diff --git a/app/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json b/app/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
index c19e0aa3b1..b922e72899 100644
--- a/app/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
+++ b/app/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "updater:default",
     "allow-core-process",
     "allow-workspace-files",
+    "allow-artifact-download",
     "allow-app-update",
     "allow-loopback-oauth"
   ]
diff --git a/app/src-tauri/permissions/allow-artifact-download.toml b/app/src-tauri/permissions/allow-artifact-download.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d74afdc60a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src-tauri/permissions/allow-artifact-download.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[[permission]]
+identifier = "allow-artifact-download"
+description = "Allow copying agent-generated artifacts from the workspace artifacts/ tree to the user's Downloads folder (#2779)"
+
+[permission.commands]
+
+allow = [
+    "download_artifact_to_downloads",
+]
+
+deny = []
diff --git a/app/src-tauri/src/artifact_commands.rs b/app/src-tauri/src/artifact_commands.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d11dbfd893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src-tauri/src/artifact_commands.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+//! Tauri command for downloading agent-generated artifacts (#2779).
+//!
+//! Contract: the frontend resolves the artifact's absolute source
+//! path via the existing `openhuman.ai_get_artifact` core RPC, then
+//! invokes [`download_artifact_to_downloads`] with that source path
+//! plus a filename hint. The command:
+//!
+//! 1. Validates both inputs (no path traversal in the filename, source
+//!    must be absolute + on disk).
+//! 2. Resolves the user's Downloads directory via the `dirs` crate.
+//! 3. Picks a non-colliding destination filename — `name.pptx`,
+//!    `name (1).pptx`, `name (2).pptx`, …
+//! 4. Copies source → dest with `tokio::fs::copy`.
+//! 5. Returns the absolute dest path so the frontend can show a
+//!    "Saved to …" toast with a "Reveal in Finder" button (the
+//!    `opener:allow-reveal-item-in-dir` capability is already wired).
+//!
+//! Why Downloads instead of a native save-file dialog: the
+//! `tauri-plugin-dialog` crate pulls `tauri-plugin-fs` transitively,
+//! which currently breaks the openhuman build with a `schemars`
+//! version conflict. The Downloads + reveal pattern satisfies the
+//! "user-chosen destination" intent of issue #2779 AC#3 without
+//! widening the Tauri allow-list, and matches what most desktop chat
+//! apps do for downloaded attachments.
+
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+/// Maximum number of `(N)` suffixes we'll append when picking a
+/// non-colliding filename. After 1000 we give up and append a UUID
+/// suffix instead so the download never silently overwrites.
+const MAX_COLLISION_SUFFIX: u32 = 1000;
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn download_artifact_to_downloads(
+    source_path: String,
+    filename: String,
+) -> Result<String, String> {
+    if source_path.trim().is_empty() {
+        return Err("source_path must not be empty".to_string());
+    }
+    if filename.trim().is_empty() {
+        return Err("filename must not be empty".to_string());
+    }
+    let source = PathBuf::from(&source_path);
+    if !source.is_absolute() {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "source_path must be absolute (came from ai_get_artifact): {source_path:?}"
+        ));
+    }
+    if !source.is_file() {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "artifact source not present on disk: {source_path}"
+        ));
+    }
+    let sanitized = sanitize_filename(&filename)?;
+
+    let downloads = directories::UserDirs::new()
+        .and_then(|u| u.download_dir().map(|p| p.to_path_buf()))
+        .ok_or_else(|| "OS Downloads directory not resolvable".to_string())?;
+    tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&downloads)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| format!("failed to ensure Downloads dir {:?}: {e}", downloads))?;
+
+    let dest = pick_unique_path(&downloads, &sanitized);
+    let bytes = tokio::fs::copy(&source, &dest)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| format!("failed to copy artifact to {:?}: {e}", dest))?;
+
+    log::info!(
+        "[artifact_commands] download_artifact_to_downloads bytes={bytes} dest={}",
+        dest.display()
+    );
+    Ok(dest.display().to_string())
+}
+
+/// Strip path-traversal characters from a filename hint. The
+/// renderer is expected to pass something like `"My Deck.pptx"`;
+/// reject anything that contains a separator or null byte so a
+/// malicious `ai_get_artifact` response can never escape Downloads.
+fn sanitize_filename(name: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let trimmed = name.trim();
+    if trimmed.is_empty() {
+        return Err("filename must not be empty after trim".to_string());
+    }
+    if trimmed.contains('/') || trimmed.contains('\\') {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "filename must not contain path separators: {trimmed:?}"
+        ));
+    }
+    if trimmed.contains('\0') {
+        return Err(format!("filename must not contain NUL bytes: {trimmed:?}"));
+    }
+    if trimmed == "." || trimmed == ".." {
+        return Err(format!("filename must not be '.' or '..': {trimmed:?}"));
+    }
+    Ok(trimmed.to_string())
+}
+
+/// Pick a destination path under `dir` that does not exist yet.
+/// Inserts ` (N)` between the stem and the extension. Falls back to
+/// a UUID suffix after [`MAX_COLLISION_SUFFIX`] tries.
+fn pick_unique_path(dir: &Path, filename: &str) -> PathBuf {
+    let candidate = dir.join(filename);
+    if !candidate.exists() {
+        return candidate;
+    }
+    let (stem, ext) = split_stem_ext(filename);
+    for n in 1..=MAX_COLLISION_SUFFIX {
+        let nth = if ext.is_empty() {
+            format!("{stem} ({n})")
+        } else {
+            format!("{stem} ({n}).{ext}")
+        };
+        let path = dir.join(&nth);
+        if !path.exists() {
+            return path;
+        }
+    }
+    // 1000 collisions is implausible in practice; if we hit it, fall
+    // back to a monotonic nanosecond suffix so the copy still succeeds
+    // without overwriting anything. Reaches for the OS clock instead of
+    // pulling in `uuid` as a Tauri-shell dep just for this corner.
+    let nanos = std::time::SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .map(|d| d.as_nanos())
+        .unwrap_or(0);
+    let with_uniq = if ext.is_empty() {
+        format!("{stem}-{nanos}")
+    } else {
+        format!("{stem}-{nanos}.{ext}")
+    };
+    dir.join(with_uniq)
+}
+
+fn split_stem_ext(filename: &str) -> (String, String) {
+    if let Some(idx) = filename.rfind('.') {
+        // Reject leading-dot files (`.hidden`) — treat as having no extension.
+        if idx > 0 && idx < filename.len() - 1 {
+            return (filename[..idx].to_string(), filename[idx + 1..].to_string());
+        }
+    }
+    (filename.to_string(), String::new())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn sanitize_rejects_path_separators() {
+        assert!(sanitize_filename("../etc/passwd").is_err());
+        assert!(sanitize_filename("a\\b.pptx").is_err());
+        assert!(sanitize_filename("a/b.pptx").is_err());
+        assert!(sanitize_filename("").is_err());
+        assert!(sanitize_filename(".").is_err());
+        assert!(sanitize_filename("..").is_err());
+        assert!(sanitize_filename("ok.pptx\0").is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn sanitize_accepts_plain_names() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            sanitize_filename("Quarterly Update.pptx").unwrap(),
+            "Quarterly Update.pptx"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(sanitize_filename("  trim me  ").unwrap(), "trim me");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn split_stem_ext_pairs() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            split_stem_ext("file.pptx"),
+            ("file".to_string(), "pptx".to_string())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            split_stem_ext("noext"),
+            ("noext".to_string(), String::new())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            split_stem_ext(".hidden"),
+            (".hidden".to_string(), String::new())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            split_stem_ext("trailing."),
+            ("trailing.".to_string(), String::new())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            split_stem_ext("a.b.c"),
+            ("a.b".to_string(), "c".to_string())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn pick_unique_inserts_collision_suffix() {
+        let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let dir = temp.path();
+        let first = pick_unique_path(dir, "deck.pptx");
+        assert_eq!(first, dir.join("deck.pptx"));
+
+        std::fs::write(&first, b"").unwrap();
+        let second = pick_unique_path(dir, "deck.pptx");
+        assert_eq!(second, dir.join("deck (1).pptx"));
+
+        std::fs::write(&second, b"").unwrap();
+        let third = pick_unique_path(dir, "deck.pptx");
+        assert_eq!(third, dir.join("deck (2).pptx"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn pick_unique_handles_no_extension() {
+        let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let dir = temp.path();
+        let first = pick_unique_path(dir, "noext");
+        assert_eq!(first, dir.join("noext"));
+        std::fs::write(&first, b"").unwrap();
+        let second = pick_unique_path(dir, "noext");
+        assert_eq!(second, dir.join("noext (1)"));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn download_rejects_invalid_inputs() {
+        assert!(
+            download_artifact_to_downloads(String::new(), "x.pptx".to_string())
+                .await
+                .is_err()
+        );
+        assert!(
+            download_artifact_to_downloads("/tmp/x".to_string(), String::new())
+                .await
+                .is_err()
+        );
+        assert!(
+            download_artifact_to_downloads("relative".to_string(), "x.pptx".to_string())
+                .await
+                .is_err()
+        );
+        assert!(
+            download_artifact_to_downloads("/nope".to_string(), "../escape.pptx".to_string())
+                .await
+                .is_err()
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/app/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 66833576eb..d25b105f32 100644
--- a/app/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/app/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "windows", target_os = "macos", target_os = "linux")))]
 compile_error!("src-tauri host supports desktop (Windows/macOS/Linux) only. Mobile lives in app/src-tauri-mobile.");
 
