diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 1492b72..a893cbc 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Subsystem guidance lives in `docs/guides/` and loads when matching files are tou
 
 ## Current state
 
-- **Live: v0.27.2:0 — "Vision check" tool + Qwen3.6 marked vision-capable.** Installed on `immense-voyage` (`start-cli` confirms `0.27.2:0`); **committed/pushed; registry+Gitea-release publish pending Grant's real-card UI confirmation** (couldn't self-verify the front-end — mDNS package subdomain won't resolve from the agent shell). Prompted by a key discovery: **the daily-driver `RedHatAI/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4` is itself a vision model** (`Qwen3_5MoeForConditionalGeneration`, `vision_config` + `model_visual.safetensors` on disk) — its recipe was just mislabelled `[reasoning]`. Verified end-to-end: a business-card OCR request to its `/v1` vision API returned **7/7 fields perfect** (~97 tok/s, no patches). So: (1) `models.yaml` qwen36 now `[vision, reasoning]`; (2) new **Vision check** button on the *running* vision-capable card (`app.js` `openVisionCheck`/`runVisionCheck`) — upload an image + prompt → POST to the existing dumb-passthrough `/v1/chat/completions` proxy (no backend change; same-origin so CSRF-clean) → shows the model's text. 161 pytest green.
+- **Live: v0.27.3:0 — Qwen3.6 vision works end-to-end (incl. full-size phone photos).** Installed on `immense-voyage` (`start-cli` confirms `0.27.3:0`). Two-part story: **(A) the daily driver `RedHatAI/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4` is itself a vision model** (`Qwen3_5MoeForConditionalGeneration`, `vision_config` + `model_visual.safetensors` on disk) — recipe was mislabelled `[reasoning]`, now `[vision, reasoning]`. Real business card read **7/7 fields perfect** (~97 tok/s, no patches). **(B) oversized-image fix:** a 12MP phone photo expands to ~11.8k vision tokens → exceeds vLLM's ~4096-image-token cap → **400 "Failed to apply Qwen3VLProcessor … token count mismatch."** Fix = cap resolution server-side via `'--mm-processor-kwargs={"max_pixels": 2000000}'` in the qwen36 recipe (auto-downscales big images for *every* `/v1` consumer; verified live — the 12MP image went 400→200). Quoting survives the stack because `launch-cluster.sh` does `printf "%q"` on the serve args (line 163) and `build_launch_command` shlex-quotes (round-trip test passes). **An in-dashboard "Vision check" button shipped in v0.27.2 then was removed in v0.27.3 at the owner's request** (clutter; the `vision` badge already signals capability — don't re-add it). The `/v1/chat/completions` proxy is a dumb passthrough that already forwards image content, so no backend change was needed. 161 pytest green.
 - **Gemma-4-26B-A4B-NVFP4 eval — RESOLVED as "defer; Qwen covers vision better."** Two independent deep-research agents (this session) confirmed: it does NOT run on the stock `eugr/spark-vllm-docker` stack (crashes on `tie_weights` `NotImplementedError` — the checkpoint declares compressed-tensors in config.json but is modelopt NVFP4). The working path needs the **`vllm/vllm-openai:gemma4-0505-arm64-cu130`** image (lacks Ray → can't go through `launch-cluster.sh`, needs **raw `docker run`** = the deferred raw-docker-swap feature) **+ a bind-mounted patched `gemma4.py`** (upstream PR #39084 unmerged) **+ `--moe-backend marlin`**, AND even then **vision is degraded** by open vLLM bug #40106 (wrong attention on image tokens — hurts OCR specifically). ~52 tok/s vs Qwen's 97. Net: more duct tape for worse vision than the Qwen Grant already runs. Revisit when #40106 + #39084 land. Alternatives agent also flagged **`RedHatAI/Qwen3.5-122B-A10B-NVFP4`** as the proven single-Spark *reasoning* step-up (30–51 tok/s, fits 128 GB, no patches) — a future daily-driver upgrade, orthogonal to vision.
 - **Live: v0.27.1:0 — fix: "Download a new model" button (uvx PATH).** Commit `1e1e1cb`; installed on `immense-voyage` (`start-cli package list` confirms `0.27.1:0`); pushed to gitea master; **published to Clankistry** (`~/.spark-control/publish.sh`). Root cause: `hf-download.sh` shells out to `uvx`, which the uv installer puts in `~/.local/bin`; Spark Control's *non-interactive* SSH session doesn't source the user's profile, so `~/.local/bin` is off PATH and the download died with "uvx: command not found" (same class as the matrix-bridge non-interactive-SSH gotcha). Fix: `download.build_download_command` prepends `export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"` (server-side `$HOME`, generic for any adopter); extracted to a pure helper with regression tests (`test_download.py`: PATH prefix, no-trailing-space, cluster flags, shlex round-trip). 161 pytest green; verified live. Prompted by Grant adding **Gemma-4-26B**: he downloaded `nvidia/Gemma-4-26B-A4B-NVFP4` (recipe `gemma4-26b` already in catalog) via the now-fixed button — **fix confirmed end-to-end** — and is swapping to it. **Pending: business-card OCR / vision test** once it's up.
