, array $vector): array
+    {
+        $payload = $this->payloadForArtwork($artwork);
+
+        $this->client->upsertByVector(
+            $vector,
+            (int) $artwork->id,
+            $payload['metadata']
+        );
+
+        $artwork->forceFill([
+            'last_vector_indexed_at' => now(),
+        ])->save();
+
+        return $payload;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return array{contents: string, filename: string}|null
      */
diff --git a/app/Services/Vision/VectorGatewayClient.php b/app/Services/Vision/VectorGatewayClient.php
index 4c473056..e6b121d4 100644
--- a/app/Services/Vision/VectorGatewayClient.php
+++ b/app/Services/Vision/VectorGatewayClient.php
@@ -74,6 +74,43 @@ final class VectorGatewayClient
         return is_array($json) ? $json : [];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Store an already-computed vector directly in Qdrant.
+     *
+     * @param  array<int, float>  $vector
+     * @param  array<string, mixed>  $metadata
+     */
+    public function upsertByVector(array $vector, int|string $id, array $metadata = []): array
+    {
+        $response = $this->postJson(
+            $this->request(),
+            $this->url(
+                (string) config(
+                    'vision.vector_gateway.upsert_vector_endpoint',
+                    '/vectors/upsert/vector'
+                )
+            ),
+            [
+                'vector' => array_values($vector),
+                'id' => (string) $id,
+                'metadata' => $metadata,
+            ]
+        );
+
+        if ($response->failed()) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                $this->failureMessage(
+                    'Vector upsert',
+                    $response
+                )
+            );
+        }
+
+        $json = $response->json();
+
+        return is_array($json) ? $json : [];
+    }
+
     public function upsertByFileContents(string $contents, string $filename, int|string $id, array $metadata = []): array
     {
         $response = $this->request()
@@ -224,6 +261,46 @@ final class VectorGatewayClient
         return is_array($json) ? $json : [];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Search using an artwork vector that is already stored in Qdrant.
+     *
+     * Returns null when the source point does not exist so the caller may fall
+     * back to the existing image/CLIP search path.
+     *
+     * @return list<array{id: int|string, score: float, metadata: array<string, mixed>}>|null
+     */
+    public function searchByPointId(int $artworkId, int $limit = 5): ?array
+    {
+        try {
+            $response = $this->postJson(
+                $this->searchRequest(),
+                $this->url(
+                    (string) config(
+                        'vision.vector_gateway.search_point_endpoint',
+                        '/vectors/search/point'
+                    )
+                ),
+                [
+                    'id' => $artworkId,
+                    'limit' => $this->clampSearchLimit($limit),
+                ]
+            );
+        } catch (Throwable $e) {
+            throw $this->classifyThrowable('search_point', $e);
+        }
+
+        // Missing indexed vector is expected and is not a gateway failure.
+        if ($response->status() === 404) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if ($response->failed()) {
+            throw $this->classifyHttpFailure('search_point', $response);
+        }
+
+        return $this->extractMatches($response->json());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Used by upsert/delete — only ever called from queued/console indexing
      * jobs, so a more generous budget is fine.
diff --git a/config/vision.php b/config/vision.php
index 4424c9b8..6538a18f 100644
--- a/config/vision.php
+++ b/config/vision.php
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ return [
         'circuit_breaker_seconds' => (int) env('VISION_VECTOR_GATEWAY_CIRCUIT_SECONDS', 30),
         'upsert_endpoint' => env('VISION_VECTOR_GATEWAY_UPSERT_ENDPOINT', '/vectors/upsert'),
         'upsert_file_endpoint' => env('VISION_VECTOR_GATEWAY_UPSERT_FILE_ENDPOINT', '/vectors/upsert/file'),
+        'upsert_vector_endpoint' => env('VISION_VECTOR_GATEWAY_UPSERT_VECTOR_ENDPOINT', '/vectors/upsert/vector'),
         'search_endpoint' => env('VISION_VECTOR_GATEWAY_SEARCH_ENDPOINT', '/vectors/search'),
+        'search_point_endpoint' => env('VISION_VECTOR_GATEWAY_SEARCH_POINT_ENDPOINT', '/vectors/search/point'),
         'search_file_endpoint' => env('VISION_VECTOR_GATEWAY_SEARCH_FILE_ENDPOINT', '/vectors/search/file'),
         'delete_endpoint' => env('VISION_VECTOR_GATEWAY_DELETE_ENDPOINT', '/vectors/delete'),
         'collections_endpoint' => env('VISION_VECTOR_GATEWAY_COLLECTIONS_ENDPOINT', '/vectors/collections'),
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Vision/AiArtworkPointSearchTest.php b/tests/Feature/Vision/AiArtworkPointSearchTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e970a1c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Vision/AiArtworkPointSearchTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use App\Models\Artwork;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Http\Client\ConnectionException;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
