diff --git a/translate/translate.go b/translate/translate.go
index 4ce71e9..0a2bac9 100644
--- a/translate/translate.go
+++ b/translate/translate.go
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 package translate
 
 import (
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	"git.hangman-lab.top/hzhang/Plexum-sdk-go/canonical"
 
@@ -74,6 +76,40 @@ func CanonicalToAnthropic(req canonical.TurnRequest, modelID string, defaultMaxT
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+// imageSource converts a canonical.ImageBlock into the
+// Anthropic-shaped {"type":..., ...} source map. Picks the most
+// efficient source mode available; returns nil if all sources are
+// empty or the path is unreadable.
+//
+//	URL set        → {"type":"url", "url":...}
+//	DataBase64 set → {"type":"base64", "media_type":..., "data":...}
+//	Path set       → read file → base64 → {"type":"base64", ...}
+func imageSource(v *canonical.ImageBlock) map[string]any {
+	media := v.MediaType
+	if media == "" {
+		media = "application/octet-stream"
+	}
+	if v.URL != "" {
+		return map[string]any{"type": "url", "url": v.URL}
+	}
+	if v.DataBase64 != "" {
+		return map[string]any{
+			"type": "base64", "media_type": media, "data": v.DataBase64,
+		}
+	}
+	if v.Path == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	raw, err := os.ReadFile(v.Path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return map[string]any{
+		"type": "base64", "media_type": media,
+		"data": base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(raw),
+	}
+}
+
 func roleToAnthropic(r canonical.Role) string {
 	switch r {
 	case canonical.RoleUser:
@@ -129,6 +165,16 @@ func blockToAnthropic(b canonical.Block) anthropic.ContentBlock {
 		return anthropic.ContentBlock{
 			"type": "thinking", "thinking": v.Thinking, "signature": v.Signature,
 		}
+	case *canonical.ImageBlock:
+		// Three source shapes possible; emit whatever the canonical
+		// block carries. Anthropic accepts base64 + url + (vendor-
+		// specific) file shape. Path → read + base64 (default).
+		src := imageSource(v)
+		if src == nil {
+			return anthropic.ContentBlock{"type": "text",
+				"text": fmt.Sprintf("[image %q unavailable]", v.Path)}
+		}
+		return anthropic.ContentBlock{"type": "image", "source": src}
 	default:
 		// Best-effort generic: marshal then unmarshal into a map.
 		raw, err := json.Marshal(b)