diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/hooks/image-analysis-backend-resolver.test.ts b/tests/unit/utils/hooks/image-analysis-backend-resolver.test.ts
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+import { describe, expect, it } from 'bun:test';
+import {
+  DEFAULT_IMAGE_ANALYSIS_CONFIG,
+  type ImageAnalysisConfig,
+} from '../../../../src/config/unified-config-types';
+import {
+  canonicalizeImageAnalysisConfig,
+  resolveImageAnalysisStatus,
+} from '../../../../src/utils/hooks/image-analysis-backend-resolver';
+
+describe('image-analysis-backend-resolver', () => {
+  it('canonicalizes provider aliases in config', () => {
+    const config = canonicalizeImageAnalysisConfig({
+      enabled: true,
+      timeout: 60,
+      provider_models: {
+        copilot: 'claude-haiku-4.5',
+        gemini: 'gemini-2.5-flash',
+      },
+      fallback_backend: 'Gemini',
+      profile_backends: {
+        orq: 'copilot',
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(config.provider_models.ghcp).toBe('claude-haiku-4.5');
+    expect(config.provider_models.copilot).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(config.fallback_backend).toBe('gemini');
+    expect(config.profile_backends?.orq).toBe('ghcp');
+  });
+
+  it('resolves copilot to the ghcp backend without a duplicate provider key', () => {
+    const status = resolveImageAnalysisStatus(
+      {
+        profileName: 'copilot',
+        profileType: 'copilot',
+      },
+      DEFAULT_IMAGE_ANALYSIS_CONFIG
+    );
+
+    expect(status.supported).toBe(true);
+    expect(status.backendId).toBe('ghcp');
+    expect(status.model).toBe('claude-haiku-4.5');
+    expect(status.resolutionSource).toBe('copilot-alias');
+  });
+
+  it('uses the fallback backend for an unmapped settings profile', () => {
+    const status = resolveImageAnalysisStatus(
+      {
+        profileName: 'glm',
+        profileType: 'settings',
+      },
+      DEFAULT_IMAGE_ANALYSIS_CONFIG
+    );
+
+    expect(status.supported).toBe(true);
+    expect(status.backendId).toBe('gemini');
+    expect(status.resolutionSource).toBe('fallback-backend');
+    expect(status.model).toBe('gemini-2.5-flash');
+  });
+
+  it('uses explicit profile_backends overrides for custom aliases', () => {
+    const config: ImageAnalysisConfig = {
+      ...DEFAULT_IMAGE_ANALYSIS_CONFIG,
+      profile_backends: {
+        orq: 'copilot',
+      },
+    };
+
+    const status = resolveImageAnalysisStatus(
+      {
+        profileName: 'orq',
+        profileType: 'settings',
+      },
+      config
+    );
+
+    expect(status.supported).toBe(true);
+    expect(status.status).toBe('mapped');
+    expect(status.backendId).toBe('ghcp');
+    expect(status.resolutionSource).toBe('profile-backend');
+  });
+
+  it('reports hook-missing when the profile should persist a hook but it is absent', () => {
+    const status = resolveImageAnalysisStatus(
+      {
+        profileName: 'glm',
+        profileType: 'settings',
+        hookInstalled: false,
+        sharedHookInstalled: true,
+      },
+      DEFAULT_IMAGE_ANALYSIS_CONFIG
+    );
+
+    expect(status.status).toBe('hook-missing');
+    expect(status.reason).toContain('Profile hook is missing');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/hooks/image-analyzer-profile-hook-injector.test.ts b/tests/unit/utils/hooks/image-analyzer-profile-hook-injector.test.ts
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+++ b/tests/unit/utils/hooks/image-analyzer-profile-hook-injector.test.ts
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+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'bun:test';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as os from 'os';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import {
+  ensureProfileHooks,
+  getImageAnalysisProfileSettingsPath,
+  hasImageAnalysisProfileHook,
+} from '../../../../src/utils/hooks/image-analyzer-profile-hook-injector';
+
+function writeJson(filePath: string, value: Record<string, unknown>): void {
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(filePath), { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(filePath, JSON.stringify(value, null, 2) + '\n', 'utf8');
+}
+
+describe('image-analyzer-profile-hook-injector', () => {
+  let tempHome = '';
+  let originalCcsHome: string | undefined;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tempHome = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'ccs-image-analyzer-profile-hook-'));
+    originalCcsHome = process.env.CCS_HOME;
+    process.env.CCS_HOME = tempHome;
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    if (originalCcsHome !== undefined) {
+      process.env.CCS_HOME = originalCcsHome;
+    } else {
+      delete process.env.CCS_HOME;
+    }
+
+    fs.rmSync(tempHome, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it('persists dotted settings profile hooks into the resolved custom settings path', () => {
+    const customSettingsPath = path.join(tempHome, 'profiles', 'foo.bar.settings.json');
+    writeJson(customSettingsPath, {
+      env: {
+        ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL: 'https://api.z.ai/v1',
+        ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: 'glm-test-key',
+      },