+use function Pest\Laravel\getJson;
+
+uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+
+beforeEach(function (): void {
+    config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.enabled', true);
+    config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.base_url', 'https://vision.klevze.net');
+    config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.api_key', 'test-key');
+    config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.search_point_endpoint', '/vectors/search/point');
+    config()->set('cdn.files_url', 'https://files.skinbase.org');
+    config()->set('app.url', 'https://skinbase.test');
+    Cache::flush();
+    Storage::fake('public');
+});
+
+function pointSearchArtwork(): Artwork
+{
+    return Artwork::factory()->create([
+        'hash' => 'point-source-hash',
+        'thumb_ext' => 'webp',
+        'is_public' => true,
+        'is_approved' => true,
+        'published_at' => now()->subHour(),
+    ]);
+}
+
+it('uses the stored point and does not fetch or embed the source image', function (): void {
+    $source = pointSearchArtwork();
+    $match = Artwork::factory()->create(['title' => 'Point match']);
+
+    Http::fake([
+        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/point' => Http::response([
+            'results' => [
+                ['id' => $source->id, 'score' => 1.0],
+                ['id' => $match->id, 'score' => 0.91],
+            ],
+        ], 200),
+        'https://files.skinbase.org/*' => Http::response('should not download', 500),
+        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/file' => Http::response(['error' => 'should not embed'], 500),
+        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search' => Http::response(['error' => 'should not search by URL'], 500),
+    ]);
+
+    getJson('/api/art/' . $source->id . '/similar-ai')
+        ->assertOk()
+        ->assertJsonPath('data.0.id', $match->id);
+
+    Http::assertSent(fn ($request): bool => str_contains($request->url(), '/vectors/search/point')
+        && ($request->data()['id'] ?? null) === $source->id);
+    Http::assertNotSent(fn ($request): bool => str_contains($request->url(), '/vectors/search/file'));
+    Http::assertNotSent(fn ($request): bool => str_contains($request->url(), '/vectors/search') && ! str_contains($request->url(), '/point'));
+    Http::assertNotSent(fn ($request): bool => str_contains($request->url(), 'files.skinbase.org'));
+});
+
+it('falls back to the existing image path only when the point is missing', function (): void {
+    $source = pointSearchArtwork();
+    $match = Artwork::factory()->create(['title' => 'Fallback match']);
+
+    Http::fake([
+        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/point' => Http::response(['detail' => 'missing'], 404),
+        'https://files.skinbase.org/*' => Http::response('image-bytes', 200, ['Content-Type' => 'image/webp']),
+        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/file' => Http::response([
+            'results' => [['id' => $match->id, 'score' => 0.8]],
+        ], 200),
+    ]);
+
+    getJson('/api/art/' . $source->id . '/similar-ai')
+        ->assertOk()
+        ->assertJsonPath('data.0.id', $match->id);
+});
+
+it('does not fall back to CLIP after a point-search server failure', function (): void {
+    $source = pointSearchArtwork();
+
+    Http::fake([
+        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/point' => Http::response(['error' => 'upstream'], 500),
+        'https://files.skinbase.org/*' => Http::response('should not download', 500),
+        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/file' => Http::response(['error' => 'should not embed'], 500),
+        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search' => Http::response(['error' => 'should not search by URL'], 500),
+    ]);
+
+    getJson('/api/art/' . $source->id . '/similar-ai')->assertStatus(502);
+    Http::assertNotSent(fn ($request): bool => str_contains($request->url(), 'files.skinbase.org'));
+    Http::assertNotSent(fn ($request): bool => str_contains($request->url(), '/vectors/search/file'));
+});
+
+it('does not fall back to CLIP after a point-search timeout', function (): void {
+    $source = pointSearchArtwork();
+
+    Http::fake(function ($request) {
+        if (str_contains($request->url(), '/vectors/search/point')) {
+            throw new ConnectionException('cURL error 28: Operation timed out');
+        }
+
+        throw new RuntimeException('fallback must not be called');
+    });
+
+    getJson('/api/art/' . $source->id . '/similar-ai')->assertStatus(502);
+    Http::assertNothingSent();
+});
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Vision/AiArtworkSearchApiTest.php b/tests/Feature/Vision/AiArtworkSearchApiTest.php
index 17fff758..ed9c4635 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Vision/AiArtworkSearchApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Vision/AiArtworkSearchApiTest.php
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ it('returns AI similar artworks for a public artwork', function (): void {
 
