diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 7c876d1..14b6bdc 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -245,3 +245,6 @@ EVOO_COCKPIT_CORS_ORIGIN=
 # MEDIA_WORKER_TOKEN=REPLACE_WITH_RANDOM_TOKEN
 # Private platform profiles that override the shipped ones. Keep outside the repo.
 # MEDIA_PROFILES_DIR=~/.evoo/media-profiles
+# Media jobs per worker process: model inference (GPU) and ffmpeg work (CPU).
+# MEDIA_GPU_CONCURRENCY=1
+# MEDIA_CPU_CONCURRENCY=2
diff --git a/apps/api/src/app.ts b/apps/api/src/app.ts
index 948d735..047c6a7 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import {
   createJobReconciler,
   createMessagingContextLoader,
   createMessagingTeamChatSender,
+  createMediaJobHandlers,
+  createMediaServices,
   createProfileConsolidationScheduler,
   createRunExecutor,
   createRunSandbox,
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ import {
   TEAM_CHAT_STARTUP_SHUTDOWN_MS,
 } from "./team-chat-startup.js";
 import { mountTradingBotStatus } from "./trading-bot-proxy.js";
+import { mountMediaHttpRoutes } from "./media-http.js";
 import { mountVoiceHttpRoutes } from "./voice.js";
 import { mountWebhookHttpRoutes } from "./webhook.js";
 
@@ -414,6 +417,18 @@ export async function createApp(
     shutdownSignal: shutdown.signal,
   });
 
+  const mediaServices = createMediaServices({
+    config: env.media,
+    prisma,
+    jobs,
+    artifacts,
+    runtime,
+    realtime,
+    resolveModel: (scope) => executor.resolveModel(scope),
+  });
+  const mediaJobs = mediaServices
+    ? createMediaJobHandlers(mediaServices, { signal: shutdown.signal })
+    : null;
   const jobHandlers = createBackgroundJobHandlers({
     executor,
     prisma,
@@ -421,6 +436,7 @@ export async function createApp(
     home,
     jobs,
     events,
+    ...(mediaJobs ? { media: mediaJobs.handlers } : {}),
     workerId: "api",
     runtime,
     secretStore: secrets,
@@ -438,6 +454,9 @@ export async function createApp(
     });
     await graphileWorkerHost.start(jobHandlers);
   }
+  if (mediaJobs) {
+    void mediaJobs.resume().catch((error) => getLogger().error("media ingest resume failed", error));
+  }
   const reconciler = inMemoryJobs
     ? createJobReconciler({
         prisma,
@@ -469,6 +488,7 @@ export async function createApp(
     remoteConnectors,
     artifacts,
     dataDir: env.dataDir,
+    mediaServices,
     messaging: {
       enabled: Boolean(messaging),
       providers: messaging?.platforms().map((platform) => platform.provider) ?? [],
@@ -583,6 +603,13 @@ export async function createApp(
     if (actor) enrichLogContext({ "user.id": actor.userId, "space.id": actor.spaceId });
     return actor;
   });
+  mountMediaHttpRoutes(app, { services: mediaServices }, async (c) => {
+    const session = await auth.api.getSession({ headers: sessionHeaders(c.req.raw) });
+    if (!session?.user) return null;
+    return requireMembership(prisma, session.user.id, c.req.header("x-rakazo-space-id")).catch(
+      () => null,
+    );
+  });
   mountWebhookHttpRoutes(app, { prisma, secrets, events, jobs });
   // Shared with stop so a shutdown during retry delays does not restart polling.