-mod cdp;
 #[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "linux"))]
+mod artifact_commands;
+mod cdp;
 mod cef_preflight;
 mod cef_profile;
 mod companion_commands;
@@ -3081,6 +3082,12 @@ pub fn run() {
             core_rpc_token,
             overlay_parent_rpc_url,
             process_diagnostics_list_owned,
+            // `mod artifact_commands;` is `#[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "linux"))]`
+            // (Downloads-dir + `tokio::fs::copy` flow is non-Windows-only today).
+            // The handler entry MUST carry the same gate or Windows builds fail
+            // with "function not found in scope" (CR #3328947313 on PR #3026).
+            #[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "linux"))]
+            artifact_commands::download_artifact_to_downloads,
             check_core_update,
             apply_core_update,
             check_app_update,
diff --git a/app/src/components/chat/ArtifactCard.test.tsx b/app/src/components/chat/ArtifactCard.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61a21ebef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/chat/ArtifactCard.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import type { ArtifactSnapshot } from '../../store/chatRuntimeSlice';
+import ArtifactCard from './ArtifactCard';
+
+// Mock the artifact download service — the card only consumes the
+// two public functions, so a per-test override is enough.
+const downloadArtifactMock = vi.fn();
+const revealArtifactInFileManagerMock = vi.fn();
+vi.mock('../../services/artifactDownloadService', () => ({
+  downloadArtifact: (...args: unknown[]) => downloadArtifactMock(...args),
+  revealArtifactInFileManager: (...args: unknown[]) => revealArtifactInFileManagerMock(...args),
+}));
+
+function snapshot(overrides: Partial<ArtifactSnapshot> = {}): ArtifactSnapshot {
+  return {
+    artifactId: 'a-1',
+    kind: 'presentation',
+    title: 'Quarterly Deck',
+    status: 'ready',
+    sizeBytes: 4096,
+    path: 'a-1/deck.pptx',
+    updatedAt: 0,
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  downloadArtifactMock.mockReset();
+  revealArtifactInFileManagerMock.mockReset();
+});
+
+describe('<ArtifactCard /> — in_progress state', () => {
+  it('renders the title with the generating sub-label and no buttons', () => {
+    render(
+      <ArtifactCard
+        artifact={snapshot({ status: 'in_progress', sizeBytes: undefined, path: undefined })}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Quarterly Deck')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Generating presentation/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /download/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('reflects the artifact kind in the generating label', () => {
+    render(
+      <ArtifactCard
+        artifact={snapshot({
+          status: 'in_progress',
+          kind: 'image',
+          sizeBytes: undefined,
+          path: undefined,
+        })}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Generating image/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('<ArtifactCard /> — ready state', () => {
+  it('renders the Download button with the formatted size', () => {
+    render(<ArtifactCard artifact={snapshot()} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Download' })).toBeEnabled();
+    // formatFileSize on 4096 should land in the "4 KB"-ish range; we
+    // just assert the size cell exists rather than asserting an exact
+    // formatter output to avoid coupling to its implementation detail.
+    const subLabel = screen.getByText(/Ready ·/);
+    expect(subLabel.textContent ?? '').toMatch(/[KMG]?B/);
+  });
+
+  it('omits the size suffix when sizeBytes is null', () => {
+    render(<ArtifactCard artifact={snapshot({ sizeBytes: undefined })} />);
+
+    // Status text should be empty when sizeBytes is missing on a ready
+    // artifact — the conditional collapses to ''.
+    const dl = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Download' });
+    expect(dl).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('drives the download → done flow and reveals on click', async () => {
+    downloadArtifactMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: true,
+      path: '/Users/me/Downloads/Quarterly Deck.pptx',
+    });
+    revealArtifactInFileManagerMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(true);
+
+    render(<ArtifactCard artifact={snapshot()} />);
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Download' }));
+
+    // Service called with (id, title, ext) where ext comes from the
+    // title's extension when present, or kind fallback otherwise.
+    await waitFor(() => expect(downloadArtifactMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+    expect(downloadArtifactMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('a-1', 'Quarterly Deck', 'pptx');
+
+    // Saved-to row appears with the reveal button.
+    await screen.findByText(
+      (_, el) => el?.textContent === 'Saved to /Users/me/Downloads/Quarterly Deck.pptx'
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show in folder' }));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(revealArtifactInFileManagerMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+    expect(revealArtifactInFileManagerMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      '/Users/me/Downloads/Quarterly Deck.pptx'
+    );
+
+    // Download button is gone now that state === 'done'.
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: 'Download' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to the kind-based extension when title has no dot', async () => {
+    downloadArtifactMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true, path: '/tmp/Doc.pdf' });
+    render(
+      <ArtifactCard artifact={snapshot({ artifactId: 'a-2', kind: 'document', title: 'Doc' })} />
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Download' }));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(downloadArtifactMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+    expect(downloadArtifactMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('a-2', 'Doc', 'pdf');
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to png for image kind without an extension', async () => {
+    downloadArtifactMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true, path: '/tmp/Pic.png' });
+    render(
+      <ArtifactCard artifact={snapshot({ artifactId: 'a-3', kind: 'image', title: 'Pic' })} />
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Download' }));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(downloadArtifactMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+    expect(downloadArtifactMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('a-3', 'Pic', 'png');
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to bin for the "other" kind without an extension', async () => {
+    downloadArtifactMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true, path: '/tmp/Blob.bin' });
+    render(
+      <ArtifactCard artifact={snapshot({ artifactId: 'a-4', kind: 'other', title: 'Blob' })} />
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Download' }));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(downloadArtifactMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+    expect(downloadArtifactMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('a-4', 'Blob', 'bin');
+  });
+
+  it('uses the existing extension on the title when present', async () => {
+    downloadArtifactMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true, path: '/tmp/notes.txt' });
+    render(
+      <ArtifactCard
+        artifact={snapshot({ artifactId: 'a-5', kind: 'document', title: 'notes.txt' })}
+      />
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Download' }));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(downloadArtifactMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+    expect(downloadArtifactMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('a-5', 'notes.txt', 'txt');
+  });
+
+  it('surfaces the service error message when download fails', async () => {
+    downloadArtifactMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: false, error: 'disk full' });
+
+    render(<ArtifactCard artifact={snapshot()} />);
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Download' }));
+
+    await screen.findByText((_, el) => el?.textContent === 'Download failed: disk full');
+    // Download button stays so the user can retry.
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Download' })).toBeEnabled();
+  });
+
+  it('does not call reveal when download.path is missing', async () => {
+    // Synthetic edge: the success path always carries a path, but if the
+    // user clicks reveal before a download ever happened the handler is
+    // guarded.
+    render(<ArtifactCard artifact={snapshot()} />);
+    // No reveal button is rendered until state === 'done'.
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: 'Show in folder' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(revealArtifactInFileManagerMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('<ArtifactCard /> — failed state', () => {
+  it('shows the producer error verbatim under the preview cap', () => {
+    render(
+      <ArtifactCard
+        artifact={snapshot({
+          status: 'failed',
+          path: undefined,
+          sizeBytes: undefined,
+          error: 'producer crashed',
+        })}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('producer crashed')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Generation failed/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /show more/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('truncates long errors with a Show more toggle', () => {
+    const huge = 'x'.repeat(400);
+    render(
+      <ArtifactCard
+        artifact={snapshot({
+          status: 'failed',
+          path: undefined,
+          sizeBytes: undefined,
+          error: huge,
+        })}
+      />
+    );
+
+    // Truncated body ends with the ellipsis suffix.
+    const truncated = screen.getByText(/x…$/);
+    expect(truncated).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show more' }));
+    // After expand, the full string is rendered without the ellipsis.
+    expect(screen.getByText(huge)).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show less' }));
+    // Re-collapses back to truncated form.
+    expect(screen.getByText(/x…$/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders the Retry button when onRetry is provided', () => {
+    const onRetry = vi.fn();
+    render(
+      <ArtifactCard
+        artifact={snapshot({
+          status: 'failed',
+          path: undefined,
+          sizeBytes: undefined,
+          error: 'nope',
+        })}
+        onRetry={onRetry}
+      />
+    );
+
+    const retry = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Retry' });
+    fireEvent.click(retry);
+    expect(onRetry).toHaveBeenCalledWith('a-1');
+  });
+
+  it('omits the Retry button when onRetry is not provided', () => {
+    render(
+      <ArtifactCard
+        artifact={snapshot({
+          status: 'failed',
+          path: undefined,
+          sizeBytes: undefined,
+          error: 'nope',
+        })}
+      />
+    );
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: 'Retry' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('omits the error block entirely when no error string is set', () => {
+    render(
+      <ArtifactCard
+        artifact={snapshot({
+          status: 'failed',
+          path: undefined,
+          sizeBytes: undefined,
+          error: undefined,
+        })}
+      />
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Generation failed/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: 'Show more' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('<ArtifactCard /> — aria label', () => {
+  it('exposes an aria-label with the artifact title', () => {
+    render(<ArtifactCard artifact={snapshot({ title: 'Q3 Plan' })} />);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('group', { name: /Q3 Plan/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/src/components/chat/ArtifactCard.tsx b/app/src/components/chat/ArtifactCard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d62217b19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/chat/ArtifactCard.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+
+import { formatFileSize } from '../../lib/attachments';
+import { useT } from '../../lib/i18n/I18nContext';
+import {
+  downloadArtifact,
+  revealArtifactInFileManager,
+} from '../../services/artifactDownloadService';
+import type { ArtifactSnapshot } from '../../store/chatRuntimeSlice';
+
+/**
+ * Inline chat card surfacing a single agent-generated artifact (#2779).
+ *
+ * Renders three visual states keyed off `artifact.status`:
+ *
+ * - `in_progress` — pulsing dot + title + "Generating <kind>…" label.
+ *   Derived state: a `ChatToolCallEvent` for an artifact-producing
+ *   tool was seen but no `artifact_ready` / `artifact_failed` has
+ *   landed yet.
+ * - `ready` — kind icon + title + human-readable size + Download
+ *   button. Click → `downloadArtifact()` → "Saved to …" w/ a
+ *   "Show in folder" link.
+ * - `failed` — error icon + title + producer-supplied reason +
+ *   optional Retry button (only when `onRetry` is provided).
+ *
+ * Visual style mirrors `ApprovalRequestCard` / `AttachmentPreview`:
+ * rounded card, dark/light Tailwind variants, mono accents on
+ * numeric values, inline SVG icons. No new icon dependency.
+ */
+export interface ArtifactCardProps {
+  artifact: ArtifactSnapshot;
+  /** When provided, render a Retry button on the `failed` state. */
+  onRetry?: (artifactId: string) => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extension hint for the Tauri download command. Falls back to a
+ * lowercased kind slug when the title doesn't carry an explicit
+ * extension (defensive — `create_artifact` sanitises the title +
+ * extension separately, but a malformed title shouldn't crash the
+ * card).
+ */
+function extensionFor(kind: ArtifactSnapshot['kind'], title: string): string {
+  const dot = title.lastIndexOf('.');
+  if (dot > 0 && dot < title.length - 1) {
+    return title.slice(dot + 1).toLowerCase();
+  }
+  switch (kind) {
+    case 'presentation':
+      return 'pptx';
+    case 'document':
+      return 'pdf';
+    case 'image':
+      return 'png';
+    default:
+      return 'bin';
+  }
+}
+
+function KindIcon({ kind }: { kind: ArtifactSnapshot['kind'] }) {
+  const stroke = 'currentColor';
+  switch (kind) {
+    case 'presentation':
+      return (
+        <svg
+          aria-hidden="true"
+          className="w-5 h-5 flex-shrink-0"
+          fill="none"
+          stroke={stroke}
+          strokeWidth={1.8}
+          viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+          <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M3 5h18v12H3z" />
+          <path strokeLinecap="round" d="M8 21h8M12 17v4" />
+          <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M7 11l3 3 4-5 3 4" />
+        </svg>
+      );
+    case 'document':
+      return (
+        <svg
+          aria-hidden="true"
+          className="w-5 h-5 flex-shrink-0"
+          fill="none"
+          stroke={stroke}
+          strokeWidth={1.8}
+          viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+          <path
+            strokeLinecap="round"
+            strokeLinejoin="round"
+            d="M14 3H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v14a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V8z"
+          />
+          <path strokeLinecap="round" d="M14 3v5h5M9 13h6M9 17h6" />
+        </svg>
+      );
+    case 'image':
+      return (
+        <svg
+          aria-hidden="true"
+          className="w-5 h-5 flex-shrink-0"
+          fill="none"
+          stroke={stroke}
+          strokeWidth={1.8}
+          viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+          <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M3 5h18v14H3z" />
+          <circle cx="9" cy="10" r="1.5" />
+          <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M3 17l5-5 4 4 3-3 6 6" />
+        </svg>
+      );
+    default:
+      return (
+        <svg
+          aria-hidden="true"
+          className="w-5 h-5 flex-shrink-0"
+          fill="none"
+          stroke={stroke}
+          strokeWidth={1.8}
+          viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+          <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M4 4h16v16H4z" />
+        </svg>
+      );
+  }
+}
+
+function Spinner() {
+  return (
+    <svg
+      aria-hidden="true"
+      className="w-5 h-5 flex-shrink-0 animate-spin"
+      fill="none"
+      viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+      <circle className="opacity-25" cx="12" cy="12" r="10" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="3" />
+      <path className="opacity-75" fill="currentColor" d="M4 12a8 8 0 018-8v3a5 5 0 00-5 5H4z" />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
+
+function FailedIcon() {
+  return (
+    <svg
+      aria-hidden="true"
+      className="w-5 h-5 flex-shrink-0 text-coral-500"
+      fill="none"
+      stroke="currentColor"
+      strokeWidth={1.8}
+      viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+      <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="9" />
+      <path strokeLinecap="round" d="M12 8v4M12 16h.01" />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Cap the visible failure reason at ~280 chars. Producer-side errors
+ * can be enormous (e.g. a multi-KB pip stderr from a failed venv
+ * setup — observed at 13K chars in dev:app on 2026-05-30) and
+ * dumping that raw into a flex card breaks layout + can freeze the
+ * scrolling page. We collapse by default and let the user expand
+ * via "Show more" if they actually want to read it.
+ */
+const ERROR_REASON_PREVIEW_CHARS = 280;
+
+export default function ArtifactCard({ artifact, onRetry }: ArtifactCardProps) {
+  const { t } = useT();
+  const [download, setDownload] = useState<{
+    state: 'idle' | 'downloading' | 'done' | 'error';
+    path?: string;
+    error?: string;
+  }>({ state: 'idle' });
+  const [errorExpanded, setErrorExpanded] = useState(false);
+
+  const handleDownload = async () => {
+    setDownload({ state: 'downloading' });
+    const ext = extensionFor(artifact.kind, artifact.title);
+    const outcome = await downloadArtifact(artifact.artifactId, artifact.title, ext);
+    if (outcome.ok) {
+      setDownload({ state: 'done', path: outcome.path });
+    } else {
+      setDownload({ state: 'error', error: outcome.error });
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleReveal = async () => {
+    if (download.path) {
+      await revealArtifactInFileManager(download.path);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      role="group"
+      aria-label={t('chat.artifact.aria').replace('{title}', artifact.title)}
+      className="flex flex-col gap-1.5 rounded-xl border border-stone-200 dark:border-neutral-700 bg-stone-50 dark:bg-neutral-800 px-3 py-2.5 text-sm text-stone-700 dark:text-neutral-200 max-w-[420px]">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
+        {artifact.status === 'in_progress' ? (
+          <Spinner />
+        ) : artifact.status === 'failed' ? (
+          <FailedIcon />
+        ) : (
+          <KindIcon kind={artifact.kind} />
+        )}
+        <div className="flex flex-col min-w-0 flex-1">
+          <span className="truncate font-medium leading-tight">{artifact.title}</span>
+          <span className="text-xs text-stone-500 dark:text-neutral-400 leading-tight font-mono">
+            {artifact.status === 'in_progress'
+              ? t('chat.artifact.generating').replace('{kind}', artifact.kind)
+              : artifact.status === 'ready' && artifact.sizeBytes != null
+                ? `${t('chat.artifact.ready')} · ${formatFileSize(artifact.sizeBytes)}`
+                : artifact.status === 'failed'
+                  ? t('chat.artifact.failed')
+                  : ''}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        {artifact.status === 'ready' && download.state !== 'done' && (
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={handleDownload}
+            disabled={download.state === 'downloading'}
+            className="ml-auto rounded-md bg-ocean-500 hover:bg-ocean-600 disabled:bg-stone-300 dark:disabled:bg-neutral-700 text-white text-xs font-medium px-3 py-1.5 transition-colors">
+            {download.state === 'downloading'
+              ? t('chat.artifact.downloading')
+              : t('chat.artifact.download')}
+          </button>
+        )}
+        {artifact.status === 'failed' && onRetry && (
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => onRetry(artifact.artifactId)}
+            className="ml-auto rounded-md bg-stone-200 dark:bg-neutral-700 hover:bg-stone-300 dark:hover:bg-neutral-600 text-stone-700 dark:text-neutral-200 text-xs font-medium px-3 py-1.5 transition-colors">
+            {t('chat.artifact.retry')}
+          </button>
+        )}
+      </div>
+      {artifact.status === 'failed' && artifact.error && (
+        <div className="text-xs text-coral-600 dark:text-coral-400 mt-1">
+          <p
+            className={`font-mono break-words whitespace-pre-wrap ${
+              errorExpanded ? 'max-h-48 overflow-y-auto' : ''
+            }`}>
+            {errorExpanded || artifact.error.length <= ERROR_REASON_PREVIEW_CHARS
+              ? artifact.error
+              : `${artifact.error.slice(0, ERROR_REASON_PREVIEW_CHARS)}…`}
+          </p>
+          {artifact.error.length > ERROR_REASON_PREVIEW_CHARS && (
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => setErrorExpanded(prev => !prev)}
+              className="mt-1 underline text-coral-700 dark:text-coral-300 hover:text-coral-900 dark:hover:text-coral-100">
+              {errorExpanded ? t('chat.artifact.show_less') : t('chat.artifact.show_more')}
+            </button>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {download.state === 'done' && download.path && (
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-sage-700 dark:text-sage-300 mt-1">
+          <span className="truncate font-mono">
+            {t('chat.artifact.downloaded').replace('{path}', download.path)}
+          </span>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={handleReveal}
+            className="ml-auto underline hover:text-sage-900 dark:hover:text-sage-100 transition-colors flex-shrink-0">
+            {t('chat.artifact.reveal')}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {download.state === 'error' && download.error && (
+        <p className="text-xs text-coral-600 dark:text-coral-400 mt-1 break-words">
+          {t('chat.artifact.download_failed').replace('{reason}', download.error)}
+        </p>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts
index 7a198be695..b330a6c6e3 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts
@@ -4385,6 +4385,19 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'keyring.settings.revokeConsent': 'رفض التخزين المحلي',
   'pages.settings.account.security': 'الأمان',
   'pages.settings.account.securityDesc': 'وضع تخزين الأسرار وحالة سلسلة المفاتيح',
+  // Chat — agent-generated artifacts (#2779)
+  'chat.artifact.aria': 'الملف: {title}',
+  'chat.artifact.generating': 'جارٍ إنشاء {kind}…',
+  'chat.artifact.ready': 'جاهز',
+  'chat.artifact.failed': 'فشل الإنشاء',
+  'chat.artifact.download': 'تنزيل',
+  'chat.artifact.downloading': 'جارٍ التنزيل…',
+  'chat.artifact.downloaded': 'تم الحفظ في {path}',
+  'chat.artifact.download_failed': 'فشل التنزيل: {reason}',
+  'chat.artifact.retry': 'إعادة المحاولة',
+  'chat.artifact.reveal': 'عرض في المجلد',
+  'chat.artifact.show_more': 'عرض المزيد',
+  'chat.artifact.show_less': 'عرض أقل',
 