     Http::fake([
         'https://files.skinbase.org/*' => Http::response('image-bytes', 200, ['Content-Type' => 'image/webp']),
+        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/point' => Http::response(['detail' => 'Point not found'], 404),
         'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/file' => Http::response([
             'results' => [
                 ['id' => $source->id, 'score' => 1.0],
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ it('falls back to URL search when the file vector endpoint fails for similar-ai'
 
     Http::fake([
         'https://files.skinbase.org/*' => Http::response('image-bytes', 200, ['Content-Type' => 'image/webp']),
+        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/point' => Http::response(['detail' => 'Point not found'], 404),
         'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/file' => Http::response(['error' => 'missing endpoint'], 404),
         'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search' => Http::response([
             'results' => [
@@ -141,4 +143,4 @@ it('searches by uploaded image through the vector gateway', function (): void {
         return $request->url() === 'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/file'
             && $request->hasHeader('X-API-Key', 'test-key');
     });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Vision/ArtworkVectorGatewayCommandsTest.php b/tests/Feature/Vision/ArtworkVectorGatewayCommandsTest.php
index 63130c5f..7f425ad0 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Vision/ArtworkVectorGatewayCommandsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Vision/ArtworkVectorGatewayCommandsTest.php
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ beforeEach(function (): void {
     config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.base_url', 'https://vision.klevze.net');
     config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.api_key', 'test-key');
     config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.upsert_endpoint', '/vectors/upsert');
+    config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.upsert_file_endpoint', '/vectors/upsert/file');
     config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.search_endpoint', '/vectors/search');
+    config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.search_point_endpoint', '/vectors/search/point');
     config()->set('vision.image_variant', 'md');
     config()->set('cdn.files_url', 'https://files.skinbase.org');
 });
@@ -49,35 +51,110 @@ it('indexes artworks into the vector gateway with artwork metadata', function ()
     $artwork->tags()->attach($tag->id, ['source' => 'ai', 'confidence' => 0.88]);
 
     Http::fake([
-        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/upsert' => Http::response(['ok' => true], 200),
+        'https://files.skinbase.org/*'
+            => Http::response(
+                'fake-image-bytes',
+                200,
+                ['Content-Type' => 'image/webp']
+            ),
+
+        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/upsert/file'
+            => Http::response([
+                'id' => $artwork->id,
+                'collection' => 'images',
+                'dim' => 512,
+            ], 200),
     ]);
 
     artisan('artworks:vectors-index', ['--limit' => 1])
         ->assertSuccessful();
 
     $artwork->refresh();
-    expect($artwork->last_vector_indexed_at)->not->toBeNull();
+
+    expect($artwork->last_vector_indexed_at)
+        ->not->toBeNull();
+
+    Http::assertSentCount(2);
+
+    Http::assertSent(function ($request): bool {
+        return $request->method() === 'GET'
+            && $request->url()
+                === 'https://files.skinbase.org/artworks/md/aa/bb/aabbcc112233.webp';
+    });
 
