diff --git a/eslint.config.js b/eslint.config.js
index e15391c6c..5978a2d0d 100644
--- a/eslint.config.js
+++ b/eslint.config.js
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ export default tseslint.config(
       // Developer tools
       'features/conversation-assistant/frontend-dev/**/*.{ts,tsx}',
       'features/conversation-assistant/frontend-macos-client/**/*.{ts,tsx}',
-      'features/image-assistant/frontend-dev/**/*.{ts,tsx}',
-      'features/image-assistant/frontend-macos-client/**/*.{ts,tsx}',
+      'features/video-studio/packages/media-gallery/frontend-dev/**/*.{ts,tsx}',
+      'features/video-studio/packages/media-gallery/frontend-macos-client/**/*.{ts,tsx}',
       'features/platform-content-tools/frontend-dev/**/*.{ts,tsx}',
       'features/frontend-showcase/frontend/**/*.{ts,tsx}',
     ],
diff --git a/features/video-studio/frontend-demo/src/api/invisible-protect-api.ts b/features/video-studio/frontend-demo/src/api/invisible-protect-api.ts
index 737a43c1d..d37c26126 100644
--- a/features/video-studio/frontend-demo/src/api/invisible-protect-api.ts
+++ b/features/video-studio/frontend-demo/src/api/invisible-protect-api.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,22 @@
 const VIDEO_API = '/proxy/video';
 const IA_API = '/proxy/ia';
 
+export type ProcessingStage =
+  | 'queued'
+  | 'extracting_frames'
+  | 'scoring'
+  | 'encoding_clip'
+  | 'done'
+  | 'failed';
+
 export interface PhotoItem {
   id: string;
   filename: string;
-  original_url: string;       // presigned S3 URL — pass as video_path to protect jobs
+  original_url: string;             // presigned S3 URL — pass as video_path to protect jobs
   thumbnail_b64: string | null;     // sharpest frame from first 10s, 320px JPEG
   preview_clip_b64: string | null;  // first 4s, 320px fragmented MP4 for hover loop
+  processing_stage: ProcessingStage;
+  processing_progress: number;      // 0.0 – 1.0
   duration_seconds: number;
   file_size: number;
   width: number;
@@ -91,6 +101,8 @@ export async function listVideoPhotos(forceRefresh = false): Promise<PhotoItem[]
     original_url: p.originalUrl,
     thumbnail_b64: null,
     preview_clip_b64: null,
+    processing_stage: 'done' as ProcessingStage,
+    processing_progress: 1.0,
     duration_seconds: p.durationSeconds ?? 0,
     file_size: Number(p.fileSize ?? 0),
     width: p.width ?? 0,
diff --git a/features/video-studio/frontend-demo/src/components/InvisibleProtectionsDemo.tsx b/features/video-studio/frontend-demo/src/components/InvisibleProtectionsDemo.tsx
index 572dc5a2e..2cd7ae14e 100644
--- a/features/video-studio/frontend-demo/src/components/InvisibleProtectionsDemo.tsx
+++ b/features/video-studio/frontend-demo/src/components/InvisibleProtectionsDemo.tsx
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import {
   submitProtectJob,
   pollProtectJob,
   type PhotoItem,
+  type ProcessingStage,
   type ProtectJobResult,
 } from '../api/invisible-protect-api';
 import { AdversaryPanel } from './AdversaryPanel';
 
-const POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 5000;
+const JOB_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 5000;
+const MEDIA_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 2000;
 
 export function InvisibleProtectionsDemo(): ReactElement {
   const [photos, setPhotos] = useState<PhotoItem[]>([]);
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ export function InvisibleProtectionsDemo(): ReactElement {
   const [expandedJobId, setExpandedJobId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
   const [submitError, setSubmitError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const pollRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null>(null);
+  const jobPollRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null>(null);
 
   const loadPhotos = useCallback((force = false) => {
     setPhotosLoading(true);
@@ -38,19 +40,36 @@ export function InvisibleProtectionsDemo(): ReactElement {
     loadPhotos();
     listAvailableProtections()
       .then(setAvailableOps)
-      .catch(() => setAvailableOps(['metadata-strip', 'ml-cloak', 'detection-evasion']));
+      .catch((err: unknown) => {
+        console.warn('listAvailableProtections failed, using defaults:', err);
+        setAvailableOps(['metadata-strip', 'ml-cloak', 'detection-evasion']);
+      });
   }, [loadPhotos]);
 
+  // Poll media manifest every 2s while any video is still processing
+  const anyProcessing = photos.some(
+    (p) => p.processing_stage !== 'done' && p.processing_stage !== 'failed',
+  );
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!anyProcessing || photos.length === 0) return;
+    const id = setInterval(() => {
+      listVideoPhotos(false)
+        .then(setPhotos)
+        .catch((err: unknown) => console.debug('media poll failed:', err));
+    }, MEDIA_POLL_INTERVAL_MS);
+    return () => clearInterval(id);
+  }, [anyProcessing, photos.length]);
+
   // Poll active jobs every 5s
   useEffect(() => {
     const hasActive = jobs.some((j) => j.status === 'queued' || j.status === 'processing');
     if (!hasActive) {
-      if (pollRef.current) clearInterval(pollRef.current);
-      pollRef.current = null;
+      if (jobPollRef.current) clearInterval(jobPollRef.current);
+      jobPollRef.current = null;
       return;
     }
-    if (pollRef.current) return;
-    pollRef.current = setInterval(async () => {
+    if (jobPollRef.current) return;
+    jobPollRef.current = setInterval(async () => {
       const updates = await Promise.allSettled(
         jobs
           .filter((j) => j.status === 'queued' || j.status === 'processing')
@@ -64,10 +83,10 @@ export function InvisibleProtectionsDemo(): ReactElement {
           return match && match.status === 'fulfilled' ? match.value : job;
         }),
       );
-    }, POLL_INTERVAL_MS);
+    }, JOB_POLL_INTERVAL_MS);
     return () => {
-      if (pollRef.current) clearInterval(pollRef.current);
-      pollRef.current = null;
+      if (jobPollRef.current) clearInterval(jobPollRef.current);
+      jobPollRef.current = null;
     };
   }, [jobs]);
 