   // Chat composer toolbar
   'composer.attachFile': 'إرفاق ملف',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts
index dad8d14fe3..bbfbd2cac2 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts
@@ -4463,6 +4463,19 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'keyring.settings.revokeConsent': 'স্থানীয় সঞ্চয়স্থান প্রত্যাখ্যান করুন',
   'pages.settings.account.security': 'নিরাপত্তা',
   'pages.settings.account.securityDesc': 'গোপনীয়তা সঞ্চয়স্থান মোড এবং কিচেন অবস্থা',
+  // Chat — agent-generated artifacts (#2779)
+  'chat.artifact.aria': 'আর্টিফ্যাক্ট: {title}',
+  'chat.artifact.generating': '{kind} তৈরি হচ্ছে…',
+  'chat.artifact.ready': 'প্রস্তুত',
+  'chat.artifact.failed': 'তৈরি ব্যর্থ হয়েছে',
+  'chat.artifact.download': 'ডাউনলোড',
+  'chat.artifact.downloading': 'ডাউনলোড হচ্ছে…',
+  'chat.artifact.downloaded': '{path} এ সংরক্ষিত',
+  'chat.artifact.download_failed': 'ডাউনলোড ব্যর্থ: {reason}',
+  'chat.artifact.retry': 'পুনরায় চেষ্টা',
+  'chat.artifact.reveal': 'ফোল্ডারে দেখান',
+  'chat.artifact.show_more': 'আরও দেখুন',
+  'chat.artifact.show_less': 'কম দেখুন',
 
   // Chat composer toolbar
   'composer.attachFile': 'ফাইল সংযুক্ত করুন',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
index 031e879419..fa5dea0dc6 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
@@ -4580,6 +4580,19 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'keyring.settings.revokeConsent': 'Lokalen Speicher ablehnen',
   'pages.settings.account.security': 'Sicherheit',
   'pages.settings.account.securityDesc': 'Geheimnisspeicher-Modus und Schlüsselbund-Status',
+  // Chat — agent-generated artifacts (#2779)
+  'chat.artifact.aria': 'Artefakt: {title}',
+  'chat.artifact.generating': 'Erstelle {kind}…',
+  'chat.artifact.ready': 'Bereit',
+  'chat.artifact.failed': 'Erstellung fehlgeschlagen',
+  'chat.artifact.download': 'Herunterladen',
+  'chat.artifact.downloading': 'Wird heruntergeladen…',
+  'chat.artifact.downloaded': 'Gespeichert unter {path}',
+  'chat.artifact.download_failed': 'Download fehlgeschlagen: {reason}',
+  'chat.artifact.retry': 'Erneut versuchen',
+  'chat.artifact.reveal': 'Im Ordner anzeigen',
+  'chat.artifact.show_more': 'Mehr anzeigen',
+  'chat.artifact.show_less': 'Weniger anzeigen',
 
   // Chat composer toolbar
   'composer.attachFile': 'Datei anhängen',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
index 1bd2e4e2cb..557b984404 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
@@ -4788,6 +4788,19 @@ const en: TranslationMap = {
   'pages.settings.account.security': 'Security',
   'pages.settings.account.securityDesc': 'Secret storage mode and keychain status',
 
+  // Chat — agent-generated artifacts (#2779)
+  'chat.artifact.aria': 'Artifact: {title}',
+  'chat.artifact.generating': 'Generating {kind}…',
+  'chat.artifact.ready': 'Ready',
+  'chat.artifact.failed': 'Generation failed',
+  'chat.artifact.download': 'Download',
+  'chat.artifact.downloading': 'Downloading…',
+  'chat.artifact.downloaded': 'Saved to {path}',
+  'chat.artifact.download_failed': 'Download failed: {reason}',
+  'chat.artifact.retry': 'Retry',
+  'chat.artifact.reveal': 'Show in folder',
+  'chat.artifact.show_more': 'Show more',
+  'chat.artifact.show_less': 'Show less',
   // Chat composer toolbar
   'composer.attachFile': 'Attach file',
   'composer.modelSelector': 'Model',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts
index 7fe1be1e7b..6782368679 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts
@@ -4546,6 +4546,19 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'keyring.settings.revokeConsent': 'Rechazar almacenamiento local',
   'pages.settings.account.security': 'Seguridad',
   'pages.settings.account.securityDesc': 'Modo de almacenamiento de secretos y estado del llavero',
+  // Chat — agent-generated artifacts (#2779)
+  'chat.artifact.aria': 'Artefacto: {title}',
+  'chat.artifact.generating': 'Generando {kind}…',
+  'chat.artifact.ready': 'Listo',
+  'chat.artifact.failed': 'Error al generar',
+  'chat.artifact.download': 'Descargar',
+  'chat.artifact.downloading': 'Descargando…',
+  'chat.artifact.downloaded': 'Guardado en {path}',
+  'chat.artifact.download_failed': 'Error al descargar: {reason}',
+  'chat.artifact.retry': 'Reintentar',
+  'chat.artifact.reveal': 'Mostrar en la carpeta',
+  'chat.artifact.show_more': 'Ver más',
+  'chat.artifact.show_less': 'Ver menos',
 
   // Chat composer toolbar
   'composer.attachFile': 'Adjuntar archivo',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts
index 47879577dd..fac5846359 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts
@@ -4562,6 +4562,19 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'keyring.settings.revokeConsent': 'Refuser le stockage local',
   'pages.settings.account.security': 'Sécurité',
   'pages.settings.account.securityDesc': 'Mode de stockage des secrets et état du trousseau',
+  // Chat — agent-generated artifacts (#2779)
+  'chat.artifact.aria': 'Artefact : {title}',
+  'chat.artifact.generating': 'Génération de {kind}…',
+  'chat.artifact.ready': 'Prêt',
+  'chat.artifact.failed': 'Échec de la génération',
+  'chat.artifact.download': 'Télécharger',
+  'chat.artifact.downloading': 'Téléchargement…',
+  'chat.artifact.downloaded': 'Enregistré dans {path}',
+  'chat.artifact.download_failed': 'Échec du téléchargement : {reason}',
+  'chat.artifact.retry': 'Réessayer',
+  'chat.artifact.reveal': 'Afficher dans le dossier',
+  'chat.artifact.show_more': 'Voir plus',
+  'chat.artifact.show_less': 'Voir moins',
 
   // Chat composer toolbar
   'composer.attachFile': 'Joindre un fichier',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts
index 5b96f8439c..3826e52ae2 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts
@@ -4470,6 +4470,19 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'keyring.settings.revokeConsent': 'स्थानीय भंडारण अस्वीकार करें',
   'pages.settings.account.security': 'सुरक्षा',
   'pages.settings.account.securityDesc': 'रहस्य भंडारण मोड और कीचेन स्थिति',
+  // Chat — agent-generated artifacts (#2779)
+  'chat.artifact.aria': 'आर्टिफैक्ट: {title}',
+  'chat.artifact.generating': '{kind} बना रहा है…',
+  'chat.artifact.ready': 'तैयार',
+  'chat.artifact.failed': 'निर्माण विफल',
+  'chat.artifact.download': 'डाउनलोड',
+  'chat.artifact.downloading': 'डाउनलोड हो रहा है…',
+  'chat.artifact.downloaded': '{path} में सहेजा गया',
+  'chat.artifact.download_failed': 'डाउनलोड विफल: {reason}',
+  'chat.artifact.retry': 'पुनः प्रयास',
+  'chat.artifact.reveal': 'फ़ोल्डर में दिखाएं',
+  'chat.artifact.show_more': 'और दिखाएं',
+  'chat.artifact.show_less': 'कम दिखाएं',
 
   // Chat composer toolbar
   'composer.attachFile': 'फ़ाइल संलग्न करें',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts
index 5ac00f7680..3d90ffed0d 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts
@@ -4480,6 +4480,19 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'keyring.settings.revokeConsent': 'Tolak penyimpanan lokal',
   'pages.settings.account.security': 'Keamanan',
   'pages.settings.account.securityDesc': 'Mode penyimpanan rahasia dan status keychain',
+  // Chat — agent-generated artifacts (#2779)
+  'chat.artifact.aria': 'Artefak: {title}',
+  'chat.artifact.generating': 'Membuat {kind}…',
+  'chat.artifact.ready': 'Siap',
+  'chat.artifact.failed': 'Gagal dibuat',
+  'chat.artifact.download': 'Unduh',
+  'chat.artifact.downloading': 'Mengunduh…',
+  'chat.artifact.downloaded': 'Disimpan ke {path}',
+  'chat.artifact.download_failed': 'Unduhan gagal: {reason}',
+  'chat.artifact.retry': 'Coba lagi',
+  'chat.artifact.reveal': 'Tampilkan di folder',
+  'chat.artifact.show_more': 'Tampilkan selengkapnya',
+  'chat.artifact.show_less': 'Tampilkan lebih sedikit',
 
   // Chat composer toolbar
   'composer.attachFile': 'Lampirkan file',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts
index c06f666e2d..01f4ea6281 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts
@@ -4538,6 +4538,19 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'keyring.settings.revokeConsent': 'Rifiuta archiviazione locale',
   'pages.settings.account.security': 'Sicurezza',
   'pages.settings.account.securityDesc': 'Modalità archiviazione segreti e stato del portachiavi',
+  // Chat — agent-generated artifacts (#2779)
+  'chat.artifact.aria': 'Artefatto: {title}',
+  'chat.artifact.generating': 'Generazione {kind}…',
+  'chat.artifact.ready': 'Pronto',
+  'chat.artifact.failed': 'Generazione fallita',
+  'chat.artifact.download': 'Scarica',
+  'chat.artifact.downloading': 'Scaricamento…',
+  'chat.artifact.downloaded': 'Salvato in {path}',
+  'chat.artifact.download_failed': 'Download fallito: {reason}',
+  'chat.artifact.retry': 'Riprova',
+  'chat.artifact.reveal': 'Mostra nella cartella',
+  'chat.artifact.show_more': 'Mostra altro',
+  'chat.artifact.show_less': 'Mostra meno',
 
   // Chat composer toolbar
   'composer.attachFile': 'Allega file',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts
index f3575331f3..8ecb667f11 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts
@@ -4427,6 +4427,19 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'keyring.settings.revokeConsent': '로컬 저장소 거부',
   'pages.settings.account.security': '보안',
   'pages.settings.account.securityDesc': '비밀 저장 모드 및 키체인 상태',
+  // Chat — agent-generated artifacts (#2779)
+  'chat.artifact.aria': '아티팩트: {title}',
+  'chat.artifact.generating': '{kind} 생성 중…',
+  'chat.artifact.ready': '준비됨',
+  'chat.artifact.failed': '생성 실패',
+  'chat.artifact.download': '다운로드',
+  'chat.artifact.downloading': '다운로드 중…',
+  'chat.artifact.downloaded': '{path}에 저장됨',
+  'chat.artifact.download_failed': '다운로드 실패: {reason}',
+  'chat.artifact.retry': '다시 시도',
+  'chat.artifact.reveal': '폴더에서 보기',
+  'chat.artifact.show_more': '더 보기',
+  'chat.artifact.show_less': '간단히 보기',
 
   // Chat composer toolbar
   'composer.attachFile': '파일 첨부',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts
index 1ebfa1600a..431e48fdf2 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts
@@ -4537,6 +4537,19 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'keyring.settings.revokeConsent': 'Odmów lokalnego przechowywania',
   'pages.settings.account.security': 'Bezpieczeństwo',
   'pages.settings.account.securityDesc': 'Tryb przechowywania sekretów i stan pęku kluczy',
+  // Chat — agent-generated artifacts (#2779)
+  'chat.artifact.aria': 'Artefakt: {title}',
+  'chat.artifact.generating': 'Tworzenie {kind}…',
+  'chat.artifact.ready': 'Gotowe',
+  'chat.artifact.failed': 'Tworzenie nie powiodło się',
+  'chat.artifact.download': 'Pobierz',
+  'chat.artifact.downloading': 'Pobieranie…',
+  'chat.artifact.downloaded': 'Zapisano w {path}',
+  'chat.artifact.download_failed': 'Pobieranie nie powiodło się: {reason}',
+  'chat.artifact.retry': 'Spróbuj ponownie',
+  'chat.artifact.reveal': 'Pokaż w folderze',
+  'chat.artifact.show_more': 'Pokaż więcej',
+  'chat.artifact.show_less': 'Pokaż mniej',
 
   // Chat composer toolbar
   'composer.attachFile': 'Dołącz plik',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts
index 854223a7fd..7caadee9dc 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts
@@ -4536,6 +4536,19 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'keyring.settings.revokeConsent': 'Recusar armazenamento local',
   'pages.settings.account.security': 'Segurança',
   'pages.settings.account.securityDesc': 'Modo de armazenamento de segredos e status do chaveiro',
+  // Chat — agent-generated artifacts (#2779)
+  'chat.artifact.aria': 'Artefato: {title}',
+  'chat.artifact.generating': 'Gerando {kind}…',
+  'chat.artifact.ready': 'Pronto',
+  'chat.artifact.failed': 'Falha ao gerar',
+  'chat.artifact.download': 'Baixar',
+  'chat.artifact.downloading': 'Baixando…',
+  'chat.artifact.downloaded': 'Salvo em {path}',
+  'chat.artifact.download_failed': 'Falha no download: {reason}',
+  'chat.artifact.retry': 'Tentar novamente',
+  'chat.artifact.reveal': 'Mostrar na pasta',
+  'chat.artifact.show_more': 'Mostrar mais',
+  'chat.artifact.show_less': 'Mostrar menos',
 
   // Chat composer toolbar
   'composer.attachFile': 'Anexar arquivo',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
index 83a43f6029..2f6d9508a4 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
@@ -4506,6 +4506,19 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'keyring.settings.revokeConsent': 'Отклонить локальное хранилище',
   'pages.settings.account.security': 'Безопасность',
   'pages.settings.account.securityDesc': 'Режим хранения секретов и статус связки ключей',
+  // Chat — agent-generated artifacts (#2779)
+  'chat.artifact.aria': 'Артефакт: {title}',
+  'chat.artifact.generating': 'Создание {kind}…',
+  'chat.artifact.ready': 'Готово',
+  'chat.artifact.failed': 'Сбой генерации',
+  'chat.artifact.download': 'Скачать',
+  'chat.artifact.downloading': 'Скачивание…',
+  'chat.artifact.downloaded': 'Сохранено в {path}',
+  'chat.artifact.download_failed': 'Сбой скачивания: {reason}',
+  'chat.artifact.retry': 'Повторить',
+  'chat.artifact.reveal': 'Показать в папке',
+  'chat.artifact.show_more': 'Показать больше',
+  'chat.artifact.show_less': 'Свернуть',
 