     Http::assertSent(function ($request) use ($artwork): bool {
-        if ($request->url() !== 'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/upsert') {
+        if (
+            $request->url()
+            !== 'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/upsert/file'
+        ) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        $payload = json_decode($request->body(), true);
+        $parts = collect(
+            $request->data()
+        )->keyBy('name');
 
-        return $request->hasHeader('X-API-Key', 'test-key')
-            && is_array($payload)
-            && ($payload['id'] ?? null) === (string) $artwork->id
-            && ($payload['url'] ?? null) === 'https://files.skinbase.org/artworks/md/aa/bb/aabbcc112233.webp'
-            && ($payload['metadata']['content_type'] ?? null) === 'Photography'
-            && ($payload['metadata']['category'] ?? null) === 'Abstract'
-            && ($payload['metadata']['tags'] ?? null) === ['skyline']
-            && array_key_exists('is_public', $payload['metadata'])
-            && array_key_exists('is_deleted', $payload['metadata'])
-            && array_key_exists('is_nsfw', $payload['metadata'])
-            && array_key_exists('category_id', $payload['metadata'])
-            && array_key_exists('content_type_id', $payload['metadata'])
-            && array_key_exists('status', $payload['metadata']);
+        $idPart = $parts->get('id', []);
+        $metadataPart = $parts->get(
+            'metadata_json',
+            []
+        );
+        $filePart = $parts->get('file', []);
+
+        $metadata = json_decode(
+            (string) (
+                $metadataPart['contents'] ?? ''
+            ),
+            true
+        );
+
+        return $request->hasHeader(
+                'X-API-Key',
+                'test-key'
+            )
+            && (string) (
+                $idPart['contents'] ?? ''
+            ) === (string) $artwork->id
+            && (string) (
+                $filePart['contents'] ?? ''
+            ) === 'fake-image-bytes'
+            && (string) (
+                $filePart['filename'] ?? ''
+            ) === sprintf(
+                'artwork-%d.webp',
+                $artwork->id
+            )
+            && is_array($metadata)
+            && ($metadata['content_type'] ?? null)
+                === 'Photography'
+            && ($metadata['category'] ?? null)
+                === 'Abstract'
+            && ($metadata['tags'] ?? null)
+                === ['skyline']
+            && array_key_exists(
+                'is_public',
+                $metadata
+            )
+            && array_key_exists(
+                'is_deleted',
+                $metadata
+            )
+            && array_key_exists(
+                'is_nsfw',
+                $metadata
+            )
+            && array_key_exists(
+                'category_id',
+                $metadata
+            )
+            && array_key_exists(
+                'content_type_id',
+                $metadata
+            )
+            && array_key_exists(
+                'status',
+                $metadata
+            );
     });
 });
 
@@ -113,12 +190,19 @@ it('searches similar artworks through the vector gateway', function (): void {
     $similar->categories()->attach($category->id);
 
     Http::fake([
-        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search' => Http::response([
-            'results' => [
-                ['id' => $source->id, 'score' => 1.0],
-                ['id' => $similar->id, 'score' => 0.9876],
-            ],
-        ], 200),
+        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/point'
+            => Http::response([
+                'results' => [
+                    [
+                        'id' => $source->id,
+                        'score' => 1.0,
+                    ],
+                    [
+                        'id' => $similar->id,
+                        'score' => 0.9876,
+                    ],
+                ],
+            ], 200),
     ]);
 
     artisan('artworks:vectors-search', [
@@ -133,6 +217,25 @@ it('searches similar artworks through the vector gateway', function (): void {
             'category' => 'Nature',
         ]])
         ->assertSuccessful();
+
+    Http::assertSentCount(1);
+
+    Http::assertSent(
+        function ($request) use ($source): bool {
+            return $request->url()
+                === 'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/point'
+                && ($request->data()['id'] ?? null)
+                    === $source->id;
+        }
+    );
+
+    Http::assertNotSent(
+        fn ($request): bool =>
+            str_contains(
+                $request->url(),
+                'files.skinbase.org'
+            )
+    );
 });
 
 it('can re-upsert only artworks that already have local embeddings', function (): void {
@@ -184,28 +287,81 @@ it('can re-upsert only artworks that already have local embeddings', function ()
     $nonEmbeddedArtwork->categories()->attach($category->id);
 