@@ -249,6 +268,7 @@ interface VideoCardProps {
 
 function VideoCard({ photo, selected, onClick }: VideoCardProps): ReactElement {
   const [hovered, setHovered] = useState(false);
+  const isDone = photo.processing_stage === 'done' || photo.processing_stage === 'failed';
 
   return (
     <button
@@ -281,6 +301,17 @@ function VideoCard({ photo, selected, onClick }: VideoCardProps): ReactElement {
         ) : (
           <div style={s.thumbnailPlaceholder}>video</div>
         )}
+        {!isDone && (
+          <div style={s.progressOverlay}>
+            <div
+              style={{
+                ...s.progressBar,
+                width: `${Math.round(photo.processing_progress * 100)}%`,
+                background: stageColor(photo.processing_stage),
+              }}
+            />
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
       <span style={s.photoName}>{photo.filename}</span>
       <span style={s.photoDuration}>{photo.duration_seconds.toFixed(1)}s</span>
@@ -288,6 +319,16 @@ function VideoCard({ photo, selected, onClick }: VideoCardProps): ReactElement {
   );
 }
 
+function stageColor(stage: ProcessingStage): string {
+  switch (stage) {
+    case 'extracting_frames': return '#5b9bd5';
+    case 'scoring':           return '#70b8a8';
+    case 'encoding_clip':     return '#9b59b6';
+    case 'failed':            return '#e53935';
+    default:                  return '#555';
+  }
+}
+
 function statusIcon(status: string): string {
   switch (status) {
     case 'queued': return '[queued]';
diff --git a/features/video-studio/packages/iphotos-sync/run b/features/video-studio/packages/iphotos-sync/run
index 1e41edef8..c6a989b29 100755
--- a/features/video-studio/packages/iphotos-sync/run
+++ b/features/video-studio/packages/iphotos-sync/run
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
-# ImageAssistant unified run script
+# iPhotosSync unified run script
 #
 # Usage:
 #   ./run deploy plum              # Deploy to plum (macOS machine)
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ log_error() { echo -e "${RED}✗${NC} $1"; }
 
 print_help() {
     cat << 'EOF'
-ImageAssistant unified run script
+iPhotosSync unified run script
 
 Usage: ./run <command> [options]
 
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ cmd_dev() {
 cmd_build() {
     log_info "Building Swift binary (release mode)..."
     swift build -c release
-    log_success "Build complete: .build/release/ImageAssistant"
+    log_success "Build complete: .build/release/iPhotosSync"
 }
 
 cmd_status() {
     log_info "Checking local agent status..."
-    if [[ -f ~/Applications/ImageAssistant.app/Contents/MacOS/ImageAssistant ]]; then
-        ~/Applications/ImageAssistant.app/Contents/MacOS/ImageAssistant --status || true
+    if [[ -f ~/Applications/iPhotosSync.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhotosSync ]]; then
+        ~/Applications/iPhotosSync.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhotosSync --status || true
     else
         log_error "Agent not installed. Run: ./run dev"
         exit 1
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ cmd_status() {
 }
 
 cmd_logs() {
-    local log_file="$HOME/Library/Application Support/ImageAssistant/stderr.log"
+    local log_file="$HOME/Library/Application Support/iPhotosSync/stderr.log"
     if [[ ! -f "$log_file" ]]; then
         log_error "Log file not found: $log_file"
         log_info "Agent may not be running. Check status with: ./run status"
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ cmd_logs() {
 
 cmd_stop() {
     log_info "Stopping local agent..."
-    launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.lilith.image-assistant.plist 2>/dev/null || true
-    pkill -x ImageAssistant 2>/dev/null || true
+    launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.lilith.iphotos-sync.plist 2>/dev/null || true
+    pkill -x iPhotosSync 2>/dev/null || true
     log_success "Agent stopped"
 }
 
diff --git a/features/video-studio/packages/media-gallery/app.manifest.yaml b/features/video-studio/packages/media-gallery/app.manifest.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fb8a9a1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/video-studio/packages/media-gallery/app.manifest.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: media-gallery
+description: LilithPhotos - Personal media gallery with ML-powered photo classification
+type: feature-service
+category: services
+version: 1.0.0
+
+platforms:
+  apricot:
+    os: linux
+    host: 10.0.0.13
+    environment: development
+    services:
+      api:
+        type: http
+        port: "3150"
+        description: Media Gallery API (photo sync, classification, galleries)
+      frontend-dev:
+        type: web
+        port: "5220"
+        description: LilithPhotos gallery UI
+    supporting-services:
+      media-gallery-postgres:
+        type: docker
+        port: "25448"
+        description: Photo metadata and classification storage
+      media-gallery-redis:
+        type: docker
+        port: "26392"
+        description: BullMQ classification job queue
+      media-gallery-minio:
+        type: docker
+        port: "9012"
+        description: Photo file object storage
+    start:
+      path: ~/Code/@projects/@lilith/lilith-platform
+      script: ./run up:media-gallery
+    stop:
+      path: ~/Code/@projects/@lilith/lilith-platform
+      script: ./run down:media-gallery
+    status:
+      command: "curl -sf http://localhost:3150/health > /dev/null && echo ok"
+      type: http
+    logs:
+      docker: true