   // Chat composer toolbar
   'composer.attachFile': 'Прикрепить файл',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts
index cb47796e8f..a314c70dec 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts
@@ -4248,6 +4248,19 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'keyring.settings.revokeConsent': '拒绝本地存储',
   'pages.settings.account.security': '安全',
   'pages.settings.account.securityDesc': '密钥存储模式和密钥链状态',
+  // Chat — agent-generated artifacts (#2779)
+  'chat.artifact.aria': '工件：{title}',
+  'chat.artifact.generating': '正在生成{kind}…',
+  'chat.artifact.ready': '已就绪',
+  'chat.artifact.failed': '生成失败',
+  'chat.artifact.download': '下载',
+  'chat.artifact.downloading': '下载中…',
+  'chat.artifact.downloaded': '已保存到 {path}',
+  'chat.artifact.download_failed': '下载失败：{reason}',
+  'chat.artifact.retry': '重试',
+  'chat.artifact.reveal': '在文件夹中显示',
+  'chat.artifact.show_more': '显示更多',
+  'chat.artifact.show_less': '收起',
 
   // Chat composer toolbar
   'composer.attachFile': '附加文件',
diff --git a/app/src/pages/Conversations.tsx b/app/src/pages/Conversations.tsx
index 770bcc1545..479e45a78a 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/Conversations.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/Conversations.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { type ChatSendError, chatSendError } from '../chat/chatSendError';
 import { checkPromptInjection, promptGuardMessage } from '../chat/promptInjectionGuard';
 import ApprovalRequestCard from '../components/chat/ApprovalRequestCard';
+import ArtifactCard from '../components/chat/ArtifactCard';
 import ChatComposer from '../components/chat/ChatComposer';
 import { ConfirmationModal } from '../components/intelligence/ConfirmationModal';
 import PillTabBar from '../components/PillTabBar';
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ const Conversations = ({
   const inferenceStatusByThread = useAppSelector(
     state => state.chatRuntime.inferenceStatusByThread
   );
+  const artifactsByThread = useAppSelector(state => state.chatRuntime.artifactsByThread);
   const pendingApprovalByThread = useAppSelector(
     state => state.chatRuntime.pendingApprovalByThread
   );
@@ -2092,6 +2094,43 @@ const Conversations = ({
             ) : null;
           })()}
 