     Http::fake([
-        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/upsert' => Http::response(['ok' => true], 200),
+        'https://files.skinbase.org/*'
+            => Http::response(
+                'fake-image-bytes',
+                200,
+                ['Content-Type' => 'image/webp']
+            ),
+
+        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/upsert/file'
+            => Http::response([
+                'id' => $embeddedArtwork->id,
+                'collection' => 'images',
+                'dim' => 512,
+            ], 200),
     ]);
 
-    artisan('artworks:vectors-index', ['--embedded-only' => true, '--limit' => 10])
-        ->assertSuccessful();
+    artisan('artworks:vectors-index', [
+        '--embedded-only' => true,
+        '--limit' => 10,
+    ])->assertSuccessful();
 
     $embeddedArtwork->refresh();
     $nonEmbeddedArtwork->refresh();
 
-    expect($embeddedArtwork->last_vector_indexed_at)->not->toBeNull()
-        ->and($nonEmbeddedArtwork->last_vector_indexed_at)->toBeNull();
+    expect($embeddedArtwork->last_vector_indexed_at)
+        ->not->toBeNull()
+        ->and(
+            $nonEmbeddedArtwork->last_vector_indexed_at
+        )
+        ->toBeNull();
 
-    Http::assertSentCount(1);
-    Http::assertSent(function ($request) use ($embeddedArtwork): bool {
-        if ($request->url() !== 'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/upsert') {
-            return false;
+    /*
+     * One indexed artwork:
+     *   1x CDN image download
+     *   1x /vectors/upsert/file
+     */
+    Http::assertSentCount(2);
+
+    Http::assertSent(
+        function ($request): bool {
+            return $request->method() === 'GET'
+                && $request->url()
+                    === 'https://files.skinbase.org/artworks/md/11/22/112233445566.webp';
         }
+    );
 
-        $payload = json_decode($request->body(), true);
+    Http::assertSent(
+        function ($request) use (
+            $embeddedArtwork
+        ): bool {
+            if (
+                $request->url()
+                !== 'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/upsert/file'
+            ) {
+                return false;
+            }
 
-        return is_array($payload)
-            && ($payload['id'] ?? null) === (string) $embeddedArtwork->id
-            && ($payload['url'] ?? null) === 'https://files.skinbase.org/artworks/md/11/22/112233445566.webp';
-    });
+            $parts = collect(
+                $request->data()
+            )->keyBy('name');
+
+            $idPart = $parts->get('id', []);
+            $filePart = $parts->get('file', []);
+
+            return (string) (
+                $idPart['contents'] ?? ''
+            ) === (string) $embeddedArtwork->id
+                && (string) (
+                    $filePart['contents'] ?? ''
+                ) === 'fake-image-bytes'
+                && (string) (
+                    $filePart['filename'] ?? ''
+                ) === sprintf(
+                    'artwork-%d.webp',
+                    $embeddedArtwork->id
+                );
+        }
+    );
 });
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Vision/GenerateArtworkEmbeddingJobTest.php b/tests/Feature/Vision/GenerateArtworkEmbeddingJobTest.php
index 5ea81833..7d3b5c40 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Vision/GenerateArtworkEmbeddingJobTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Vision/GenerateArtworkEmbeddingJobTest.php
@@ -21,15 +21,14 @@ it('persists a normalized embedding and upserts the artwork to the vector gatewa
     config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.enabled', true);
     config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.base_url', 'https://vision.local');
     config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.api_key', 'test-key');
-    config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.upsert_file_endpoint', '/vectors/upsert/file');
+    config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.upsert_vector_endpoint', '/vectors/upsert/vector');
     config()->set('cdn.files_url', 'https://files.local');
 