 - **Live: v0.27.0:0 — in-app Settings gear + two bug fixes** (commit `7e07598`; installed on `immense-voyage` — `start-cli package list` confirms `0.27.0:0`; published to Clankistry; pushed to gitea master). Prompted by the second adopter's v0.25 feedback. (1) StartOS "Configure Sparks" action trimmed to the **four required fields**; all optional knobs moved to a **⚙ Settings gear** in the dashboard, backed by a `/data/app_settings.json` overlay (`app_settings.py`) keyed by env-var names, overlaid on `os.environ`, applied **live** via in-place `Settings.reload()` (architecture + the snapshot-holder gotcha are in the fastapi-image guide). Existing installs' values **migrate automatically** on first boot (`seed_from_env`). (2) **Support-service ports now configurable** (`PARAKEET_PORT`/`KOKORO_PORT`/`EMBED_PORT`/`QDRANT_PORT`; `VLLM_PORT` surfaced) — fixes the adopter's false "vLLM down" (theirs is on 8000, not launch-cluster.sh's 8888) and Parakeet 404 (remapped off 8000). (3) **Bug fix:** `GET /api/swap/lock` 404 (was shadowed by `/api/swap/{job_id}`; lock routes now register first). Code review caught a real P1 (the `WebhookNotifier` snapshot — fixed via `swap_webhook.update()` after reload, regression-tested). 157 pytest + live smoke all green.
diff --git a/image/app/static/app.js b/image/app/static/app.js
index 1c66f7b..0208118 100644
--- a/image/app/static/app.js
+++ b/image/app/static/app.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const state = {
   models: {},
   defaults: {},
   current_model_key: null,
-  vllm_model: null,        // model id vLLM currently reports serving (for the vision check)
   swap_job_id: null,
   swap_eventsource: null,
   swap_started_at: null,
@@ -121,11 +120,6 @@ function renderCards() {
     const recipeActions = m.needs_setup ? '' : `
         <button class="btn test-btn" data-test-key="${key}" title="Pre-flight check the launch command without starting the engine">Test</button>
         <button class="btn adv-btn" data-adv-key="${key}" title="Advanced settings">Advanced</button>`;
-    // "Vision check" only makes sense for the model that's actually loaded, and
-    // only if it can take images — send an image to it and see what it reads.
-    const visionBtn = (isActive && (m.capabilities || []).includes('vision'))
-      ? `<button class="btn vision-btn" data-vision-key="${key}" title="Send an image to the running model (e.g. a business card) and see what it reads">Vision check</button>`
-      : '';
     card.innerHTML = `
       <div class="name">${escapeHtml(m.display_name)}</div>
       <div class="meta">
@@ -144,7 +138,7 @@ function renderCards() {
       </div>
       <div class="spacer"></div>
       <div class="card-actions">
-        ${primaryBtn}${recipeActions}${visionBtn}
+        ${primaryBtn}${recipeActions}
         ${trashBtn}
       </div>
       <div class="test-result hidden" data-test-result-for="${key}"></div>
@@ -166,80 +160,6 @@ function renderCards() {
   for (const btn of root.querySelectorAll('[data-disk-del-key]')) {
     btn.addEventListener('click', () => openDiskDeleteDialog(btn.dataset.diskDelKey));
   }
-  for (const btn of root.querySelectorAll('[data-vision-key]')) {
-    btn.addEventListener('click', () => openVisionCheck(btn.dataset.visionKey));
-  }
-}
-
-// ===================== vision check =====================
-
-function openVisionCheck(key) {
-  const m = state.models[key];
-  el('#vc-model').textContent = m ? ` — ${m.display_name}` : '';
-  el('#vc-file').value = '';
-  el('#vc-preview').classList.add('hidden');
-  el('#vc-preview').removeAttribute('src');
-  const res = el('#vc-result');
-  res.classList.add('hidden');
-  res.textContent = '';
-  el('#vision-dialog').showModal();
-}
-
-function previewVisionImage() {
-  const file = el('#vc-file').files[0];
-  const img = el('#vc-preview');
-  if (!file) { img.classList.add('hidden'); return; }
-  img.src = URL.createObjectURL(file);
-  img.classList.remove('hidden');
-}
-
-function readFileAsDataURL(file) {
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const fr = new FileReader();
-    fr.onload = () => resolve(fr.result);
-    fr.onerror = () => reject(new Error('could not read the image file'));
-    fr.readAsDataURL(file);
-  });
-}
-
-async function runVisionCheck() {
-  const file = el('#vc-file').files[0];
-  const res = el('#vc-result');
-  if (!file) { alert('Pick an image first.'); return; }
-  const modelId = state.vllm_model;
-  if (!modelId) { alert('No running model detected — switch to a model first.'); return; }
-  const prompt = el('#vc-prompt').value.trim() || 'Describe this image.';
-  const btn = el('#vc-run');
-  btn.disabled = true; btn.textContent = 'Running…';
-  res.classList.remove('hidden', 'fail');
-  res.textContent = 'Sending the image to the model…';
-  try {
-    const dataUrl = await readFileAsDataURL(file);
-    const r = await fetchJSON('/v1/chat/completions', {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
-      body: JSON.stringify({
-        model: modelId,
-        max_tokens: 800,
-        temperature: 0,
-        messages: [{
-          role: 'user',
-          content: [
-            { type: 'text', text: prompt },
-            { type: 'image_url', image_url: { url: dataUrl } },
-          ],
-        }],
-      }),
-    });
-    const msg = r.choices && r.choices[0] && r.choices[0].message;
-    const text = (msg && msg.content && msg.content.trim()) || '(model returned no text)';
-    res.textContent = text;
-  } catch (e) {
-    res.classList.add('fail');
-    res.textContent = 'Failed: ' + e.message;
-  } finally {
-    btn.disabled = false; btn.textContent = 'Run';
-  }
 }
 
