diff --git a/server.mjs b/server.mjs
index ddcbb6f..e89501d 100644
--- a/server.mjs
+++ b/server.mjs
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ async function saveImage({ dataUrl, model, prefix }) {
 
 // ---------- MCP server ----------
 const server = new Server(
-  { name: 'mcp-img-gen', version: '1.1.0' },
+  { name: 'mcp-img-gen', version: '1.2.0' },
   { capabilities: { tools: {} } },
 );
 
@@ -434,6 +434,28 @@ server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => {
         description: 'List 35 image-capable models on OpenRouter (cached 1h).',
         inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: {} },
       },
+      {
+        name: 'get_image',
+        description:
+          'Read a previously generated image by filename. Returns multipart content: ' +
+          'one inline image (base64) + one text metadata block. Use this if you want ' +
+          'to re-fetch an image after a generate_image call (file persists across ' +
+          'the same container lifetime but is lost on container restart). ' +
+          'Filename is the value returned in the generate_image metadata.',
+        inputSchema: {
+          type: 'object',
+          properties: {
+            filename: {
+              type: 'string',
+              description:
+                'Filename as returned in `filename` field from generate_image / ' +
+                'generate_image_transparent output (e.g. ' +
+                '"opaque-google_gemini-2.5-flash-image-1783615606608.png").',
+            },
+          },
+          required: ['filename'],
+        },
+      },
     ],
   };
 });
@@ -491,27 +513,65 @@ server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (req) => {
       process.stderr.write(
         `[gen] OK provider=${provider} mime=${mime} ${Date.now() - t0}ms ${filepath} ${bytes}b\n`,
       );
+      // Return multipart content: image inline (base64) + text metadata.
+      // The image block lets MCP clients (Cursor, Claude Desktop, Figma) render
+      // the picture directly in the chat without an extra tool call.
+      // The text block exposes structured metadata for the agent / user.
+      const meta = {
+        tool: name,
+        model,
+        provider,
+        mime,
+        aspect,
+        transparent,
+        refs_used: imageUrls.length,
+        filepath,
+        filename,
+        bytes,
+        latency_ms: Date.now() - t0,
+      };
       return {
         content: [
+          {
+            type: 'image',
+            mimeType: mime,
+            data: bytes.toString('base64'),
+          },
           {
             type: 'text',
-            text: JSON.stringify(
-              {
-                tool: name,
-                model,
-                provider,
-                mime,
-                aspect,
-                transparent,
-                refs_used: imageUrls.length,
-                filepath,
-                filename,
-                bytes,
-                latency_ms: Date.now() - t0,
-              },
-              null,
-              2,
-            ),
+            text: JSON.stringify(meta, null, 2),
+          },
+        ],
+      };
+    }
+    if (name === 'get_image') {
+      const filename = String(args?.filename || '').trim();
+      if (!filename) return errResp('filename required');
+      // Security: prevent path escape — only flat filenames in OUTPUT_DIR.
+      if (filename.includes('/') || filename.includes('\\') || filename.includes('..')) {
+        return errResp('filename must be a flat name (no path separators)');
+      }
+      const filepath = path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, filename);
+      let buf;
+      try {
+        buf = await fs.readFile(filepath);
+      } catch (e) {
+        return errResp(`Image not found: ${filename} (container may have restarted)`);
+      }
+      const mime = filename.endsWith('.png')
+        ? 'image/png'
+        : filename.endsWith('.jpg') || filename.endsWith('.jpeg')
+        ? 'image/jpeg'
+        : filename.endsWith('.webp')
+        ? 'image/webp'
+        : 'application/octet-stream';
+      process.stderr.write(`[get] OK ${filename} ${buf.length}b\n`);
+      return {
+        content: [
+          { type: 'image', mimeType: mime, data: buf.toString('base64') },
+          {
+            type: 'text',
+            text: JSON.stringify({ filename, filepath, bytes: buf.length, mime }, null, 2),
           },
         ],
       };
@@ -553,7 +613,7 @@ const httpServer = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
   if (req.url === '/health') {
     res.statusCode = 200;
     res.setHeader('content-type', 'application/json');
-    res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: true, version: '1.1.0', uptime: process.uptime() }));
+    res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: true, version: '1.2.0', uptime: process.uptime() }));
     return;
   }