+    });
+
+    const ensured = ensureProfileHooks({
+      profileName: 'foo.bar',
+      profileType: 'settings',
+      settingsPath: customSettingsPath,
+      settings: {
+        env: {
+          ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL: 'https://api.z.ai/v1',
+          ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: 'glm-test-key',
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const defaultSettingsPath = path.join(tempHome, '.ccs', 'foo.bar.settings.json');
+    const persisted = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(customSettingsPath, 'utf8')) as {
+      hooks?: { PreToolUse?: Array<{ matcher?: string }> };
+    };
+
+    expect(ensured).toBe(true);
+    expect(getImageAnalysisProfileSettingsPath('foo.bar', customSettingsPath)).toBe(
+      customSettingsPath
+    );
+    expect(hasImageAnalysisProfileHook('foo.bar', customSettingsPath)).toBe(true);
+    expect(fs.existsSync(defaultSettingsPath)).toBe(false);
+    expect(persisted.hooks?.PreToolUse?.some((hook) => hook.matcher === 'Read')).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/web-server/settings-routes-image-analysis-status.test.ts b/tests/unit/web-server/settings-routes-image-analysis-status.test.ts
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+import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'bun:test';
+import express from 'express';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as os from 'os';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import type { Server } from 'http';
+import settingsRoutes from '../../../src/web-server/routes/settings-routes';
+
+function writeJson(filePath: string, value: Record<string, unknown>): void {
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(filePath), { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(filePath, JSON.stringify(value, null, 2) + '\n');
+}
+
+function installSharedHook(tempHome: string): string {
+  const hookPath = path.join(tempHome, '.ccs', 'hooks', 'image-analyzer-transformer.cjs');
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(hookPath), { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(hookPath, '#!/usr/bin/env node\n', 'utf8');
+  return hookPath;
+}
+
+function writeProfileSettings(
+  tempHome: string,
+  profileName: string,
+  env: Record<string, string>,
+  settingsPath = path.join(tempHome, '.ccs', `${profileName}.settings.json`)
+): string {
+  const hookPath = installSharedHook(tempHome);
+  writeJson(settingsPath, {
+    env,
+    hooks: {
+      PreToolUse: [
+        {
+          matcher: 'Read',
+          hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: `node "${hookPath}"`, timeout: 65000 }],
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  });
+  return settingsPath;
+}
+
+describe('settings-routes image-analysis status', () => {
+  let server: Server;
+  let baseUrl = '';
+  let tempHome = '';
+  let originalCcsHome: string | undefined;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    const app = express();
+    app.use(express.json());
+    app.use('/api/settings', settingsRoutes);
+
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      server = app.listen(0, '127.0.0.1');
+      const onError = (error: Error) => reject(error);
+      server.once('error', onError);
+      server.once('listening', () => {
+        server.off('error', onError);
+        resolve();
+      });
+    });
+
+    const address = server.address();
+    if (!address || typeof address === 'string') {
+      throw new Error('Unable to resolve test server port');
+    }
+    baseUrl = `http://127.0.0.1:${address.port}`;
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => server.close(() => resolve()));
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tempHome = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'ccs-image-status-routes-'));
+    originalCcsHome = process.env.CCS_HOME;
+    process.env.CCS_HOME = tempHome;
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    if (originalCcsHome !== undefined) {
+      process.env.CCS_HOME = originalCcsHome;
+    } else {
+      delete process.env.CCS_HOME;
+    }
+
+    fs.rmSync(tempHome, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it('returns fallback-backed image analysis status for settings profiles', async () => {
+    writeProfileSettings(tempHome, 'glm', {
+      ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL: 'https://api.z.ai/v1',
+      ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: 'glm-test-key',
+    });
+
+    const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/api/settings/glm/raw`);
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+
+    const body = (await response.json()) as {
+      imageAnalysisStatus: {
+        status: string;
+        backendId: string | null;
+        resolutionSource: string;
+        model: string | null;
+        persistencePath: string | null;
+      };
+    };
+
+    expect(body.imageAnalysisStatus.status).toBe('active');
+    expect(body.imageAnalysisStatus.backendId).toBe('gemini');
+    expect(body.imageAnalysisStatus.resolutionSource).toBe('fallback-backend');
+    expect(body.imageAnalysisStatus.model).toBe('gemini-2.5-flash');
+    expect(body.imageAnalysisStatus.persistencePath).toContain('glm.settings.json');