     Http::fake([
         'https://clip.local/embed' => Http::response([
             'embedding' => [3.0, 4.0],
         ], 200),
-        'https://files.local/*' => Http::response('fake-image-bytes', 200),
-        'https://vision.local/vectors/upsert/file' => Http::response([
+        'https://vision.local/vectors/upsert/vector' => Http::response([
             'status' => 'ok',
         ], 200),
     ]);
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ it('persists a normalized embedding and upserts the artwork to the vector gatewa
         return str_contains($request->url(), 'vision.local/vectors/upsert');
     });
 
-    Http::assertSentCount(3);
+    Http::assertSentCount(2);
 });
 
 it('keeps the local embedding when vector upsert fails', function () {
@@ -93,15 +92,14 @@ it('keeps the local embedding when vector upsert fails', function () {
     config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.enabled', true);
     config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.base_url', 'https://vision.local');
     config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.api_key', 'test-key');
-    config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.upsert_file_endpoint', '/vectors/upsert/file');
+    config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.upsert_vector_endpoint', '/vectors/upsert/vector');
     config()->set('cdn.files_url', 'https://files.local');
 
     Http::fake([
         'https://clip.local/embed' => Http::response([
             'embedding' => [1.0, 2.0, 2.0],
         ], 200),
-        'https://files.local/*' => Http::response('fake-image-bytes', 200),
-        'https://vision.local/vectors/upsert/file' => Http::response([
+        'https://vision.local/vectors/upsert/vector' => Http::response([
             'message' => 'gateway error',
         ], 500),
     ]);
@@ -122,5 +120,286 @@ it('keeps the local embedding when vector upsert fails', function () {
     expect(ArtworkEmbedding::query()->where('artwork_id', $artwork->id)->exists())->toBeTrue()
         ->and($artwork->last_vector_indexed_at)->toBeNull();
 
