diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index de25878a..40274cef 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ When user says "COM":
 1. Increment version in BOTH `package.json` AND `CLAUDE.md`
 2. Run: `git add -A && git commit -m "chore: bump version to X.XXXX" && git push && npm run build && systemctl --user restart claudeman-web`
 
-**Version**: 0.1416 (must match `package.json`)
+**Version**: 0.1417 (must match `package.json`)
 
 ## Project Overview
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e954f4ab..f7f83d81 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claudeman",
-  "version": "0.1416",
+  "version": "0.1417",
   "description": "The missing control plane for Claude Code - run 20 autonomous agents with real-time monitoring and session persistence",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/session.ts b/src/session.ts
index 0e605119..2664e861 100644
--- a/src/session.ts
+++ b/src/session.ts
@@ -331,6 +331,9 @@ export class Session extends EventEmitter {
   private _autoCompactPrompt: string = ''; // Optional prompt for compact
   private _isCompacting: boolean = false; // Prevent recursive compacting
 
+  // Image watcher setting (per-session toggle)
+  private _imageWatcherEnabled: boolean = true;
+
   // Timer tracking for cleanup (prevents memory leaks)
   private _autoCompactTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
   private _autoClearTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
@@ -669,6 +672,14 @@ export class Session extends EventEmitter {
     }
   }
 
+  get imageWatcherEnabled(): boolean {
+    return this._imageWatcherEnabled;
+  }
+
+  set imageWatcherEnabled(enabled: boolean) {
+    this._imageWatcherEnabled = enabled;
+  }
+
   isIdle(): boolean {
     return this._status === 'idle';
   }
@@ -697,6 +708,7 @@ export class Session extends EventEmitter {
       autoCompactEnabled: this._autoCompactEnabled,
       autoCompactThreshold: this._autoCompactThreshold,
       autoCompactPrompt: this._autoCompactPrompt,
+      imageWatcherEnabled: this._imageWatcherEnabled,
       totalCost: this._totalCost,
       inputTokens: this._totalInputTokens,
       outputTokens: this._totalOutputTokens,