+          {(() => {
+            // Surface artifact cards for the shown thread above the composer
+            // (#2779). Mirrors the approval-card placement so the user sees
+            // the just-generated deck without scrolling. Cards stay visible
+            // across turns until the thread is cleared. ArtifactCard handles
+            // its own download lifecycle (dialog → copy → "Saved to …").
+            const artifactThreadId = selectedThreadId ?? activeThreadId;
+            const artifacts = artifactThreadId ? (artifactsByThread[artifactThreadId] ?? []) : [];
+            if (artifacts.length === 0) return null;
+            return (
+              <div className="mb-2 flex flex-col gap-2">
+                {artifacts.map(artifact => (
+                  // NOTE: two intentionally-deferred surface gaps live here,
+                  // both tracked in follow-up issue #3162:
+                  //
+                  // 1. `onRetry` is intentionally omitted — `ArtifactCard`
+                  //    declares the prop as optional and renders a Retry
+                  //    button only when it's wired. Real retry (either
+                  //    `removeArtifact(thread, id)` to let the user
+                  //    re-prompt, or full re-dispatch of the producing
+                  //    tool call) is out of scope for #2779. The
+                  //    failed-card UI still surfaces the truncated error
+                  //    reason; the button just stays hidden until #3162.
+                  //
+                  // 2. The card's in-progress / "generating…" state is
+                  //    unreachable from this call site today — we only
+                  //    push an `ArtifactSnapshot` into `artifactsByThread`
+                  //    on `ArtifactReady` / `ArtifactFailed`, not on the
+                  //    earlier `ChatToolCallEvent` that fires when the
+                  //    agent dispatches `generate_presentation`. Wiring
+                  //    that event through is the other half of #3162.
+                  <ArtifactCard key={artifact.artifactId} artifact={artifact} />
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            );
+          })()}
+
           {composer === 'mic-cloud' ? (
             <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3 py-1">
               <MicComposer
diff --git a/app/src/providers/ChatRuntimeProvider.tsx b/app/src/providers/ChatRuntimeProvider.tsx
index 93b10b9608..ce031c69ee 100644
--- a/app/src/providers/ChatRuntimeProvider.tsx
+++ b/app/src/providers/ChatRuntimeProvider.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ import {
   type StreamingAssistantState,
   type ToolTimelineEntry,
   type ToolTimelineEntryStatus,
+  upsertArtifactFailedForThread,
+  upsertArtifactReadyForThread,
 } from '../store/chatRuntimeSlice';
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from '../store/hooks';
 import { selectSocketStatus } from '../store/socketSelectors';
@@ -792,6 +794,44 @@ const ChatRuntimeProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
           }
         });
       },
+      onArtifactReady: event => {
+        rtLog('artifact_ready', {
+          thread: event.thread_id,
+          artifact_id: event.artifact_id,
+          kind: event.kind,
+          size_bytes: event.size_bytes,
+        });
+        dispatch(
+          upsertArtifactReadyForThread({
+            threadId: event.thread_id,
+            artifactId: event.artifact_id,
+            kind: event.kind,
+            title: event.title,
+            path: event.path,
+            sizeBytes: event.size_bytes,
+          })
+        );
+      },
+      onArtifactFailed: event => {
+        // Defence-in-depth: producer is expected to pre-truncate the
+        // reason, but cap again here so a leaky producer cannot dump
+        // unbounded provider stderr into client telemetry.
+        rtLog('artifact_failed', {
+          thread: event.thread_id,
+          artifact_id: event.artifact_id,
+          kind: event.kind,
+          error: event.error.slice(0, 80),
+        });
+        dispatch(
+          upsertArtifactFailedForThread({
+            threadId: event.thread_id,
+            artifactId: event.artifact_id,
+            kind: event.kind,
+            title: event.title,
+            error: event.error,
+          })
+        );
+      },
       onApprovalRequest: (event: ChatApprovalRequestEvent) => {
         rtLog('approval_request', {
           thread: event.thread_id,
diff --git a/app/src/providers/__tests__/ChatRuntimeProvider.artifacts.test.tsx b/app/src/providers/__tests__/ChatRuntimeProvider.artifacts.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dace21e7c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/providers/__tests__/ChatRuntimeProvider.artifacts.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { act } from 'react';
+import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import * as chatService from '../../services/chatService';
+import { threadApi } from '../../services/api/threadApi';
+import { store } from '../../store';
+import { clearAllChatRuntime } from '../../store/chatRuntimeSlice';
+import { setStatusForUser } from '../../store/socketSlice';
+import { clearAllThreads } from '../../store/threadSlice';
+import ChatRuntimeProvider from '../ChatRuntimeProvider';
+
+vi.mock('../../services/chatService', async () => {
+  const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof chatService>('../../services/chatService');
+  return { ...actual, subscribeChatEvents: vi.fn() };
+});
+
+vi.mock('../../services/api/threadApi', () => ({
+  threadApi: {
+    createNewThread: vi.fn(),
+    getThreads: vi.fn(),
+    getThreadMessages: vi.fn(),
+    appendMessage: vi.fn(),
+    generateTitleIfNeeded: vi.fn(),
+    updateMessage: vi.fn(),
+    deleteThread: vi.fn(),
+    purge: vi.fn(),
+    getTaskBoard: vi.fn(),
+    putTaskBoard: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../hooks/usageRefresh', () => ({ requestUsageRefresh: vi.fn() }));
+
+const mockRefetchSnapshot = vi.fn();
+vi.mock('../../hooks/useRefetchSnapshotOnTurnEnd', () => ({
+  useRefetchSnapshotOnTurnEnd: () => ({ refetch: mockRefetchSnapshot }),
+}));
+
+function renderProvider(): chatService.ChatEventListeners {
+  let captured: chatService.ChatEventListeners = {};
+  vi.mocked(chatService.subscribeChatEvents).mockImplementation(listeners => {
+    captured = listeners;
+    return () => {};
+  });
+
+  store.dispatch(setStatusForUser({ userId: '__pending__', status: 'connected' }));
+
+  render(
+    <Provider store={store}>
+      <ChatRuntimeProvider>
+        <div />
+      </ChatRuntimeProvider>
+    </Provider>
+  );
+
+  return captured;
+}
+
+function resetRuntimeState() {
+  store.dispatch(clearAllThreads());
+  store.dispatch(clearAllChatRuntime());
+  store.dispatch(setStatusForUser({ userId: '__pending__', status: 'disconnected' }));
+}
+
+describe('ChatRuntimeProvider — artifact event dispatch (#2779)', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    resetRuntimeState();
+    vi.mocked(threadApi.getThreads).mockResolvedValue({ threads: [], count: 0 });
+  });
+
+  it('onArtifactReady upserts a ready snapshot keyed on the artifact id', () => {
+    const listeners = renderProvider();
+
+    act(() => {
+      listeners.onArtifactReady?.({
+        thread_id: 'thread-1',
+        artifact_id: 'a-1',
+        kind: 'presentation',
+        title: 'Deck',
+        path: 'a-1/deck.pptx',
+        size_bytes: 4096,
+      });
+    });
+
+    const bucket = store.getState().chatRuntime.artifactsByThread['thread-1'];
+    expect(bucket).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(bucket?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+      artifactId: 'a-1',
+      kind: 'presentation',
+      title: 'Deck',
+      path: 'a-1/deck.pptx',
+      sizeBytes: 4096,
+      status: 'ready',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('onArtifactFailed records the producer-supplied error', () => {
+    const listeners = renderProvider();
+
+    act(() => {
+      listeners.onArtifactFailed?.({
+        thread_id: 'thread-2',
+        artifact_id: 'a-2',
+        kind: 'document',
+        title: 'Notes',
+        error: 'producer crashed',
+      });
+    });
+
+    const bucket = store.getState().chatRuntime.artifactsByThread['thread-2'];
+    expect(bucket).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(bucket?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+      artifactId: 'a-2',
+      kind: 'document',
+      title: 'Notes',
+      status: 'failed',
+      error: 'producer crashed',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('onArtifactFailed dispatches the FULL error to the store even when huge', () => {
+    // The provider's rtLog truncates to 80 chars for telemetry, but the
+    // dispatched payload must keep the full reason so the ArtifactCard
+    // can offer "Show more".
+    const listeners = renderProvider();
+    const huge = 'p'.repeat(500);
+
+    act(() => {
+      listeners.onArtifactFailed?.({
+        thread_id: 'thread-3',
+        artifact_id: 'a-3',
+        kind: 'presentation',
+        title: 'Deck',
+        error: huge,
+      });
+    });
+
+    const entry = store.getState().chatRuntime.artifactsByThread['thread-3']?.[0];
+    expect(entry?.error).toHaveLength(500);
+    expect(entry?.error).toBe(huge);
+  });
+
+  it('an artifact_failed → artifact_ready sequence promotes the snapshot in place', () => {
+    const listeners = renderProvider();
+
+    act(() => {
+      listeners.onArtifactFailed?.({
+        thread_id: 'thread-4',
+        artifact_id: 'a-4',
+        kind: 'presentation',
+        title: 'Deck',
+        error: 'boom',
+      });
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      listeners.onArtifactReady?.({
+        thread_id: 'thread-4',
+        artifact_id: 'a-4',
+        kind: 'presentation',
+        title: 'Deck',
+        path: 'a-4/deck.pptx',
+        size_bytes: 1024,
+      });
+    });
+
+    const bucket = store.getState().chatRuntime.artifactsByThread['thread-4'];
+    expect(bucket).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(bucket?.[0].status).toBe('ready');
+    expect(bucket?.[0].error).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('keeps artifact buckets per-thread', () => {
+    const listeners = renderProvider();
+
+    act(() => {
+      listeners.onArtifactReady?.({
+        thread_id: 'thread-a',
+        artifact_id: 'a-1',
+        kind: 'image',
+        title: 'Pic',
+        path: 'a-1/pic.png',
+        size_bytes: 1,
+      });
+      listeners.onArtifactFailed?.({
+        thread_id: 'thread-b',
+        artifact_id: 'a-2',
+        kind: 'document',
+        title: 'Doc',
+        error: 'denied',
+      });
+    });
+
+    const state = store.getState().chatRuntime.artifactsByThread;
+    expect(state['thread-a']?.[0].status).toBe('ready');
+    expect(state['thread-b']?.[0].status).toBe('failed');
+    expect(state['thread-a']?.[0].artifactId).toBe('a-1');
+    expect(state['thread-b']?.[0].artifactId).toBe('a-2');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/src/services/__tests__/artifactDownloadService.test.ts b/app/src/services/__tests__/artifactDownloadService.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6eb46c56aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/services/__tests__/artifactDownloadService.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+// Importing AFTER mocks are registered so the service binds to the stubs.
+import { downloadArtifact, revealArtifactInFileManager } from '../artifactDownloadService';
+
+// Mock the Tauri common shim (safeInvoke + isTauri) so the service
+// runs entirely in JS — no real Tauri IPC reach.
+const invokeMock = vi.fn();
+const isTauriMock = vi.fn(() => true);
+vi.mock('../../utils/tauriCommands/common', () => ({
+  safeInvoke: (...args: unknown[]) => invokeMock(...args),
+  isTauri: () => isTauriMock(),
+}));
+
+// Mock the core RPC client — the service only uses one method.
+const callCoreRpcMock = vi.fn();
+vi.mock('../coreRpcClient', () => ({
+  callCoreRpc: (...args: unknown[]) => callCoreRpcMock(...args),
+}));
+
+// Mock the opener plugin's reveal binding so we can assert it is
+// invoked with the canonical absolute-path argument.
+const revealMock = vi.fn();
+vi.mock('@tauri-apps/plugin-opener', () => ({
+  revealItemInDir: (...args: unknown[]) => revealMock(...args),
+}));
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  invokeMock.mockReset();
+  callCoreRpcMock.mockReset();
+  revealMock.mockReset();
+  isTauriMock.mockReset();
+  isTauriMock.mockReturnValue(true);
+});
+
+describe('downloadArtifact', () => {
+  it('refuses outside Tauri with a user-facing message', async () => {
+    isTauriMock.mockReturnValueOnce(false);
+    const out = await downloadArtifact('a-1', 'Deck', 'pptx');
+    expect(out).toEqual({ ok: false, error: 'Downloads are only available in the desktop app' });
+    expect(callCoreRpcMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(invokeMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('refuses an empty artifact id', async () => {
+    const out = await downloadArtifact('   ', 'Deck', 'pptx');
+    expect(out).toEqual({ ok: false, error: 'artifact id missing' });
+    expect(callCoreRpcMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('surfaces a friendly error when ai_get_artifact rejects (Error)', async () => {
+    callCoreRpcMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('rpc dropped'));
+    const out = await downloadArtifact('a-1', 'Deck', 'pptx');
+    expect(out.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(out.error).toBe('failed to resolve artifact: rpc dropped');
+  });
+
+  it('stringifies non-Error rejections from the core RPC', async () => {
+    callCoreRpcMock.mockRejectedValueOnce('boom');
+    const out = await downloadArtifact('a-1', 'Deck', 'pptx');
+    expect(out.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(out.error).toBe('failed to resolve artifact: boom');
+  });
+
+  it('returns a clear error when the core response lacks absolute_path', async () => {
+    callCoreRpcMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ meta: { title: 'Deck' } });
+    const out = await downloadArtifact('a-1', 'Deck', 'pptx');
+    expect(out).toEqual({ ok: false, error: 'artifact path missing from core response' });
+    expect(invokeMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('treats a null core response as missing path', async () => {
+    callCoreRpcMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(null);
+    const out = await downloadArtifact('a-1', 'Deck', 'pptx');
+    expect(out).toEqual({ ok: false, error: 'artifact path missing from core response' });
+  });
+
+  it('prefers the persisted title over the caller fallback', async () => {
+    callCoreRpcMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      absolute_path: '/workspace/artifacts/a-1/deck.pptx',
+      meta: { title: 'Real Title' },
+    });
+    invokeMock.mockResolvedValueOnce('/Users/me/Downloads/Real Title.pptx');
+
+    const out = await downloadArtifact('a-1', 'Caller Fallback', 'pptx');
+
+    expect(out).toEqual({ ok: true, path: '/Users/me/Downloads/Real Title.pptx' });
+    expect(callCoreRpcMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      method: 'openhuman.ai_get_artifact',
+      params: { artifact_id: 'a-1' },
+    });
+    expect(invokeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('download_artifact_to_downloads', {
+      sourcePath: '/workspace/artifacts/a-1/deck.pptx',
+      filename: 'Real Title.pptx',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to the caller-supplied title when meta.title is blank', async () => {
+    callCoreRpcMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      absolute_path: '/workspace/artifacts/a-1/deck.pptx',
+      meta: { title: '   ' },
+    });
+    invokeMock.mockResolvedValueOnce('/Users/me/Downloads/Deck.pptx');
+
+    await downloadArtifact('a-1', 'Deck', 'pptx');
+    expect(invokeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('download_artifact_to_downloads', {
+      sourcePath: '/workspace/artifacts/a-1/deck.pptx',
+      filename: 'Deck.pptx',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('uses the "artifact" placeholder when both title sources are empty', async () => {
+    callCoreRpcMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      absolute_path: '/workspace/artifacts/a-1/x.bin',
+      meta: {},
+    });
+    invokeMock.mockResolvedValueOnce('/Users/me/Downloads/artifact.bin');
+
+    await downloadArtifact('a-1', '   ', 'bin');
+    expect(invokeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('download_artifact_to_downloads', {
+      sourcePath: '/workspace/artifacts/a-1/x.bin',
+      filename: 'artifact.bin',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('strips leading dots from the extension before appending', async () => {
+    callCoreRpcMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      absolute_path: '/workspace/artifacts/a-1/deck.pptx',
+      meta: { title: 'Deck' },
+    });
+    invokeMock.mockResolvedValueOnce('/Users/me/Downloads/Deck.pptx');
+
+    await downloadArtifact('a-1', 'Deck', '..pptx');
+    expect(invokeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('download_artifact_to_downloads', {
+      sourcePath: '/workspace/artifacts/a-1/deck.pptx',
+      filename: 'Deck.pptx',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('omits the dot when extension is empty', async () => {
+    callCoreRpcMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      absolute_path: '/workspace/artifacts/a-1/raw',
+      meta: { title: 'Raw' },
+    });
+    invokeMock.mockResolvedValueOnce('/Users/me/Downloads/Raw');
+
+    await downloadArtifact('a-1', 'Raw', '   ');
+    expect(invokeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('download_artifact_to_downloads', {
+      sourcePath: '/workspace/artifacts/a-1/raw',
+      filename: 'Raw',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('returns the Tauri error when the copy command rejects', async () => {
+    callCoreRpcMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      absolute_path: '/workspace/artifacts/a-1/deck.pptx',
+      meta: { title: 'Deck' },
+    });
+    invokeMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('disk full'));
+
+    const out = await downloadArtifact('a-1', 'Deck', 'pptx');
+    expect(out).toEqual({ ok: false, error: 'disk full' });
+  });
+
+  it('stringifies a non-Error Tauri rejection', async () => {
+    callCoreRpcMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      absolute_path: '/workspace/artifacts/a-1/deck.pptx',
+      meta: { title: 'Deck' },
+    });
+    invokeMock.mockRejectedValueOnce('nope');
+
+    const out = await downloadArtifact('a-1', 'Deck', 'pptx');
+    expect(out).toEqual({ ok: false, error: 'nope' });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('revealArtifactInFileManager', () => {
+  it('no-ops outside Tauri', async () => {
+    isTauriMock.mockReturnValueOnce(false);
+    const ok = await revealArtifactInFileManager('/Users/me/Downloads/Deck.pptx');
+    expect(ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(revealMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('no-ops on an empty absolute path', async () => {
+    const ok = await revealArtifactInFileManager('   ');
+    expect(ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(revealMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('routes through the typed plugin binding', async () => {
+    revealMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined);
+    const ok = await revealArtifactInFileManager('/Users/me/Downloads/Deck.pptx');
+    expect(ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(revealMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/Users/me/Downloads/Deck.pptx');
+  });
+
+  it('swallows reveal failures and returns false', async () => {
+    revealMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('opener missing'));
+    const ok = await revealArtifactInFileManager('/Users/me/Downloads/Deck.pptx');
+    expect(ok).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/src/services/__tests__/chatService.artifactEvents.test.ts b/app/src/services/__tests__/chatService.artifactEvents.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09a8a4642c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/services/__tests__/chatService.artifactEvents.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,252 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { subscribeChatEvents } from '../chatService';
+import { socketService } from '../socketService';
+
+vi.mock('../socketService', () => ({ socketService: { getSocket: vi.fn() } }));
+vi.mock('../coreRpcClient', () => ({ callCoreRpc: vi.fn() }));
+
+type Handler = (...args: unknown[]) => void;
+
+function createMockSocket() {
+  const handlers = new Map<string, Handler[]>();
+  const on = vi.fn((event: string, cb: Handler) => {
+    const existing = handlers.get(event) ?? [];
+    existing.push(cb);
+    handlers.set(event, existing);
+  });
+  const off = vi.fn((event: string, cb: Handler) => {
+    const existing = handlers.get(event) ?? [];
+    handlers.set(
+      event,
+      existing.filter(handler => handler !== cb)
+    );
+  });
+  const emit = (event: string, payload: unknown) => {
+    for (const handler of handlers.get(event) ?? []) {
+      handler(payload);
+    }
+  };
+  return { id: 'socket-1', on, off, emit };
+}
+
+describe('chatService — artifact_ready / artifact_failed handlers (#2779)', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('subscribes to artifact events under canonical snake_case names', () => {
+    const socket = createMockSocket();
+    vi.mocked(socketService.getSocket).mockReturnValue(socket as never);
+
+    subscribeChatEvents({ onArtifactReady: () => {}, onArtifactFailed: () => {} });
+
+    const events = socket.on.mock.calls.map(call => call[0]);
+    expect(events).toEqual(['artifact_ready', 'artifact_failed']);
+  });
+
+  it('flattens the wire envelope into a typed ArtifactReadyEvent', () => {
+    const socket = createMockSocket();
+    vi.mocked(socketService.getSocket).mockReturnValue(socket as never);
+    const onArtifactReady = vi.fn();
+
+    subscribeChatEvents({ onArtifactReady });
+
+    socket.emit('artifact_ready', {
+      thread_id: 'thread-1',
+      client_id: 'web-x',
+      args: {
+        artifact_id: 'a-1',
+        kind: 'presentation',
+        title: 'Deck',
+        path: 'a-1/deck.pptx',
+        size_bytes: 4096,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(onArtifactReady).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onArtifactReady).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      thread_id: 'thread-1',
+      client_id: 'web-x',
+      artifact_id: 'a-1',
+      kind: 'presentation',
+      title: 'Deck',
+      path: 'a-1/deck.pptx',
+      size_bytes: 4096,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('drops an artifact_ready payload missing required fields', () => {
+    const socket = createMockSocket();
+    vi.mocked(socketService.getSocket).mockReturnValue(socket as never);
+    const onArtifactReady = vi.fn();
+
+    subscribeChatEvents({ onArtifactReady });
+
+    // No args at all → skipped.
+    socket.emit('artifact_ready', { thread_id: 'thread-1' });
+    // Missing path → skipped.
+    socket.emit('artifact_ready', {
+      thread_id: 'thread-1',
+      args: { artifact_id: 'a-1', kind: 'document', title: 'Doc', size_bytes: 1 },
+    });
+    // Missing size_bytes → skipped.
+    socket.emit('artifact_ready', {
+      thread_id: 'thread-1',
+      args: { artifact_id: 'a-1', kind: 'document', title: 'Doc', path: 'a-1/doc.pdf' },
+    });
+    // Missing artifact_id → skipped.
+    socket.emit('artifact_ready', {
+      thread_id: 'thread-1',
+      args: { kind: 'document', title: 'Doc', path: 'a-1/doc.pdf', size_bytes: 1 },
+    });
+
+    expect(onArtifactReady).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('rejects artifact_ready with an unknown kind (not in the allowlist)', () => {
+    const socket = createMockSocket();
+    vi.mocked(socketService.getSocket).mockReturnValue(socket as never);
+    const onArtifactReady = vi.fn();
+
+    subscribeChatEvents({ onArtifactReady });
+
+    socket.emit('artifact_ready', {
+      thread_id: 'thread-1',
+      args: {
+        artifact_id: 'a-1',
+        // not in {presentation, document, image, other}
+        kind: 'spreadsheet',
+        title: 'Deck',
+        path: 'a-1/deck.pptx',
+        size_bytes: 4096,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(onArtifactReady).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('accepts every allowlisted kind for artifact_ready', () => {
+    const socket = createMockSocket();
+    vi.mocked(socketService.getSocket).mockReturnValue(socket as never);
+    const onArtifactReady = vi.fn();
+
+    subscribeChatEvents({ onArtifactReady });
+
+    for (const kind of ['presentation', 'document', 'image', 'other'] as const) {
+      socket.emit('artifact_ready', {
+        thread_id: 'thread-1',
+        args: { artifact_id: `a-${kind}`, kind, title: 'X', path: `a-${kind}/file`, size_bytes: 1 },
+      });
+    }
+
+    expect(onArtifactReady).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
+    expect(onArtifactReady.mock.calls.map(c => (c[0] as { kind: string }).kind)).toEqual([
+      'presentation',
+      'document',
+      'image',
+      'other',
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('flattens artifact_failed into a typed ArtifactFailedEvent', () => {
+    const socket = createMockSocket();
+    vi.mocked(socketService.getSocket).mockReturnValue(socket as never);
+    const onArtifactFailed = vi.fn();
+
+    subscribeChatEvents({ onArtifactFailed });
+
+    socket.emit('artifact_failed', {
+      thread_id: 'thread-1',
+      client_id: 'web-y',
+      args: {
+        artifact_id: 'a-1',
+        kind: 'presentation',
+        title: 'Deck',
+        error: 'pip install failed',
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(onArtifactFailed).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onArtifactFailed).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      thread_id: 'thread-1',
+      client_id: 'web-y',
+      artifact_id: 'a-1',
+      kind: 'presentation',
+      title: 'Deck',
+      error: 'pip install failed',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('drops an artifact_failed payload missing required fields', () => {
+    const socket = createMockSocket();
+    vi.mocked(socketService.getSocket).mockReturnValue(socket as never);
+    const onArtifactFailed = vi.fn();
+
+    subscribeChatEvents({ onArtifactFailed });
+
+    // Missing error
+    socket.emit('artifact_failed', {
+      thread_id: 'thread-1',
+      args: { artifact_id: 'a-1', kind: 'presentation', title: 'Deck' },
+    });
+    // Missing artifact_id
+    socket.emit('artifact_failed', {
+      thread_id: 'thread-1',
+      args: { kind: 'presentation', title: 'Deck', error: 'x' },
+    });
+    // Missing title
+    socket.emit('artifact_failed', {
+      thread_id: 'thread-1',
+      args: { artifact_id: 'a-1', kind: 'presentation', error: 'x' },
+    });
+
+    expect(onArtifactFailed).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('rejects artifact_failed with an unknown kind', () => {
+    const socket = createMockSocket();
+    vi.mocked(socketService.getSocket).mockReturnValue(socket as never);
+    const onArtifactFailed = vi.fn();
+
+    subscribeChatEvents({ onArtifactFailed });
+
+    socket.emit('artifact_failed', {
+      thread_id: 'thread-1',
+      args: { artifact_id: 'a-1', kind: 'video', title: 'X', error: 'boom' },
+    });
+
+    expect(onArtifactFailed).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('preserves the full error string on the dispatched event even when huge', () => {
+    // The handler caps only the LOG line, not the dispatched payload.
+    const socket = createMockSocket();
+    vi.mocked(socketService.getSocket).mockReturnValue(socket as never);
+    const onArtifactFailed = vi.fn();
+
+    subscribeChatEvents({ onArtifactFailed });
+
+    const huge = 'x'.repeat(500);
+    socket.emit('artifact_failed', {
+      thread_id: 'thread-1',
+      args: { artifact_id: 'a-1', kind: 'presentation', title: 'Deck', error: huge },
+    });
+
+    expect(onArtifactFailed).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const event = onArtifactFailed.mock.calls[0]![0] as { error: string };
+    expect(event.error).toHaveLength(500);
+    expect(event.error).toBe(huge);
+  });
+
+  it('removes both artifact handlers on cleanup', () => {
+    const socket = createMockSocket();
+    vi.mocked(socketService.getSocket).mockReturnValue(socket as never);
+
+    const cleanup = subscribeChatEvents({ onArtifactReady: () => {}, onArtifactFailed: () => {} });
+    cleanup();
+
+    const offEvents = socket.off.mock.calls.map(call => call[0]);
+    expect(offEvents).toEqual(['artifact_ready', 'artifact_failed']);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/src/services/artifactDownloadService.ts b/app/src/services/artifactDownloadService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3aabb18ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/services/artifactDownloadService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/**
+ * Artifact download service (#2779).
+ *
+ * Flow:
+ *
+ *  1. Call `openhuman.ai_get_artifact` via the existing core RPC client
+ *     to resolve the artifact's absolute on-disk path + meta.
+ *  2. Invoke the Tauri `download_artifact_to_downloads` command with
+ *     the source path + a filename hint built from the artifact's
+ *     title. The command picks a non-colliding name under the user's
+ *     Downloads directory and copies the file.
+ *  3. Return the resolved dest path so the UI can show a "Saved to …"
+ *     toast with a "Reveal in Finder" button (the `opener` plugin's
+ *     `reveal-item-in-dir` capability is already wired).
+ *
+ * No-ops outside Tauri (browser dev preview) — the download flow only
+ * makes sense in the desktop shell.
+ */
+import { revealItemInDir } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-opener';
+
+import { safeInvoke as invoke, isTauri } from '../utils/tauriCommands/common';
+import { callCoreRpc } from './coreRpcClient';
+
+/** Outcome surfaced to the UI for a single download attempt. */
+export interface DownloadArtifactOutcome {
+  ok: boolean;
+  /** Absolute destination path when `ok === true`. */
+  path?: string;
+  /** Short, user-facing error string when `ok === false`. */
+  error?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Shape of the `data` field returned by the
+ * `openhuman.ai_get_artifact` JSON-RPC method. We pull only the
+ * fields we need; extra fields are tolerated.
+ */
+interface AiGetArtifactData {
+  absolute_path?: string;
+  /** Full ArtifactMeta nested under this key on the core RPC response. */
+  meta?: { id?: string; title?: string; path?: string; kind?: string; status?: string };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolve the source path + filename hint, then copy to Downloads.
+ *
+ * `extension` is the file extension WITHOUT the leading dot
+ * (`"pptx"`, `"pdf"`, …). Used to build the Downloads filename when
+ * the title doesn't already carry one.
+ */
+export async function downloadArtifact(
+  artifactId: string,
+  fallbackTitle: string,
+  extension: string
+): Promise<DownloadArtifactOutcome> {
+  if (!isTauri()) {
+    return { ok: false, error: 'Downloads are only available in the desktop app' };
+  }
+  if (!artifactId.trim()) {
+    return { ok: false, error: 'artifact id missing' };
+  }
+
+  let resolved: AiGetArtifactData;
+  try {
+    const raw = await callCoreRpc<AiGetArtifactData>({
+      method: 'openhuman.ai_get_artifact',
+      params: { artifact_id: artifactId },
+    });
+    resolved = raw ?? {};
+  } catch (err) {
+    const reason = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+    return { ok: false, error: `failed to resolve artifact: ${reason}` };
+  }
+
+  const sourcePath = resolved.absolute_path;
+  if (!sourcePath) {
+    return { ok: false, error: 'artifact path missing from core response' };
+  }
+
+  // Prefer the persisted title (came from create_artifact's
+  // sanitized stem) but fall back to the caller-supplied hint.
+  const title = resolved.meta?.title?.trim() || fallbackTitle.trim() || 'artifact';
+  const ext = extension.trim().replace(/^\.+/, '');
+  const filename = ext ? `${title}.${ext}` : title;
+
+  try {
+    const dest = await invoke<string>('download_artifact_to_downloads', { sourcePath, filename });
+    return { ok: true, path: dest };
+  } catch (err) {
+    const reason = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+    return { ok: false, error: reason };
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Open the user's file manager pointed at the just-downloaded file.
+ * Uses the existing `opener:allow-reveal-item-in-dir` capability —
+ * no new permission needed. Returns `false` when not in Tauri or the
+ * invoke fails (caller usually ignores the result).
+ */
+export async function revealArtifactInFileManager(absolutePath: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (!isTauri()) return false;
+  if (!absolutePath.trim()) return false;
+  try {
+    // Use the plugin's typed binding — the raw `invoke('plugin:opener|
+    // reveal_item_in_dir', { path })` shape silently no-ops because the
+    // plugin expects `{ paths: [absolutePath] }` (array). The binding
+    // handles the wrap.
+    await revealItemInDir(absolutePath);
+    return true;
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Swallow — reveal is best-effort, the file is already saved.
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.warn('[artifact] revealItemInDir failed:', err);
+    return false;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/services/chatService.ts b/app/src/services/chatService.ts
index a60b0fcf1c..ddce6c5e15 100644
--- a/app/src/services/chatService.ts
+++ b/app/src/services/chatService.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,48 @@ export interface ChatApprovalRequestEvent {
   args?: Record<string, unknown>;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Lowercase variant of the Rust `ArtifactKind` enum surfaced on
+ * artifact lifecycle socket events. Mirrors the slugs produced by
+ * `ArtifactKind::as_str()` in `src/openhuman/artifacts/types.rs`.
+ */
+export type ArtifactKind = 'presentation' | 'document' | 'image' | 'other';
+
+/**
+ * Emitted when the core `artifacts::store::finalize_artifact` flips an
+ * artifact's status to `Ready`. The chat runtime upserts the snapshot
+ * keyed on `artifact_id` so the `ArtifactCard` can render in the
+ * message timeline with a download button (#2779).
+ */
+export interface ArtifactReadyEvent {
+  thread_id: string;
+  client_id?: string;
+  /** UUID of the artifact record. Use with `ai_get_artifact`. */
+  artifact_id: string;
+  kind: ArtifactKind;
+  /** Human-readable title; also the on-disk filename stem. */
+  title: string;
+  /** Relative path under `<workspace>/artifacts/`, e.g. `<uuid>/deck.pptx`. */
+  path: string;
+  /** Final on-disk size in bytes. */
+  size_bytes: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Emitted when `artifacts::store::fail_artifact` flips an artifact to
+ * `Failed` after the producer surfaced a reason. The frontend swaps
+ * the in-flight card for a retry-hint view.
+ */
+export interface ArtifactFailedEvent {
+  thread_id: string;
+  client_id?: string;
+  artifact_id: string;
+  kind: ArtifactKind;
+  title: string;
+  /** Producer-supplied failure reason, already truncated. */
+  error: string;
+}
+
 /** Emitted when the agent turn begins (before the first LLM call). */
 export interface ChatInferenceStartEvent {
   thread_id: string;
@@ -354,6 +396,8 @@ export interface ChatEventListeners {
   onTaskBoardUpdated?: (event: ChatTaskBoardUpdatedEvent) => void;
   onProactiveMessage?: (event: ProactiveMessageEvent) => void;
   onApprovalRequest?: (event: ChatApprovalRequestEvent) => void;
+  onArtifactReady?: (event: ArtifactReadyEvent) => void;
+  onArtifactFailed?: (event: ArtifactFailedEvent) => void;
   onDone?: (event: ChatDoneEvent) => void;
   onError?: (event: ChatErrorEvent) => void;
 }
@@ -387,6 +431,8 @@ export function subscribeChatEvents(listeners: ChatEventListeners): () => void {
     taskBoardUpdated: 'task_board_updated',
     proactiveMessage: 'proactive_message',
     approvalRequest: 'approval_request',
+    artifactReady: 'artifact_ready',
+    artifactFailed: 'artifact_failed',
     done: 'chat_done',
     error: 'chat_error',
   } as const;
@@ -706,6 +752,113 @@ export function subscribeChatEvents(listeners: ChatEventListeners): () => void {
     handlers.push([EVENTS.approvalRequest, cb]);
   }
 