-    Http::assertSentCount(3);
+    Http::assertSentCount(2);
+});
+
+
+it('reuses the stored embedding when vector indexing is retried', function () {
+    config()->set('recommendations.embedding.enabled', true);
+    config()->set('recommendations.embedding.endpoint', '/embed');
+    config()->set('recommendations.embedding.min_dim', 2);
+    config()->set('vision.clip.base_url', 'https://clip.local');
+    config()->set('vision.clip.api_key', 'clip-key');
+    config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.enabled', true);
+    config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.base_url', 'https://vision.local');
+    config()->set('vision.vector_gateway.api_key', 'test-key');
+    config()->set(
+        'vision.vector_gateway.upsert_vector_endpoint',
+        '/vectors/upsert/vector'
+    );
+    config()->set('cdn.files_url', 'https://files.local');
+
+    $clipCalls = 0;
+    $vectorCalls = 0;
+
+    Http::fake(function (
+        \Illuminate\Http\Client\Request $request
+    ) use (&$clipCalls, &$vectorCalls) {
+        if (
+            $request->url()
+            === 'https://clip.local/embed'
+        ) {
+            $clipCalls++;
+
+            return Http::response([
+                'vector' => [3.0, 4.0],
+            ], 200);
+        }
+
+        if (
+            $request->url()
+            === 'https://vision.local/vectors/upsert/vector'
+        ) {
+            $vectorCalls++;
+
+            if ($vectorCalls === 1) {
+                return Http::response([
+                    'message' => 'temporary gateway error',
+                ], 500);
+            }
+
+            return Http::response([
+                'id' => 123,
+                'collection' => 'images',
+                'dim' => 2,
+            ], 200);
+        }
+
+        return Http::response([
+            'error' => 'unexpected request',
+        ], 500);
+    });
+
+    $artwork = Artwork::factory()->create([
+        'hash' => '9988776655443322',
+        'thumb_ext' => 'webp',
+        'is_public' => true,
+        'is_approved' => true,
+        'published_at' => now()->subDay(),
+    ]);
+
+    $first = new GenerateArtworkEmbeddingJob(
+        $artwork->id,
+        '9988776655443322'
+    );
+
+    app()->call([
+        $first,
+        'handle',
+    ]);
+
+    $artwork->refresh();
+
+    expect(
+        ArtworkEmbedding::query()
+            ->where('artwork_id', $artwork->id)
+            ->exists()
+    )->toBeTrue()
+        ->and($artwork->last_vector_indexed_at)
+        ->toBeNull()
+        ->and($clipCalls)
+        ->toBe(1)
+        ->and($vectorCalls)
+        ->toBe(1);
+
+    $second = new GenerateArtworkEmbeddingJob(
+        $artwork->id,
+        '9988776655443322'
+    );
+
+    app()->call([
+        $second,
+        'handle',
+    ]);
+
+    $artwork->refresh();
+
+    expect($artwork->last_vector_indexed_at)
+        ->not->toBeNull()
+        ->and($clipCalls)
+        ->toBe(1)
+        ->and($vectorCalls)
+        ->toBe(2);
+
+    Http::assertSent(function (
+        \Illuminate\Http\Client\Request $request
+    ): bool {
+        if (
+            $request->url()
+            !== 'https://vision.local/vectors/upsert/vector'
+        ) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $payload = $request->data();
+
+        return isset($payload['vector'])
+            && count($payload['vector']) === 2
+            && round(
+                (float) $payload['vector'][0],
+                4
+            ) === 0.6
+            && round(
+                (float) $payload['vector'][1],
+                4
+            ) === 0.8;
+    });
+});
+
+
+it('recovers when the vector marker predates the stored embedding', function () {
+    config()->set('recommendations.embedding.enabled', true);
+    config()->set('recommendations.embedding.endpoint', '/embed');
+    config()->set('recommendations.embedding.min_dim', 2);
+
+    config()->set(
+        'vision.clip.base_url',
+        'https://clip.local'
+    );
+
+    config()->set(
+        'vision.clip.api_key',
+        'clip-key'
+    );
+
+    config()->set(
+        'vision.vector_gateway.enabled',
+        true
+    );
+
+    config()->set(
+        'vision.vector_gateway.base_url',
+        'https://vision.local'
+    );
+
+    config()->set(
+        'vision.vector_gateway.api_key',
+        'test-key'
+    );
+
+    config()->set(
+        'vision.vector_gateway.upsert_vector_endpoint',
+        '/vectors/upsert/vector'
+    );
+
+    $clipCalls = 0;
+    $vectorCalls = 0;
+
+    Http::fake(function (
+        \Illuminate\Http\Client\Request $request
+    ) use (&$clipCalls, &$vectorCalls) {
+        if (
+            $request->url()
+            === 'https://clip.local/embed'
+        ) {
+            $clipCalls++;
+
+            return Http::response([
+                'vector' => [9.0, 9.0],
+            ], 200);
+        }
+
+        if (
+            $request->url()
+            === 'https://vision.local/vectors/upsert/vector'
+        ) {
+            $vectorCalls++;
+
+            return Http::response([
+                'id' => 123,
+                'collection' => 'images',
+                'dim' => 2,
+            ], 200);
+        }
+
+        return Http::response([
+            'error' => 'unexpected request',
+        ], 500);
+    });
+
+    $oldMarker = now()->subMinutes(10);
+    $embeddingGeneratedAt = now()->subMinute();
+
+    $artwork = Artwork::factory()->create([
+        'hash' => 'aabbccddeeff00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff00112233445566778899',
+        'thumb_ext' => 'webp',
+        'is_public' => true,
+        'is_approved' => true,
+        'published_at' => now()->subDay(),
+        'last_vector_indexed_at' => $oldMarker,
+    ]);
+
+    ArtworkEmbedding::query()->create([
+        'artwork_id' => $artwork->id,
+        'model' => 'clip',
+        'model_version' => 'v1',
+        'algo_version' => 'clip-cosine-v1',
+        'dim' => 2,
+        'embedding_json' => json_encode(
+            [0.6, 0.8],
+            JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR
+        ),
+        'source_hash' => 'aabbccddeeff00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff00112233445566778899',
+        'is_normalized' => true,
+        'generated_at' => $embeddingGeneratedAt,
+        'meta' => ['source' => 'clip'],
+    ]);
+
+    $job = new GenerateArtworkEmbeddingJob(
+        $artwork->id,
+        'aabbccddeeff00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff00112233445566778899'
+    );
+
+    app()->call([
+        $job,
+        'handle',
+    ]);
+
+    $artwork->refresh();
+
+    expect($clipCalls)
+        ->toBe(0)
+        ->and($vectorCalls)
+        ->toBe(1)
+        ->and($artwork->last_vector_indexed_at)
+        ->not->toBeNull()
+        ->and(
+            $artwork->last_vector_indexed_at
+                ->greaterThan($oldMarker)
+        )
+        ->toBeTrue();
+
+    Http::assertSent(function (
+        \Illuminate\Http\Client\Request $request
+    ): bool {
+        if (
+            $request->url()
+            !== 'https://vision.local/vectors/upsert/vector'
+        ) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $payload = $request->data();
+
+        return isset($payload['vector'])
+            && count($payload['vector']) === 2
+            && round(
+                (float) $payload['vector'][0],
+                4
+            ) === 0.6
+            && round(
+                (float) $payload['vector'][1],
+                4
+            ) === 0.8;
+    });
 });
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Vision/VectorGatewaySearchCircuitTest.php b/tests/Feature/Vision/VectorGatewaySearchCircuitTest.php
index 51497847..86c36289 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Vision/VectorGatewaySearchCircuitTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Vision/VectorGatewaySearchCircuitTest.php
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ function fakeSuccessfulUrlSearch(Artwork $source, Artwork $match): array
 {
     return [
         'https://files.skinbase.org/*' => Http::response('image-bytes', 200, ['Content-Type' => 'image/webp']),
+        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/point' => Http::response(['detail' => 'Point not found'], 404),
         'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search' => Http::response([
             'results' => [
                 ['id' => $source->id, 'score' => 1.0],
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ it('does not call URL search when file search succeeds and leaves the circuit cl
 