   let messagingStopped = false;
diff --git a/apps/api/src/env.ts b/apps/api/src/env.ts
index c88c2da..a520691 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/env.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/env.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import type { MediaConfig } from "@rakazo/adapters";
 import {
+  mediaConfigFromEnv,
   resolveCloudAgentProvider,
   resolveDeploymentModel,
   resolveSandboxProvider,
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ export { resolveCloudAgentProvider, resolveSandboxProvider } from "@rakazo/adapt
 
 export interface AppEnv {
   nodeEnv: string;
+  /** Media Studio; disabled unless a sidecar (or the scripted emulator) is configured. */
+  media: MediaConfig;
   desktopStackToken?: string;
   databaseUrl: string;
   realtimeDatabaseUrl: string;
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ export function loadEnv(source: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): AppEnv {
   const updaterToken = optional(source.RAKAZO_UPDATER_TOKEN);
   return {
     nodeEnv: source.NODE_ENV ?? "",
+    media: mediaConfigFromEnv(source),
     databaseUrl: required(source, "DATABASE_URL"),
     realtimeDatabaseUrl: source.REALTIME_DATABASE_URL ?? required(source, "DATABASE_URL"),
     desktopStackToken: optional(source.RAKAZO_DESKTOP_STACK_TOKEN),
diff --git a/apps/api/src/router.ts b/apps/api/src/router.ts
index b69c2a9..b032817 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/router.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/router.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import type {
   ConnectorRegistry,
   EncryptedSecretStore,
   IntegrationProviderSettings,
+  MediaServices,
   MemoryProviderResolver,
   PiOAuthLogins,
   RemoteConnectorDependencies,
@@ -464,6 +465,8 @@ export interface RouterDeps {
   remoteConnectors?: RemoteConnectorDependencies;
   artifacts: ArtifactStore;
   dataDir: string;
+  /** Null when no media sidecar (or scripted emulator) is configured; Media Studio then stays hidden. */
+  mediaServices?: MediaServices | null;
   /** Present when the external messaging surface is enabled. */
   messaging?: { enabled: boolean; providers: string[]; openSignup: boolean };
   env: {
@@ -527,7 +530,11 @@ export function createRouter(deps: RouterDeps) {
   });
 
   return os.router({
-    media: createMediaRouter({ prisma: deps.prisma, dataDir: deps.dataDir }),
+    media: createMediaRouter({
+      prisma: deps.prisma,
+      services: deps.mediaServices ?? null,
+      dataDir: deps.dataDir,
+    }),
     aiConsent: {
       status: authed.aiConsent.status.handler(({ context, input }) =>
         aiConsentStatus(deps, context.actor, input),
diff --git a/apps/worker/src/index.ts b/apps/worker/src/index.ts
index 804281c..9524a58 100644
--- a/apps/worker/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/worker/src/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import {
   createJobReconciler,
   createMessagingContextLoader,
   createPostgresReconciliationLeadership,
+  createMediaJobHandlers,
+  createMediaServices,
   createProfileConsolidationScheduler,
   createRunExecutor,
   createRunSandbox,
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ import {
   isPipedreamEnabled,
   LocalAgentHomeStore,
   LocalArtifactStore,
+  mediaConfigFromEnv,
   McpConnector,
   McpOAuthBroker,
   messagingEnvFromProcess,
@@ -201,6 +204,25 @@ async function main() {
     cloudAgent,
   });
 
+  const mediaAbort = new AbortController();
+  const mediaServices = createMediaServices({
+    config: mediaConfigFromEnv(process.env),
+    prisma,
+    jobs,
+    artifacts,
+    runtime,
+    realtime,
+    resolveModel: (scope) => executor.resolveModel(scope),
+  });
+  const mediaJobs = mediaServices
+    ? createMediaJobHandlers(mediaServices, {
+        signal: mediaAbort.signal,
+        limits: {
+          gpu: parsePositiveInteger(process.env.MEDIA_GPU_CONCURRENCY, 1),