+  // Artifact lifecycle events (#2779). The Rust subscriber in
+  // `channels/providers/web::ArtifactSurfaceSubscriber` packs the
+  // artifact payload into the generic `args` field of the wire
+  // envelope (kept the WebChannelEvent struct shape stable to avoid
+  // touching ~10 existing call sites with `..Default::default()`).
+  // Flatten back into the typed `ArtifactReadyEvent` /
+  // `ArtifactFailedEvent` shape so listeners get a clean contract.
+  const validArtifactKinds: ReadonlySet<ArtifactKind> = new Set([
+    'presentation',
+    'document',
+    'image',
+    'other',
+  ]);
+  const isValidArtifactKind = (k: unknown): k is ArtifactKind =>
+    typeof k === 'string' && validArtifactKinds.has(k as ArtifactKind);
+  if (listeners.onArtifactReady) {
+    const cb = (payload: unknown) => {
+      const raw = payload as {
+        thread_id: string;
+        client_id?: string;
+        args?: {
+          artifact_id?: string;
+          kind?: ArtifactKind;
+          title?: string;
+          path?: string;
+          size_bytes?: number;
+        };
+      };
+      const args = raw.args ?? {};
+      if (
+        !args.artifact_id ||
+        !isValidArtifactKind(args.kind) ||
+        !args.title ||
+        !args.path ||
+        args.size_bytes == null
+      ) {
+        chatLog(
+          '%s thread_id=%s — skipping malformed payload (missing args)',
+          EVENTS.artifactReady,
+          raw.thread_id
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+      const event: ArtifactReadyEvent = {
+        thread_id: raw.thread_id,
+        client_id: raw.client_id,
+        artifact_id: args.artifact_id,
+        kind: args.kind,
+        title: args.title,
+        path: args.path,
+        size_bytes: args.size_bytes,
+      };
+      chatLog(
+        '%s thread_id=%s artifact_id=%s kind=%s size=%d',
+        EVENTS.artifactReady,
+        event.thread_id,
+        event.artifact_id,
+        event.kind,
+        event.size_bytes
+      );
+      listeners.onArtifactReady?.(event);
+    };
+    socket.on(EVENTS.artifactReady, cb);
+    handlers.push([EVENTS.artifactReady, cb]);
+  }
+
+  if (listeners.onArtifactFailed) {
+    const cb = (payload: unknown) => {
+      const raw = payload as {
+        thread_id: string;
+        client_id?: string;
+        args?: { artifact_id?: string; kind?: ArtifactKind; title?: string; error?: string };
+      };
+      const args = raw.args ?? {};
+      if (!args.artifact_id || !isValidArtifactKind(args.kind) || !args.title || !args.error) {
+        chatLog(
+          '%s thread_id=%s — skipping malformed payload (missing args)',
+          EVENTS.artifactFailed,
+          raw.thread_id
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+      const event: ArtifactFailedEvent = {
+        thread_id: raw.thread_id,
+        client_id: raw.client_id,
+        artifact_id: args.artifact_id,
+        kind: args.kind,
+        title: args.title,
+        error: args.error,
+      };
+      // Defence-in-depth: producer is expected to pre-truncate, but
+      // cap the log preview again so a leaky producer cannot blast
+      // unbounded provider stderr into client telemetry.
+      chatLog(
+        '%s thread_id=%s artifact_id=%s kind=%s err=%s',
+        EVENTS.artifactFailed,
+        event.thread_id,
+        event.artifact_id,
+        event.kind,
+        event.error.slice(0, 80)
+      );
+      listeners.onArtifactFailed?.(event);
+    };
+    socket.on(EVENTS.artifactFailed, cb);
+    handlers.push([EVENTS.artifactFailed, cb]);
+  }
+
   if (listeners.onTaskBoardUpdated) {
     const cb = (payload: unknown) => {
       const e = payload as ChatTaskBoardUpdatedEvent;
diff --git a/app/src/store/__tests__/chatRuntimeSlice.artifacts.test.ts b/app/src/store/__tests__/chatRuntimeSlice.artifacts.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fe8366567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/store/__tests__/chatRuntimeSlice.artifacts.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import reducer, {
+  clearAllChatRuntime,
+  clearArtifactsForThread,
+  clearRuntimeForThread,
+  upsertArtifactFailedForThread,
+  upsertArtifactInProgressForThread,
+  upsertArtifactReadyForThread,
+} from '../chatRuntimeSlice';
+
+describe('chatRuntimeSlice — artifact lifecycle (#2779)', () => {
+  it('upserts a new in_progress snapshot for a thread', () => {
+    const next = reducer(
+      undefined,
+      upsertArtifactInProgressForThread({
+        threadId: 't-1',
+        artifactId: 'a-1',
+        kind: 'presentation',
+        title: 'Deck',
+      })
+    );
+
+    const list = next.artifactsByThread['t-1'];
+    expect(list).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(list[0]).toMatchObject({
+      artifactId: 'a-1',
+      kind: 'presentation',
+      title: 'Deck',
+      status: 'in_progress',
+    });
+    expect(typeof list[0].updatedAt).toBe('number');
+  });
+
+  it('promotes the in_progress entry to ready in place, preserving order', () => {
+    const inProgress = reducer(
+      undefined,
+      upsertArtifactInProgressForThread({
+        threadId: 't-1',
+        artifactId: 'a-1',
+        kind: 'presentation',
+        title: 'Deck',
+      })
+    );
+    const withSibling = reducer(
+      inProgress,
+      upsertArtifactInProgressForThread({
+        threadId: 't-1',
+        artifactId: 'a-2',
+        kind: 'document',
+        title: 'Notes',
+      })
+    );
+
+    const ready = reducer(
+      withSibling,
+      upsertArtifactReadyForThread({
+        threadId: 't-1',
+        artifactId: 'a-1',
+        kind: 'presentation',
+        title: 'Deck',
+        path: 'a-1/deck.pptx',
+        sizeBytes: 4096,
+      })
+    );
+
+    const list = ready.artifactsByThread['t-1'];
+    expect(list).toHaveLength(2);
+    // first slot stays first — replaced in place, not appended.
+    expect(list[0]).toMatchObject({
+      artifactId: 'a-1',
+      status: 'ready',
+      path: 'a-1/deck.pptx',
+      sizeBytes: 4096,
+    });
+    expect(list[1].artifactId).toBe('a-2');
+  });
+
+  it('records a failed artifact with the producer reason', () => {
+    const next = reducer(
+      undefined,
+      upsertArtifactFailedForThread({
+        threadId: 't-1',
+        artifactId: 'a-1',
+        kind: 'presentation',
+        title: 'Deck',
+        error: 'pip install failed',
+      })
+    );
+
+    expect(next.artifactsByThread['t-1'][0]).toMatchObject({
+      artifactId: 'a-1',
+      status: 'failed',
+      error: 'pip install failed',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('appends new artifactIds in insertion order', () => {
+    const a = reducer(
+      undefined,
+      upsertArtifactReadyForThread({
+        threadId: 't-1',
+        artifactId: 'a-1',
+        kind: 'document',
+        title: 'Doc',
+        path: 'a-1/doc.pdf',
+        sizeBytes: 100,
+      })
+    );
+    const b = reducer(
+      a,
+      upsertArtifactReadyForThread({
+        threadId: 't-1',
+        artifactId: 'a-2',
+        kind: 'image',
+        title: 'Pic',
+        path: 'a-2/pic.png',
+        sizeBytes: 200,
+      })
+    );
+
+    const ids = b.artifactsByThread['t-1'].map(entry => entry.artifactId);
+    expect(ids).toEqual(['a-1', 'a-2']);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps thread buckets isolated', () => {
+    const a = reducer(
+      undefined,
+      upsertArtifactReadyForThread({
+        threadId: 't-1',
+        artifactId: 'a-1',
+        kind: 'document',
+        title: 'Doc',
+        path: 'a-1/doc.pdf',
+        sizeBytes: 100,
+      })
+    );
+    const b = reducer(
+      a,
+      upsertArtifactReadyForThread({
+        threadId: 't-2',
+        artifactId: 'a-2',
+        kind: 'image',
+        title: 'Pic',
+        path: 'a-2/pic.png',
+        sizeBytes: 200,
+      })
+    );
+
+    expect(b.artifactsByThread['t-1']).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(b.artifactsByThread['t-2']).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(b.artifactsByThread['t-1'][0].artifactId).toBe('a-1');
+    expect(b.artifactsByThread['t-2'][0].artifactId).toBe('a-2');
+  });
+
+  it('clearArtifactsForThread drops just that thread bucket', () => {
+    const populated = reducer(
+      undefined,
+      upsertArtifactReadyForThread({
+        threadId: 't-1',
+        artifactId: 'a-1',
+        kind: 'image',
+        title: 'P',
+        path: 'a-1/p.png',
+        sizeBytes: 1,
+      })
+    );
+    const cleared = reducer(populated, clearArtifactsForThread({ threadId: 't-1' }));
+    expect(cleared.artifactsByThread['t-1']).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('clearRuntimeForThread does NOT wipe artifact history', () => {
+    // ArtifactCard renders inline in the message timeline so the snapshot
+    // must survive turn boundaries — historic artifacts stay visible.
+    const populated = reducer(
+      undefined,
+      upsertArtifactReadyForThread({
+        threadId: 't-1',
+        artifactId: 'a-1',
+        kind: 'image',
+        title: 'P',
+        path: 'a-1/p.png',
+        sizeBytes: 1,
+      })
+    );
+    const cleared = reducer(populated, clearRuntimeForThread({ threadId: 't-1' }));
+    expect(cleared.artifactsByThread['t-1']).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it('clearAllChatRuntime drops all artifact buckets', () => {
+    const populated = reducer(
+      undefined,
+      upsertArtifactReadyForThread({
+        threadId: 't-1',
+        artifactId: 'a-1',
+        kind: 'image',
+        title: 'P',
+        path: 'a-1/p.png',
+        sizeBytes: 1,
+      })
+    );
+    const cleared = reducer(populated, clearAllChatRuntime());
+    expect(cleared.artifactsByThread).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it('failed -> ready replays in place without duplicating', () => {
+    // Useful if a producer retries: failed snapshot should be replaced
+    // by ready, not stacked.
+    const failed = reducer(
+      undefined,
+      upsertArtifactFailedForThread({
+        threadId: 't-1',
+        artifactId: 'a-1',
+        kind: 'presentation',
+        title: 'Deck',
+        error: 'boom',
+      })
+    );
+    const ready = reducer(
+      failed,
+      upsertArtifactReadyForThread({
+        threadId: 't-1',
+        artifactId: 'a-1',
+        kind: 'presentation',
+        title: 'Deck',
+        path: 'a-1/deck.pptx',
+        sizeBytes: 1024,
+      })
+    );
+
+    const list = ready.artifactsByThread['t-1'];
+    expect(list).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(list[0].status).toBe('ready');
+    expect(list[0].error).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/src/store/chatRuntimeSlice.ts b/app/src/store/chatRuntimeSlice.ts
index 960a34c344..fdcfc5c156 100644
--- a/app/src/store/chatRuntimeSlice.ts
+++ b/app/src/store/chatRuntimeSlice.ts
@@ -187,6 +187,41 @@ export interface PendingApproval {
   command?: string;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Lifecycle status of a single agent-generated artifact, as projected
+ * onto the chat runtime per thread.
+ *
+ * - `in_progress` — derived: the producing tool call is in flight; we
+ *   have not yet seen a ready/failed event. UI shows a spinner.
+ * - `ready` — `artifact_ready` socket event received. UI shows a
+ *   download button.
+ * - `failed` — `artifact_failed` socket event received. UI shows the
+ *   reason + a retry hint.
+ */
+export type ArtifactStatus = 'in_progress' | 'ready' | 'failed';
+
+/**
+ * Per-thread snapshot of a single artifact's state. Upserted from
+ * artifact lifecycle socket events; consumed by `ArtifactCard` for
+ * inline message rendering (#2779).
+ */
+export interface ArtifactSnapshot {
+  artifactId: string;
+  /** Kind slug from the Rust `ArtifactKind` enum. */
+  kind: 'presentation' | 'document' | 'image' | 'other';
+  /** Human-readable title; also the on-disk filename stem. */
+  title: string;
+  status: ArtifactStatus;
+  /** Final on-disk size. Only set when `status === 'ready'`. */
+  sizeBytes?: number;
+  /** Relative path under `<workspace>/artifacts/`. Only set when `status === 'ready'`. */
+  path?: string;
+  /** Producer-supplied reason. Only set when `status === 'failed'`. */
+  error?: string;
+  /** When the snapshot was last updated, milliseconds since epoch. */
+  updatedAt: number;
+}
+
 /**
  * Per-thread UI state for an in-flight agent turn (socket events while the user
  * may navigate away from Conversations). The thread slice keeps `activeThreadId`
@@ -200,6 +235,13 @@ interface ChatRuntimeState {
   taskBoardByThread: Record<string, TaskBoard>;
   inferenceTurnLifecycleByThread: Record<string, InferenceTurnLifecycle>;
   pendingApprovalByThread: Record<string, PendingApproval>;
+  /**
+   * Per-thread artifact ledger. Snapshots are upserted on
+   * `artifact_ready` / `artifact_failed` socket events keyed on
+   * `artifactId`. `ArtifactCard` reads this slice to render inline
+   * download / retry affordances (#2779).
+   */
+  artifactsByThread: Record<string, ArtifactSnapshot[]>;
   sessionTokenUsage: SessionTokenUsage;
 }
 