+  });
+
+  it('returns explicit mapped status for custom aliases', async () => {
+    writeJson(path.join(tempHome, '.ccs', 'config.yaml'), {
+      version: 11,
+      image_analysis: {
+        enabled: true,
+        timeout: 60,
+        provider_models: {
+          gemini: 'gemini-2.5-flash',
+          ghcp: 'claude-haiku-4.5',
+        },
+        profile_backends: {
+          orq: 'copilot',
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    writeProfileSettings(tempHome, 'orq', {
+      ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL: 'https://openrouter.ai/api/v1',
+      ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: 'orq-test-key',
+    });
+
+    const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/api/settings/orq/raw`);
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+
+    const body = (await response.json()) as {
+      imageAnalysisStatus: {
+        status: string;
+        backendId: string | null;
+        resolutionSource: string;
+        model: string | null;
+      };
+    };
+
+    expect(body.imageAnalysisStatus.status).toBe('mapped');
+    expect(body.imageAnalysisStatus.backendId).toBe('ghcp');
+    expect(body.imageAnalysisStatus.resolutionSource).toBe('profile-backend');
+    expect(body.imageAnalysisStatus.model).toBe('claude-haiku-4.5');
+  });
+
+  it('uses the configured custom settings path for status and persistence diagnostics', async () => {
+    const customSettingsPath = path.join(tempHome, 'profiles', 'foo.bar.settings.json');
+    writeJson(path.join(tempHome, '.ccs', 'config.json'), {
+      profiles: {
+        'foo.bar': customSettingsPath,
+      },
+    });
+    writeProfileSettings(
+      tempHome,
+      'foo.bar',
+      {
+        ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL: 'https://api.z.ai/v1',
+        ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: 'glm-test-key',
+      },
+      customSettingsPath
+    );
+
+    const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/api/settings/foo.bar/raw`);
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+
+    const body = (await response.json()) as {
+      path: string;
+      imageAnalysisStatus: {
+        persistencePath: string | null;
+        hookInstalled: boolean | null;
+      };
+    };
+
+    expect(body.path).toBe(customSettingsPath);
+    expect(body.imageAnalysisStatus.persistencePath).toBe(customSettingsPath);
+    expect(body.imageAnalysisStatus.hookInstalled).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/tests/unit/components/profiles/editor/image-analysis-status-section.test.tsx b/ui/tests/unit/components/profiles/editor/image-analysis-status-section.test.tsx
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+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { ImageAnalysisStatusSection } from '@/components/profiles/editor/image-analysis-status-section';
+import type { ImageAnalysisStatus } from '@/lib/api-client';
+
+function createStatus(overrides: Partial<ImageAnalysisStatus> = {}): ImageAnalysisStatus {
+  return {
+    enabled: true,
+    supported: true,
+    status: 'active',
+    backendId: 'gemini',
+    backendDisplayName: 'Google Gemini',
+    model: 'gemini-2.5-flash',
+    resolutionSource: 'cliproxy-bridge',
+    reason: null,
+    shouldPersistHook: true,
+    persistencePath: '/tmp/.ccs/glm.settings.json',
+    runtimePath: '/api/provider/gemini',
+    usesCurrentTarget: true,
+    usesCurrentAuthToken: true,
+    hookInstalled: true,
+    sharedHookInstalled: true,
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+describe('ImageAnalysisStatusSection', () => {
+  it('renders active bridge diagnostics near the raw editor footer stack', () => {
+    render(<ImageAnalysisStatusSection status={createStatus()} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Image-analysis backend')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText(
+        /Derived runtime status\. This section is not written into the JSON editor above\./i
+      )
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Ready')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Ready via Google Gemini\./i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Google Gemini')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTitle(/\/api\/provider\/gemini/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('gemini-2.5-flash')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders mapped status and the explicit mapping explanation', () => {
+    render(
+      <ImageAnalysisStatusSection
+        status={createStatus({
+          status: 'mapped',
+          backendId: 'ghcp',
+          backendDisplayName: 'GitHub Copilot (OAuth)',
+          model: 'claude-haiku-4.5',
+          resolutionSource: 'profile-backend',
+          reason: 'Using explicit profile mapping.',
+        })}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Saved mapping')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText(/Ready via saved GitHub Copilot \(OAuth\) mapping/i)
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('GitHub Copilot (OAuth)')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('claude-haiku-4.5')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});