diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6d84378..53fe653 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ The format is based on Keep a Changelog and this project uses Semantic Versionin
 - Agent loop timeout and cancellation controls with deterministic recovery to `idle`.
 - Persona-driven face expression mapping and interruption-safe TTS output behavior.
 - Settings panel, startup validation gates, and hardened release-preview packaging workflow.
+- Vision v1.1 foundation with feature-flagged on-demand frame capture wiring.
diff --git a/Packages/VisionPipeline/Sources/VisionPipeline/VisionServices.swift b/Packages/VisionPipeline/Sources/VisionPipeline/VisionServices.swift
index 12186bb..2d365fa 100644
--- a/Packages/VisionPipeline/Sources/VisionPipeline/VisionServices.swift
+++ b/Packages/VisionPipeline/Sources/VisionPipeline/VisionServices.swift
@@ -4,14 +4,21 @@ import Foundation
 public enum VisionPipelineError: Error, Equatable {
     case disabled
     case captureUnavailable
+    case captureFailed(String)
+}
+
+public protocol FrameCapturing: Sendable {
+    func captureCurrentFrame() async throws -> Data
 }
 
 public actor SnapshotVisionService: VisionService {
     private let enabled: Bool
+    private let frameCapturer: FrameCapturing?
     private var queuedSnapshot: VisionContext?
 
-    public init(enabled: Bool = false) {
+    public init(enabled: Bool = false, frameCapturer: FrameCapturing? = nil) {
         self.enabled = enabled
+        self.frameCapturer = frameCapturer
     }
 
     public func queueSnapshotSummary(_ summary: String) {
@@ -26,6 +33,16 @@ public actor SnapshotVisionService: VisionService {
             self.queuedSnapshot = nil
             return queuedSnapshot
         }
-        throw VisionPipelineError.captureUnavailable
+
+        guard let frameCapturer else {
+            throw VisionPipelineError.captureUnavailable
+        }
+
+        do {
+            let frameData = try await frameCapturer.captureCurrentFrame()
+            return VisionContext(summary: "Captured on-demand frame (\(frameData.count) bytes).")
+        } catch {
+            throw VisionPipelineError.captureFailed(error.localizedDescription)
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Packages/VisionPipeline/Tests/VisionPipelineTests/VisionPipelineTests.swift b/Packages/VisionPipeline/Tests/VisionPipelineTests/VisionPipelineTests.swift
index c2d6013..6881fe9 100644
--- a/Packages/VisionPipeline/Tests/VisionPipelineTests/VisionPipelineTests.swift
+++ b/Packages/VisionPipeline/Tests/VisionPipelineTests/VisionPipelineTests.swift
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 import XCTest
 @testable import VisionPipeline
 
+private struct MockFrameCapturer: FrameCapturing {
+    let payload: Data
+
+    func captureCurrentFrame() async throws -> Data {
+        payload
+    }
+}
+
 final class VisionPipelineTests: XCTestCase {
     func testVisionFeatureFlag() async {
         let disabled = SnapshotVisionService(enabled: false)
@@ -22,4 +30,28 @@ final class VisionPipelineTests: XCTestCase {
             XCTFail("Unexpected error: \(error)")
         }
     }
+
+    func testOnDemandCaptureUsesFrameCapturerWhenQueueIsEmpty() async {
+        let capturer = MockFrameCapturer(payload: Data([0, 1, 2, 3, 4]))
+        let service = SnapshotVisionService(enabled: true, frameCapturer: capturer)
+
+        do {
+            let context = try await service.captureSnapshotDescription()
+            XCTAssertTrue(context.summary.contains("5 bytes"))
+        } catch {
+            XCTFail("Expected frame capture summary: \(error)")
+        }
+    }
+
+    func testCaptureUnavailableWithoutQueuedOrFrameSource() async {
+        let service = SnapshotVisionService(enabled: true, frameCapturer: nil)
+        do {
+            _ = try await service.captureSnapshotDescription()
+            XCTFail("Expected captureUnavailable")
+        } catch VisionPipelineError.captureUnavailable {
+            // expected
+        } catch {
+            XCTFail("Unexpected error: \(error)")
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/docs/architecture.md b/docs/architecture.md
index cd82f85..201b73e 100644
--- a/docs/architecture.md
+++ b/docs/architecture.md
@@ -85,3 +85,4 @@ Timeout and cancellation guards:
 - `AVSpeechSynthesizerService` supports interruption-aware speaking and explicit stop behavior.
 - `SettingsStore` persists wake-word and vision toggles while enforcing telemetry-off policy.
 - `StartupValidator` gates agent startup on policy and manifest checks.
+- `SnapshotVisionService` now supports on-demand frame-capture source wiring for v1.1.