 const trashIcon = '<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="14" height="14" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><polyline points="3 6 5 6 21 6"></polyline><path d="M19 6l-1 14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8a2 2 0 0 1-2-2L5 6"></path><path d="M10 11v6"></path><path d="M14 11v6"></path><path d="M9 6V4a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h2a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2"></path></svg>';
@@ -1223,7 +1143,6 @@ async function pollStatus() {
   try {
     const status = await fetchJSON('/api/status');
     state.current_model_key = status.current_model_key;
-    state.vllm_model = (status.vllm || {}).current_model || null;
     state.configured = status.configured;
     renderBanner(status);
     renderCurrent(status);
@@ -2410,8 +2329,6 @@ async function init() {
   });
   el('#sshkey-close').addEventListener('click', () => el('#sshkey-dialog').close());
   el('#open-local').addEventListener('click', openLocalModelDialog);
-  el('#vc-run').addEventListener('click', runVisionCheck);
-  el('#vc-file').addEventListener('change', previewVisionImage);
   el('#lock-release').addEventListener('click', releaseLock);
   setupCatalogDialog();
   setupAdvancedDialog();
diff --git a/image/app/static/index.html b/image/app/static/index.html
index e304ab5..f4b920c 100644
--- a/image/app/static/index.html
+++ b/image/app/static/index.html
@@ -365,20 +365,6 @@
         </form>
       </dialog>
 