+          cpu: parsePositiveInteger(process.env.MEDIA_CPU_CONCURRENCY, 2),
+        },
+      })
+    : null;
   const jobHandlers = createBackgroundJobHandlers({
     executor,
     prisma,
@@ -208,6 +230,7 @@ async function main() {
     home,
     jobs,
     events,
+    ...(mediaJobs ? { media: mediaJobs.handlers } : {}),
     workerId: process.pid.toString(),
     runtime,
     secretStore: secrets,
@@ -235,6 +258,9 @@ async function main() {
       await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, databaseCapacityBackoffMs(attempt)));
     }
   }
+  if (mediaJobs) {
+    void mediaJobs.resume().catch((error) => logger.error("media ingest resume failed", error));
+  }
   const reconciler = createJobReconciler({
     prisma,
     jobs,
@@ -253,6 +279,7 @@ async function main() {
     stopping = true;
     try {
       await reconciler.stop();
+      mediaAbort.abort();
       await jobHost.stop();
       await jobs.close();
       await realtime.close();
diff --git a/packages/adapters/src/index.ts b/packages/adapters/src/index.ts
index fbc87eb..bf5df64 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/src/index.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ export * from "./media-factory.js";
 export * from "./media-ffmpeg-renderer.js";
 export * from "./media-folder-source.js";
 export * from "./media-folder-source-probe.js";
+export * from "./media-ingest.js";
+export { defaultMediaJobLimits, MediaJobLimiter, type MediaJobLimits } from "./media-jobs.js";
 export * from "./media-marketing.js";
 export * from "./media-marketing-copy.js";
 export * from "./media-marketing-files.js";
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ export {
 } from "./media-motion-renderer.js";
 export * from "./media-publish.js";
 export * from "./media-publisher-bundle.js";
+export * from "./media-services.js";
 export {
   createMediaRenderHandler,
   createMediaRenderService,
diff --git a/packages/adapters/src/media-services.ts b/packages/adapters/src/media-services.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9eaea81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/adapters/src/media-services.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import type {
+  AgentRunModel,
+  AgentRuntime,
+  ArtifactStore,
+  JobPublisher,
+  MediaJobHandlers,
+  RealtimeFanout,
+} from "@rakazo/adapter-kit";
+import type { ModelTier } from "@rakazo/contracts";
+import type { PrismaClient } from "@rakazo/db";
+import { createMediaRepos } from "@rakazo/db";
+import { getLogger } from "@rakazo/logging";
+import type { ProfileSet } from "@rakazo/media";
+import { mergeProfiles } from "@rakazo/media";
+import { BUILTIN_PROFILES_DIR, loadProfilesFromDir } from "@rakazo/media/node";
+import type { MediaServiceDeps, MediaServices } from "./media-context.js";
+import { createMediaModelClient, mediaTopic } from "./media-context.js";
+import {
+  createMediaInferenceProvider,
+  createMediaSourceProvider,
+  type MediaConfig,
+  mediaEmulatorEnabled,
+} from "./media-factory.js";
+import { FfmpegMediaRenderer } from "./media-ffmpeg-renderer.js";
+import {
+  createMediaIngestHandlers,
+  createMediaIngestService,
+  resumeMediaIngest,
+} from "./media-ingest.js";
+import type { MediaJobLimits } from "./media-jobs.js";
+import { createMediaMarketingJobHandlers, createMediaMarketingService } from "./media-marketing.js";
+import { ResvgMotionGraphicsRenderer } from "./media-motion-renderer.js";
+import { createMediaPrivacyService } from "./media-privacy.js";
+import type { MediaUploadReminder } from "./media-publish.js";
+import { BundleMediaPublisher } from "./media-publisher-bundle.js";
+import { createMediaRenderHandler, createMediaRenderService } from "./media-render.js";
+
+const PROFILE_CACHE_MS = 60_000;
+
+/**
+ * Composition root for Media Studio, shared by the API and the worker. Returns
+ * null when no sidecar (or scripted emulator) is configured; media then stays
+ * hidden in every client.