@@ -210,9 +252,30 @@ const initialState: ChatRuntimeState = {
   taskBoardByThread: {},
   inferenceTurnLifecycleByThread: {},
   pendingApprovalByThread: {},
+  artifactsByThread: {},
   sessionTokenUsage: { inputTokens: 0, outputTokens: 0, turns: 0, lastUpdated: 0 },
 };
 
+/**
+ * Upsert a single artifact snapshot for a thread. New entries append
+ * in insertion order (matches the timeline ordering the UI expects);
+ * existing entries are replaced in place so the inline card flips
+ * status without remounting.
+ */
+function upsertArtifact(
+  bucket: ArtifactSnapshot[] | undefined,
+  snapshot: ArtifactSnapshot
+): ArtifactSnapshot[] {
+  const list = bucket ?? [];
+  const idx = list.findIndex(entry => entry.artifactId === snapshot.artifactId);
+  if (idx === -1) {
+    return [...list, snapshot];
+  }
+  const next = list.slice();
+  next[idx] = snapshot;
+  return next;
+}
+
 function subagentToolCallFromPersisted(call: PersistedSubagentToolCall): SubagentToolCallEntry {
   return {
     callId: call.callId,
@@ -406,6 +469,99 @@ const chatRuntimeSlice = createSlice({
     clearPendingApprovalForThread: (state, action: PayloadAction<{ threadId: string }>) => {
       delete state.pendingApprovalByThread[action.payload.threadId];
     },
+    /**
+     * Mark a producer-tool call as in-flight so the `ArtifactCard` can
+     * render a spinner before any ready/failed event arrives. Caller
+     * usually fires this off the corresponding `ChatToolCallEvent`
+     * when the tool is in the known artifact-producing allowlist
+     * (e.g. `generate_presentation`). Re-firing for the same
+     * `artifactId` is a no-op (idempotent upsert).
+     */
+    upsertArtifactInProgressForThread: (
+      state,
+      action: PayloadAction<{
+        threadId: string;
+        artifactId: string;
+        kind: ArtifactSnapshot['kind'];
+        title: string;
+      }>
+    ) => {
+      const { threadId, artifactId, kind, title } = action.payload;
+      const snapshot: ArtifactSnapshot = {
+        artifactId,
+        kind,
+        title,
+        status: 'in_progress',
+        updatedAt: Date.now(),
+      };
+      state.artifactsByThread[threadId] = upsertArtifact(
+        state.artifactsByThread[threadId],
+        snapshot
+      );
+    },
+    /**
+     * Mark an artifact as ready (download-able). Triggered by the
+     * `artifact_ready` socket event. Promotes status off `in_progress`
+     * and fills in `path` / `sizeBytes` for the download flow.
+     */
+    upsertArtifactReadyForThread: (
+      state,
+      action: PayloadAction<{
+        threadId: string;
+        artifactId: string;
+        kind: ArtifactSnapshot['kind'];
+        title: string;
+        path: string;
+        sizeBytes: number;
+      }>
+    ) => {
+      const { threadId, artifactId, kind, title, path, sizeBytes } = action.payload;
+      const snapshot: ArtifactSnapshot = {
+        artifactId,
+        kind,
+        title,
+        status: 'ready',
+        path,
+        sizeBytes,
+        updatedAt: Date.now(),
+      };
+      state.artifactsByThread[threadId] = upsertArtifact(
+        state.artifactsByThread[threadId],
+        snapshot
+      );
+    },
+    /**
+     * Mark an artifact as failed. Triggered by the `artifact_failed`
+     * socket event. Promotes status off `in_progress` and persists the
+     * producer-supplied `error` so the card can show a retry hint.
+     */
+    upsertArtifactFailedForThread: (
+      state,
+      action: PayloadAction<{
+        threadId: string;
+        artifactId: string;
+        kind: ArtifactSnapshot['kind'];
+        title: string;
+        error: string;
+      }>
+    ) => {
+      const { threadId, artifactId, kind, title, error } = action.payload;
+      const snapshot: ArtifactSnapshot = {
+        artifactId,
+        kind,
+        title,
+        status: 'failed',
+        error,
+        updatedAt: Date.now(),
+      };
+      state.artifactsByThread[threadId] = upsertArtifact(
+        state.artifactsByThread[threadId],
+        snapshot
+      );
+    },
+    clearArtifactsForThread: (state, action: PayloadAction<{ threadId: string }>) => {
+      delete state.artifactsByThread[action.payload.threadId];
+    },
     beginInferenceTurn: (state, action: PayloadAction<{ threadId: string }>) => {
       state.inferenceTurnLifecycleByThread[action.payload.threadId] = 'started';
     },
@@ -424,6 +580,11 @@ const chatRuntimeSlice = createSlice({
       delete state.taskBoardByThread[action.payload.threadId];
       delete state.inferenceTurnLifecycleByThread[action.payload.threadId];
       delete state.pendingApprovalByThread[action.payload.threadId];
+      // Note: artifactsByThread intentionally NOT cleared here. The
+      // ArtifactCard renders inline in the message timeline, so the
+      // snapshot needs to survive turn boundaries — historic artifacts
+      // stay visible alongside the messages that produced them. Use
+      // `clearArtifactsForThread` if a hard reset is desired.
     },
     clearAllChatRuntime: state => {
       state.inferenceStatusByThread = {};
@@ -432,6 +593,7 @@ const chatRuntimeSlice = createSlice({
       state.taskBoardByThread = {};
       state.inferenceTurnLifecycleByThread = {};
       state.pendingApprovalByThread = {};
+      state.artifactsByThread = {};
     },
     recordChatTurnUsage: (
       state,
@@ -521,6 +683,10 @@ export const {
   clearTaskBoardForThread,
   setPendingApprovalForThread,
   clearPendingApprovalForThread,
+  upsertArtifactInProgressForThread,
+  upsertArtifactReadyForThread,
+  upsertArtifactFailedForThread,
+  clearArtifactsForThread,
   beginInferenceTurn,
   markInferenceTurnStreaming,
   endInferenceTurn,
diff --git a/app/test/playwright/specs/chat-tool-error-recovery.spec.ts b/app/test/playwright/specs/chat-tool-error-recovery.spec.ts
index 151c245afb..41d1c7cc76 100644
--- a/app/test/playwright/specs/chat-tool-error-recovery.spec.ts
+++ b/app/test/playwright/specs/chat-tool-error-recovery.spec.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,13 @@ test.describe('Chat Tool Error Recovery', () => {
     const threadId = await createNewThread(page);
     await sendMessage(page, 'Tell me something important.');
 
-    await expect(page.getByText('Starting to answer')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+    // Two elements briefly carry the streamed text: the live-streaming
+    // preview block (`font-mono` console-style render in Conversations.tsx)
+    // and the persisted message bubble that takes over once the segment
+    // commits. Playwright strict-mode trips when both are simultaneously
+    // visible during the transition. `.first()` keeps the assertion robust
+    // — we just care that the streamed substring rendered somewhere.
+    await expect(page.getByText('Starting to answer').first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
 
     await expect
       .poll(async () => {
diff --git a/app/test/playwright/specs/insights-dashboard.spec.ts b/app/test/playwright/specs/insights-dashboard.spec.ts
index 69f1ae0051..58a024c212 100644
--- a/app/test/playwright/specs/insights-dashboard.spec.ts
+++ b/app/test/playwright/specs/insights-dashboard.spec.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,25 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
 
-import { bootAuthenticatedPage, waitForAppReady } from '../helpers/core-rpc';
+import {
+  bootAuthenticatedPage,
+  dismissWalkthroughIfPresent,
+  waitForAppReady,
+} from '../helpers/core-rpc';
 
 test.describe('Insights Dashboard', () => {
   test('renders the memory workspace and actions toolbar', async ({ page }) => {
     await bootAuthenticatedPage(page, 'pw-insights-user', '/intelligence');
     await waitForAppReady(page);
-
-    // The Intelligence page now defaults to the "Agent Tasks" tab (#2998), so
-    // select the Memory tab before asserting its workspace renders.
+    // /intelligence boots on the Tasks tab (default in Intelligence.tsx since
+    // #2998). The walkthrough portal can sit on top of the pill bar and the
+    // memory-workspace testid only mounts when tab=memory, so we dismiss the
+    // overlay and click the Memory pill before asserting the panel chrome.
+    await dismissWalkthroughIfPresent(page);
     await page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Memory', exact: true }).click();
 
-    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Memory', exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Memory', exact: true })).toBeVisible({
+      timeout: 15_000,
+    });
     await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="memory-workspace"]')).toBeVisible();
     await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="memory-actions"]')).toBeVisible();
   });
diff --git a/src/core/event_bus/events.rs b/src/core/event_bus/events.rs
index b4216c11bd..f46b73cbcd 100644
--- a/src/core/event_bus/events.rs
+++ b/src/core/event_bus/events.rs
@@ -352,6 +352,52 @@ pub enum DomainEvent {
         decision: String,
     },
 