-      <dialog id="vision-dialog" class="modal">
-        <form method="dialog" class="modal-form" id="vision-form">
-          <h3>Vision check<span id="vc-model" class="muted small"></span></h3>
-          <p class="muted small">Send an image to the running model and see what it reads back — handy for confirming OCR on a real photo (e.g. a business card). Sent over the same <code>/v1</code> endpoint your apps use; nothing leaves the LAN.</p>
-          <label class="modal-row"><span>Image</span><input type="file" id="vc-file" accept="image/*"></label>
-          <img id="vc-preview" class="vc-preview hidden" alt="selected image preview">
-          <label class="modal-row"><span>Prompt</span><textarea id="vc-prompt" rows="3">This is a business card. Extract every field as JSON with keys: name, title, company, phone, email, website, address. Output only the JSON.</textarea></label>
-          <div class="vc-result hidden" id="vc-result"></div>
-          <div class="modal-actions">
-            <button type="button" id="vc-run" class="btn primary">Run</button>
-            <button class="btn" value="cancel">Close</button>
-          </div>
-        </form>
-      </dialog>
 
       <section id="download-panel" class="download-panel hidden">
         <div class="download-form" id="download-form">
diff --git a/image/app/static/style.css b/image/app/static/style.css
index bdba71d..9879496 100644
--- a/image/app/static/style.css
+++ b/image/app/static/style.css
@@ -805,18 +805,6 @@ main {
 .test-result .ok-mark { color: var(--accent); font-weight: 600; }
 .test-result .fail-mark { color: var(--error); font-weight: 600; }
 
-/* Vision check modal */
-.vc-preview { display: block; max-width: 100%; max-height: 180px; border-radius: 8px; margin: 4px 0 10px; border: 1px solid var(--border); }
-.vc-result {
-  margin-top: 4px; padding: 10px 12px;
-  border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 8px;
-  background: var(--surface-2);
-  white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word;
-  font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
-  font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; max-height: 280px; overflow: auto;
-}
-.vc-result.fail { border-color: rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.45); color: var(--error); }
-
 .footer {
   margin-top: 28px;
   padding-top: 16px;
diff --git a/image/models.yaml b/image/models.yaml
index 4eef12b..e41284f 100644
--- a/image/models.yaml
+++ b/image/models.yaml
@@ -110,3 +110,8 @@ models:
       - --load-format=fastsafetensors
       - --enable-prefix-caching
       - --kv-cache-dtype=fp8
+      # Cap image resolution: a large phone photo (e.g. 12MP) otherwise expands
+      # to ~11.8k vision tokens, blowing past vLLM's ~4096-image-token limit and
+      # getting rejected with a 400. ~2MP auto-downscales big images server-side
+      # (so every /v1 consumer is covered) while staying sharp enough for OCR.
+      - '--mm-processor-kwargs={"max_pixels": 2000000}'
diff --git a/package/startos/versions/v0_1_0.ts b/package/startos/versions/v0_1_0.ts
index 25b8b49..566ec15 100644
--- a/package/startos/versions/v0_1_0.ts
+++ b/package/startos/versions/v0_1_0.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { VersionInfo, IMPOSSIBLE } from '@start9labs/start-sdk'
 
 export const v0_1_0 = VersionInfo.of({
-  version: '0.27.2:0',
+  version: '0.27.3:0',
   releaseNotes: {
     en_US:
-      'v0.27.2:0 — vision support is now visible and testable in the dashboard. (1) Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is a vision model (it reads images, including OCR), but its card was mislabelled text-only — it now shows the "vision" badge. (2) NEW: a "Vision check" button appears on the running model\'s card when it supports images. Upload a picture (e.g. a business card) with a prompt and see what the model reads back, right in the dashboard — confirmed reading a business card cleanly on the Qwen3.6 vision model. It uses the same on-LAN /v1 endpoint your apps already use, so nothing leaves your network. No consumer-API changes; the /v1 proxy, swap, and coordination APIs are unchanged.',
+      'v0.27.3:0 — Qwen3.6 vision now works end-to-end, including full-size phone photos. (1) Qwen3.6-35B-A3B reads images (e.g. business-card OCR) and now shows a "vision" badge on its card. (2) Fix: large/high-resolution images (e.g. a 12-megapixel phone photo) were being rejected by the model with a 400 error — a single big image expands to more vision tokens than vLLM allows. The Qwen launch now caps image resolution (max_pixels) so oversized images are automatically downscaled to a size the model accepts; the dashboard, Open WebUI, and any downstream app can now send full-size photos to the /v1 endpoint without errors, and OCR stays sharp. No consumer-API changes; the /v1 proxy, swap, and coordination APIs are unchanged.',
   },
   migrations: {
     up: async ({ effects }) => {},