+ */
+export function createMediaServices(input: {
+  config: MediaConfig;
+  prisma: PrismaClient;
+  jobs: JobPublisher;
+  artifacts: ArtifactStore;
+  runtime: AgentRuntime;
+  realtime: RealtimeFanout | null;
+  resolveModel: (scope: {
+    userId: string;
+    spaceId: string;
+    tier?: ModelTier;
+  }) => Promise<AgentRunModel>;
+  env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
+}): MediaServices | null {
+  const env = input.env ?? process.env;
+  if (!input.config.enabled) return null;
+  const inference = createMediaInferenceProvider(env);
+  if (!inference) return null;
+  const sources: MediaServiceDeps["sources"] = { folder: createMediaSourceProvider("folder", env) };
+  if (mediaEmulatorEnabled(env)) sources.emulator = createMediaSourceProvider("emulator", env);
+
+  let cached: { at: number; set: ProfileSet } | null = null;
+  const profiles = async (): Promise<ProfileSet> => {
+    if (cached && Date.now() - cached.at < PROFILE_CACHE_MS) return cached.set;
+    const [builtin, own] = await Promise.all([
+      loadProfilesFromDir(BUILTIN_PROFILES_DIR),
+      loadProfilesFromDir(input.config.profilesDir),
+    ]);
+    const set = mergeProfiles(builtin.profiles, own.profiles);
+    set.errors = [...builtin.errors, ...own.errors];
+    for (const error of set.errors) getLogger().warn("media profile ignored", error);
+    cached = { at: Date.now(), set };
+    return set;
+  };
+
+  const deps: MediaServiceDeps = {
+    prisma: input.prisma,
+    repos: createMediaRepos(input.prisma),
+    jobs: input.jobs,
+    inference,
+    renderer: new FfmpegMediaRenderer({ root: input.config.mediaRoot }),
+    motion: new ResvgMotionGraphicsRenderer(),
+    publisher: new BundleMediaPublisher(),
+    shortener: null,
+    sources,
+    mediaRoot: input.config.mediaRoot,
+    profiles,
+    artifacts: input.artifacts,
+    model: createMediaModelClient({
+      prisma: input.prisma,
+      runtime: input.runtime,
+      resolveModel: input.resolveModel,
+    }),
+    publish: async (spaceId, event) => {
+      await input.realtime?.publish(mediaTopic(spaceId), JSON.stringify(event));
+    },
+    now: () => new Date(),
+  };
+  const privacy = createMediaPrivacyService(deps);
+  return {
+    deps,
+    ingest: createMediaIngestService(deps),
+    privacy,
+    render: createMediaRenderService(deps),
+    marketing: createMediaMarketingService(deps),
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Every media job handler for one job host. Any process that runs a job host
+ * (worker, or the API in single-process mode) must register these, otherwise
+ * it would acknowledge media jobs without running them.
+ */
+export function createMediaJobHandlers(
+  services: MediaServices,
+  options: { signal?: AbortSignal; limits?: MediaJobLimits; remind?: MediaUploadReminder } = {},
+): { handlers: MediaJobHandlers; resume: () => Promise<number> } {
+  const ingestOptions = {
+    ...(options.signal ? { signal: options.signal } : {}),
+    ...(options.limits ? { limits: options.limits } : {}),
+  };
+  return {
+    handlers: {
+      ...createMediaIngestHandlers(services.deps, ingestOptions),
+      "media.render": createMediaRenderHandler(services.deps, services.privacy),
+      ...createMediaMarketingJobHandlers(services.deps, services.marketing, {
+        ...(options.remind ? { remind: options.remind } : {}),
+      }),
+    },
+    resume: () => resumeMediaIngest(services.deps, options.limits),
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/testkit/src/cli/harness.ts b/packages/testkit/src/cli/harness.ts
index 27415a4..311e2fa 100644
--- a/packages/testkit/src/cli/harness.ts
+++ b/packages/testkit/src/cli/harness.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ async function main() {
         "packages/adapters/src/cloud-agent.postgres.test.ts",
         "packages/adapters/src/builtin-memory-provider.postgres.test.ts",
         "packages/adapters/src/profile-consolidation.postgres.test.ts",
+        "packages/db/src/media.postgres.test.ts",
+        "packages/db/src/media-isolation.postgres.test.ts",
+        "packages/db/src/media-production.postgres.test.ts",
+        "packages/adapters/src/media-ingest.postgres.test.ts",
+        "packages/adapters/src/media-marketing.postgres.test.ts",
+        "apps/api/src/media.postgres.test.ts",
       ];
       // Each app reconciles all durable work in its database, including intentionally
       // unfinished fixture runs. Clone the pristine migrated schema so one suite