diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index ddf392f..35e6725 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ LLM이 결정하지만, 사용자 질의의 입력 신호에 대해 **첫 worker
 | 사용자 질의 신호 | 첫 sub-agent | 첫 worker | prompt 위치 |
 |:---|:---|:---|:---|
 | 데이터 첨부(csv/xlsx/json/pdf/docx) + 분석/차트 요청 | `data_science_team` | **`data_engineer`** (ONE-pass inspect) → `data_analyst`(python_repl + 차트) | `SYSTEM_SUPERVISOR_PROMPT` `# TEAM SELECTION HINTS` + `TEAM_SUPERVISOR_PROMPT` `# DATA SCIENCE TEAM HANDOFF` |
-| 이미지 첨부 | `vision_team` | `image_inspector` → `image_editor` | `SYSTEM_SUPERVISOR_PROMPT` `# TEAM SELECTION HINTS` |
+| 이미지 첨부 | `vision_team` | `vision_analyst` (tools: `get_image_metadata`, `resize_image`) | `SYSTEM_SUPERVISOR_PROMPT` `# REQUIRED FIRST ROUTES` + `TEAM_SUPERVISOR_PROMPT` `# VISION TEAM HANDOFF` |
 | 최신 정보·뉴스·"latest" 요청 | `research_team` | `search` → 필요 시 `web_scraper` | `RESEARCH_TEAM_SUPERVISOR_PROMPT` |
 | repo 바인딩 + 코드 수정/실행 | `coding_team` | `codebase_explorer` → `implementation_engineer` → (선택) `runtime_verifier` | `SYSTEM_SUPERVISOR_PROMPT` `# CRITICAL GUIDELINES 2a/2b` |
 | 명시적 보고서/슬라이드/문서 작성 | `writing_team` | `note_taker` → `doc_writer` | `SYSTEM_SUPERVISOR_PROMPT` `# CRITICAL GUIDELINES 6a` |
diff --git a/apps/backend/tests/test_agent_tools.py b/apps/backend/tests/test_agent_tools.py
index e96985a..d37487c 100644
--- a/apps/backend/tests/test_agent_tools.py
+++ b/apps/backend/tests/test_agent_tools.py
@@ -82,11 +82,52 @@ def test_vision_tools_with_dummy_image():
     meta_result = get_image_metadata.invoke({"base64_image": dummy_base64})
     assert "JPEG" in meta_result
     assert "100, 100" in meta_result
+    # New metadata fields — locks the structured payload so prompt drift
+    # doesn't silently shrink what vision_analyst sees.
+    assert "FileSize:" in meta_result
+    assert "EXIF:" in meta_result
+    assert "Alpha:" in meta_result
 
     resize_result = resize_image.invoke(
         {"base64_image": dummy_base64, "max_width": 50, "max_height": 50}
     )
     assert "successfully resized to (50, 50)" in resize_result
+    # The summary must also report the original size and the file-size delta
+    # so the analyst can reason about whether the resize actually saved bytes.
+    assert "from (100, 100)" in resize_result
+    assert "->" in resize_result
+
+
+def test_resize_image_applies_exif_orientation_correction():
+    """EXIF Orientation=6 (rotate 90 CW) must swap width/height after resize.
+
+    Without ``ImageOps.exif_transpose`` a portrait phone photo (stored as
+    landscape pixels with an EXIF rotate-90 tag) is fed to the LLM rotated,
+    which silently degrades vision-analyst accuracy. This test pins the fix.
+    """
+    import base64
+    import io
+    from PIL import Image
+    from agent_tools.vision import resize_image
+
+    # 100x200 stored pixels; EXIF says "rotate 90 CW for display" → after
+    # transpose the dimensions become (200, 100).
+    img = Image.new("RGB", (100, 200), color="green")
+    exif = img.getexif()
+    exif[0x0112] = 6  # Orientation tag: rotate 90 CW
+    buffered = io.BytesIO()
+    img.save(buffered, format="JPEG", exif=exif)
+    b64 = base64.b64encode(buffered.getvalue()).decode("utf-8")
+
+    # Resize box larger than both axes so thumbnail() is a no-op and we
+    # observe purely the EXIF correction.
+    result = resize_image.invoke(
+        {"base64_image": b64, "max_width": 400, "max_height": 400}
+    )
+
+    assert "(200, 100)" in result, (
+        f"EXIF orientation correction missing — expected (200, 100), got: {result}"
+    )
 