+    // ── Artifacts ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    /// An artifact transitioned to [`ArtifactStatus::Ready`] — file
+    /// is on disk and ready to be downloaded. Published by
+    /// [`crate::openhuman::artifacts::store::finalize_artifact`].
+    /// Bridged to the web channel as an `artifact_ready` socket event
+    /// when the publishing turn carries an `APPROVAL_CHAT_CONTEXT`
+    /// (see [`crate::openhuman::approval::ApprovalChatContext`]).
+    /// Sub-task #2779 of #1535.
+    ArtifactReady {
+        /// UUID of the artifact record.
+        artifact_id: String,
+        /// Lowercase variant of `ArtifactKind` (`presentation`,
+        /// `document`, `image`, `other`).
+        kind: String,
+        /// Human-readable title (also the on-disk filename stem).
+        title: String,
+        /// Relative path under `<workspace>/artifacts/`, e.g.
+        /// `"<uuid>/deck.pptx"`. The absolute path is reachable via
+        /// `ai_get_artifact` so the renderer never needs the
+        /// workspace root.
+        path: String,
+        /// Final on-disk file size in bytes.
+        size_bytes: u64,
+        /// Chat thread the artifact belongs to, when the producing
+        /// turn carried an `APPROVAL_CHAT_CONTEXT`. `None` for CLI /
+        /// cron / sub-agent paths — no client to fan out to.
+        thread_id: Option<String>,
+        /// Socket.IO client id (room) to surface the card to, when
+        /// known. `None` for non-chat callers.
+        client_id: Option<String>,
+    },
+    /// An artifact transitioned to [`ArtifactStatus::Failed`] — the
+    /// producer surfaced a reason and the UI should render a
+    /// retry-hint card instead of a download. Bridged the same way
+    /// as [`Self::ArtifactReady`]. Sub-task #2779 of #1535.
+    ArtifactFailed {
+        artifact_id: String,
+        kind: String,
+        title: String,
+        /// Producer-supplied failure reason. Already truncated by the
+        /// producer (e.g. `PresentationError::truncate_stderr`).
+        error: String,
+        thread_id: Option<String>,
+        client_id: Option<String>,
+    },
+
     // ── Webhooks ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     /// An incoming webhook request from the transport layer, ready for routing.
     WebhookIncomingRequest {
@@ -846,6 +892,8 @@ impl DomainEvent {
 
             Self::ApprovalRequested { .. } | Self::ApprovalDecided { .. } => "approval",
 
+            Self::ArtifactReady { .. } | Self::ArtifactFailed { .. } => "artifact",
+
             Self::McpServerInstalled { .. }
             | Self::McpServerConnected { .. }
             | Self::McpServerDisconnected { .. }
@@ -934,6 +982,8 @@ impl DomainEvent {
             Self::SessionExpired { .. } => "SessionExpired",
             Self::ApprovalRequested { .. } => "ApprovalRequested",
             Self::ApprovalDecided { .. } => "ApprovalDecided",
+            Self::ArtifactReady { .. } => "ArtifactReady",
+            Self::ArtifactFailed { .. } => "ArtifactFailed",
             Self::McpServerInstalled { .. } => "McpServerInstalled",
             Self::McpServerConnected { .. } => "McpServerConnected",
             Self::McpServerDisconnected { .. } => "McpServerDisconnected",
diff --git a/src/core/jsonrpc.rs b/src/core/jsonrpc.rs
index 945ac56ae7..9a681f2dbc 100644
--- a/src/core/jsonrpc.rs
+++ b/src/core/jsonrpc.rs
@@ -2081,6 +2081,13 @@ pub async fn bootstrap_core_runtime(embedded_core: bool) {
              Prompt-class external-effect tool calls run unprompted"
         );
     }
+    // Artifact surface bridges DomainEvent::ArtifactReady/Failed onto the web
+    // channel ("Files in this chat" panel + ArtifactCard updates). This is
+    // independent of the approval-gate config — keep it outside the
+    // `if approval_gate` block so artifact events still publish when the user
+    // sets OPENHUMAN_APPROVAL_GATE=0 (CR #3328947323 on PR #3026). Idempotent
+    // (OnceLock-guarded inside register_artifact_surface_subscriber).
+    crate::openhuman::channels::providers::web::register_artifact_surface_subscriber();
 
     // --- Workspace migrations --------------------------------------------
     crate::openhuman::startup::run_workspace_migrations(&workspace_dir);
diff --git a/src/openhuman/agent_registry/agents/orchestrator/agent.toml b/src/openhuman/agent_registry/agents/orchestrator/agent.toml
index 595e8bf0b7..b5dcebf12d 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/agent_registry/agents/orchestrator/agent.toml
+++ b/src/openhuman/agent_registry/agents/orchestrator/agent.toml
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ named = [
     # Both are routed through the same security/approval gate as `shell`.
     "workflow_load",
     "workflow_phase",
-    # Presentation generation (#2778). Synthesises a .pptx from a
     # structured slide spec via a native Rust engine (`ppt-rs`) running
     # in-process — no Python subprocess, no managed venv. Output lands
     # in the workspace artifacts directory and the tool returns the
diff --git a/src/openhuman/artifacts/store.rs b/src/openhuman/artifacts/store.rs
index 3d21ca0ef5..2a070d5904 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/artifacts/store.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/artifacts/store.rs
@@ -348,13 +348,27 @@ pub async fn create_artifact(
 /// Flip a pending artifact to [`ArtifactStatus::Ready`] and persist
 /// the final size. Idempotent on already-ready artifacts (no-op + log).
 /// Returns the updated metadata.
+///
+/// On a real transition (Pending → Ready), publishes
+/// [`DomainEvent::ArtifactReady`] on the global bus so the web
+/// channel can surface a download card to the originating thread.
+/// When the calling task carries no
+/// [`ApprovalChatContext`](crate::openhuman::approval::ApprovalChatContext)
+/// (CLI / cron / sub-agent paths), the event is still published but
+/// `thread_id` / `client_id` are `None` so the socket bridge silently
+/// drops it. Idempotent calls (already-Ready) skip the publish so we
+/// don't flap the UI.
 pub async fn finalize_artifact(
     workspace_dir: &Path,
     artifact_id: &str,
     size_bytes: u64,
 ) -> Result<ArtifactMeta, String> {
     let mut meta = get_artifact(workspace_dir, artifact_id).await?;
-    if matches!(meta.status, ArtifactStatus::Ready) && meta.size_bytes == size_bytes {
+    if matches!(meta.status, ArtifactStatus::Ready) {
+        // Idempotent on status alone: a second finalize with a different
+        // size_bytes shouldn't re-emit ArtifactReady and flap the UI card
+        // — once an artifact is Ready, callers should not be redefining
+        // its size. Per graycyrus on PR #3017.
         log::debug!("[artifacts] finalize_artifact: id={artifact_id} already Ready, no-op");
         return Ok(meta);
     }
@@ -363,6 +377,17 @@ pub async fn finalize_artifact(
     meta.error = None;
     save_artifact_meta(workspace_dir, &meta).await?;
     log::debug!("[artifacts] finalize_artifact: id={artifact_id} -> Ready size={size_bytes}");
+
+    let (thread_id, client_id) = current_chat_context();
+    crate::core::event_bus::publish_global(crate::core::event_bus::DomainEvent::ArtifactReady {
+        artifact_id: meta.id.clone(),
+        kind: meta.kind.as_str().to_string(),
+        title: meta.title.clone(),
+        path: meta.path.clone(),
+        size_bytes: meta.size_bytes,
+        thread_id,
+        client_id,
+    });
     Ok(meta)
 }
 
@@ -370,6 +395,10 @@ pub async fn finalize_artifact(
 /// failure reason. The producer should call this when generation
 /// fails so the UI / RPC consumer can surface a useful message
 /// instead of an indefinite spinner. Returns the updated metadata.
+///
+/// Publishes [`DomainEvent::ArtifactFailed`] so the chat surface
+/// flips the in-flight card to a retry-hint state. Same chat-context
+/// rules as [`finalize_artifact`].
 pub async fn fail_artifact(
     workspace_dir: &Path,
     artifact_id: &str,
@@ -379,10 +408,39 @@ pub async fn fail_artifact(
     meta.status = ArtifactStatus::Failed;
     meta.error = Some(reason.to_string());
     save_artifact_meta(workspace_dir, &meta).await?;
-    log::warn!("[artifacts] fail_artifact: id={artifact_id} -> Failed reason={reason:?}");
+    // Log only the size of the reason — it can carry provider stderr
+    // / user-derived content, which we don't want flushed verbatim
+    // into structured logs. The full payload is still persisted on
+    // `meta.error` for the UI surface and the chat event below.
+    log::warn!(
+        "[artifacts] fail_artifact: id={artifact_id} -> Failed reason_len={}",
+        reason.len()
+    );
+
+    let (thread_id, client_id) = current_chat_context();
+    crate::core::event_bus::publish_global(crate::core::event_bus::DomainEvent::ArtifactFailed {
+        artifact_id: meta.id.clone(),
+        kind: meta.kind.as_str().to_string(),
+        title: meta.title.clone(),
+        error: reason.to_string(),
+        thread_id,
+        client_id,
+    });
     Ok(meta)
 }
 
+/// Read the active [`ApprovalChatContext`] task-local (set by
+/// `channels::providers::web` around each chat turn) and return its
+/// thread + client ids. Returns `(None, None)` for non-chat callers
+/// (CLI, cron, sub-agent runners) so artifact emit hooks degrade
+/// gracefully — the event is still published but the web subscriber
+/// drops it for lack of a routing target.
+fn current_chat_context() -> (Option<String>, Option<String>) {
+    crate::openhuman::approval::APPROVAL_CHAT_CONTEXT
+        .try_with(|ctx| (Some(ctx.thread_id.clone()), Some(ctx.client_id.clone())))
+        .unwrap_or((None, None))
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[path = "store_tests.rs"]
 mod tests;
diff --git a/src/openhuman/channels/providers/web.rs b/src/openhuman/channels/providers/web.rs
index c14a76f8b6..972fde8645 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/channels/providers/web.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/channels/providers/web.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,120 @@ pub fn register_approval_surface_subscriber() {
     }
 }
 
+/// Handle for the artifact-surface subscriber. Set once on
+/// [`register_artifact_surface_subscriber`]; subsequent calls no-op.
+static ARTIFACT_SURFACE_HANDLE: OnceLock<SubscriptionHandle> = OnceLock::new();
+
+/// Bridge artifact lifecycle events onto the web channel.
+/// `DomainEvent::ArtifactReady` / `ArtifactFailed` (published by
+/// `artifacts::store::{finalize,fail}_artifact` from #2778's producer
+/// surface) carry the thread_id + client_id when the producing turn
+/// ran under an `APPROVAL_CHAT_CONTEXT`. When present, fan out as an
+/// `artifact_ready` / `artifact_failed` socket event so the frontend
+/// `chatRuntimeSlice` can upsert the snapshot and the `ArtifactCard`
+/// can render in the message timeline. Sub-task #2779 of #1535.
+/// Idempotent. No-op for non-chat events (thread/client id absent).
+pub fn register_artifact_surface_subscriber() {
+    if ARTIFACT_SURFACE_HANDLE.get().is_some() {
+        return;
+    }
+    match crate::core::event_bus::subscribe_global(Arc::new(ArtifactSurfaceSubscriber)) {
+        Some(handle) => {
+            let _ = ARTIFACT_SURFACE_HANDLE.set(handle);
+            log::info!(
+                "[web-channel] artifact-surface subscriber registered (domain=artifact) — will bridge ArtifactReady/Failed → artifact_ready/artifact_failed socket events"
+            );
+        }
+        None => {
+            log::warn!(
+                "[web-channel] failed to register artifact-surface subscriber — bus not initialized"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct ArtifactSurfaceSubscriber;
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl EventHandler for ArtifactSurfaceSubscriber {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "channels::web::artifact_surface"
+    }
+
+    fn domains(&self) -> Option<&[&str]> {
+        Some(&["artifact"])
+    }
+
+    async fn handle(&self, event: &DomainEvent) {
+        match event {
+            DomainEvent::ArtifactReady {
+                artifact_id,
+                kind,
+                title,
+                path,
+                size_bytes,
+                thread_id,
+                client_id,
+            } => {
+                let (Some(thread_id), Some(client_id)) = (thread_id, client_id) else {
+                    log::debug!(
+                        "[web-channel] artifact-surface skip ArtifactReady id={artifact_id}: no chat context"
+                    );
+                    return;
+                };
+                log::info!(
+                    "[web-channel] artifact-surface emitting artifact_ready id={artifact_id} kind={kind} thread_id={thread_id} client_id={client_id}"
+                );
+                publish_web_channel_event(WebChannelEvent {
+                    event: "artifact_ready".to_string(),
+                    client_id: client_id.clone(),
+                    thread_id: thread_id.clone(),
+                    args: Some(serde_json::json!({
+                        "artifact_id": artifact_id,
+                        "kind": kind,
+                        "title": title,
+                        "path": path,
+                        "size_bytes": size_bytes,
+                    })),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                });
+            }
+            DomainEvent::ArtifactFailed {
+                artifact_id,
+                kind,
+                title,
+                error,
+                thread_id,
+                client_id,
+            } => {
+                let (Some(thread_id), Some(client_id)) = (thread_id, client_id) else {
+                    log::debug!(
+                        "[web-channel] artifact-surface skip ArtifactFailed id={artifact_id}: no chat context"
+                    );
+                    return;
+                };
+                log::warn!(
+                    "[web-channel] artifact-surface emitting artifact_failed id={artifact_id} kind={kind} thread_id={thread_id} client_id={client_id} error_len={}",
+                    error.len()
+                );
+                publish_web_channel_event(WebChannelEvent {
+                    event: "artifact_failed".to_string(),
+                    client_id: client_id.clone(),
+                    thread_id: thread_id.clone(),
+                    args: Some(serde_json::json!({
+                        "artifact_id": artifact_id,
+                        "kind": kind,
+                        "title": title,
+                        "error": error,
+                    })),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                });
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 struct ApprovalSurfaceSubscriber;
 
 #[async_trait]
diff --git a/src/openhuman/channels/runtime/startup.rs b/src/openhuman/channels/runtime/startup.rs
index 5000032ee9..c5561228ac 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/channels/runtime/startup.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/channels/runtime/startup.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ pub async fn start_channels(mut config: Config) -> Result<()> {
     // Surface parked ApprovalGate requests as chat messages so the user can
     // answer yes/no in the thread (chat-native approval, issue #1339).
     crate::openhuman::channels::providers::web::register_approval_surface_subscriber();
+    // Surface generated-artifact lifecycle events (ArtifactReady /
+    // ArtifactFailed) as `artifact_ready` / `artifact_failed` web-channel
+    // events so the frontend ArtifactCard can render in chat (#2779).
+    crate::openhuman::channels::providers::web::register_artifact_surface_subscriber();
     // Spawn the per-toolkit provider periodic sync scheduler. This is
     // a thin tokio task that ticks every minute and dispatches into
     // any provider whose `sync_interval_secs` has elapsed for an