     Http::fake([
         'https://files.skinbase.org/*' => Http::response('image-bytes', 200, ['Content-Type' => 'image/webp']),
+        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/point' => Http::response(['detail' => 'Point not found'], 404),
         'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/file' => Http::response([
             'results' => [
                 ['id' => $source->id, 'score' => 1.0],
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ it('opens the circuit when both search strategies fail transiently', function ()
 
     Http::fake([
         'https://files.skinbase.org/*' => Http::response('image-bytes', 200, ['Content-Type' => 'image/webp']),
+        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/point' => Http::response(['detail' => 'Point not found'], 404),
         'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/file' => Http::response(['error' => 'down'], 503),
         'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search' => Http::response(['error' => 'down'], 503),
     ]);
@@ -353,6 +356,7 @@ it('serves similar-ai from cache without contacting the gateway', function (): v
 
     Http::fake([
         'https://files.skinbase.org/*' => Http::response('image-bytes', 200, ['Content-Type' => 'image/webp']),
+        'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/point' => Http::response(['detail' => 'Point not found'], 404),
         'https://vision.klevze.net/vectors/search/file' => Http::response([
             'results' => [
                 ['id' => $source->id, 'score' => 1.0],
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Vision/VectorGatewaySearchLimitTest.php b/tests/Feature/Vision/VectorGatewaySearchLimitTest.php
index 295d821c..924b2dd8 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Vision/VectorGatewaySearchLimitTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Vision/VectorGatewaySearchLimitTest.php
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ function fakeFileSearchOk(): void
 {
     Http::fake(function ($request) {
         $url = $request->url();
+        if (str_contains($url, '/vectors/search/point')) {
+            return Http::response(['detail' => 'Point not found'], 404);
+        }
         if (str_contains($url, '/vectors/search')) {
             return Http::response(['results' => []], 200);
         }