 
 def _make_runtime(tmp_path, attachments):
diff --git a/packages/agent-tools/src/agent_tools/vision.py b/packages/agent-tools/src/agent_tools/vision.py
index 8a28095..82cbd91 100644
--- a/packages/agent-tools/src/agent_tools/vision.py
+++ b/packages/agent-tools/src/agent_tools/vision.py
@@ -1,19 +1,39 @@
 import base64
 import io
 from typing import Annotated, Optional
-from PIL import Image
+
+from PIL import Image, ImageOps
 from langchain_core.tools import tool
 
 
+def _exif_corrected(img: Image.Image) -> Image.Image:
+    """Rotate/flip per the EXIF Orientation tag so portrait photos read upright.
+
+    Without this, a phone photo whose EXIF says "rotate 90 CW for display"
+    stays in its stored orientation and downstream LLM vision misreads the
+    scene (people lying down, text rotated, etc.).
+    """
+    return ImageOps.exif_transpose(img) or img
+
+
 @tool
 def get_image_metadata(
     base64_image: Annotated[str, "The base64 encoded image string."],
 ) -> str:
-    """Extracts metadata such as format, size, and mode from a base64 encoded image."""
+    """Extract format, size, color mode, file size, EXIF, and alpha info from a base64 image."""
     try:
         image_data = base64.b64decode(base64_image)
         img = Image.open(io.BytesIO(image_data))
-        return f"Format: {img.format}, Size: {img.size}, Mode: {img.mode}"
+        has_exif = bool(
+            getattr(img, "_getexif", lambda: None)() or img.info.get("exif")
+        )
+        has_alpha = img.mode in ("RGBA", "LA") or (
+            img.mode == "P" and "transparency" in img.info
+        )
+        return (
+            f"Format: {img.format}, Size: {img.size}, Mode: {img.mode}, "
+            f"FileSize: {len(image_data)} bytes, EXIF: {has_exif}, Alpha: {has_alpha}"
+        )
     except Exception as e:
         return f"Error extracting metadata: {str(e)}"
 
@@ -28,20 +48,30 @@ def resize_image(
         Optional[int], "Maximum height for the resized image. Defaults to 1024."
     ] = 1024,
 ) -> str:
-    """Resizes an image while maintaining aspect ratio and returns the new base64 string."""
+    """Resize an image (aspect-preserving, EXIF-orientation aware).
+
+    Returns a short factual summary: original size → new size and file-size
+    delta. The new base64 is intentionally not returned to avoid blowing up
+    the LLM context window — vision_analyst already has the original image
+    in its input messages; this tool exists so the analyst can confirm that
+    a smaller copy is feasible and reason about it.
+    """
     try:
         image_data = base64.b64decode(base64_image)
         img = Image.open(io.BytesIO(image_data))
+        original_size = img.size
+        original_fmt = img.format if img.format else "JPEG"
+        img = _exif_corrected(img)
 
-        # Maintain aspect ratio
         img.thumbnail((max_width, max_height))
 
         buffered = io.BytesIO()
-        # Save back to same format if possible, otherwise default to JPEG
-        fmt = img.format if img.format else "JPEG"
-        img.save(buffered, format=fmt)
+        img.save(buffered, format=original_fmt)
+        new_bytes = buffered.getvalue()
 
-        new_base64 = base64.b64encode(buffered.getvalue()).decode("utf-8")
-        return f"Image successfully resized to {img.size}. New Base64 length: {len(new_base64)}"
+        return (
+            f"Image successfully resized to {img.size} from {original_size}. "
+            f"FileSize: {len(image_data)} -> {len(new_bytes)} bytes."
+        )
     except Exception as e:
         return f"Error resizing image: {str(e)}"