diff --git a/lib/jobs/index.js b/lib/jobs/index.js
index 0b28f47..e900f48 100644
--- a/lib/jobs/index.js
+++ b/lib/jobs/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import * as queue from './queue.js';
 import * as echo from './workers/echo.js';
 import * as url from './workers/url.js';
+import * as blob from './workers/blob.js';
 
-const WORKERS = [echo, url];
+const WORKERS = [echo, url, blob];
 
 export async function registerWorkers() {
   for (const w of WORKERS) {
diff --git a/lib/jobs/workers/blob.js b/lib/jobs/workers/blob.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5571fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/jobs/workers/blob.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
+import * as refs from '../../db/repos/refs.js';
+import { defaultStore } from '../../ingest/blob_store.js';
+
+export const NAME = 'ingest.blob';
+
+function kindFor(content_type, filename) {
+  if (content_type?.startsWith('image/')) return 'image';
+  if (content_type === 'application/pdf' || filename?.toLowerCase().endsWith('.pdf')) return 'pdf';
+  return 'file';
+}
+
+export async function handler(job) {
+  const { space_id, tmp_path, filename, content_type, meta = {} } = job.data;
+  const buf = await fs.readFile(tmp_path);
+  const { sha, path } = await defaultStore().write(buf);
+  try { await fs.unlink(tmp_path); } catch { /* */ }
+
+  const kind = kindFor(content_type, filename);
+  const row = await refs.create({
+    space_id,
+    kind,
+    source_url: null,
+    title: meta.title || filename || sha.slice(0, 12),
+    summary: null,
+    body_text: null,
+    blob_path: path,
+    metadata: { sha, content_type, filename, size: buf.length, ...(meta.metadata || {}) }
+  }, { kind: 'system', id: null });
+  return { ref_id: row.id, sha };
+}
diff --git a/tests/jobs/workers/blob.test.js b/tests/jobs/workers/blob.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae96a5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/jobs/workers/blob.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import os from 'node:os';
+import { resetDb } from '../../helpers/db.js';
+import { migrateUp } from '../../../lib/db/migrate.js';
+import { stopBoss, waitForJob } from '../../helpers/boss.js';
+import * as queue from '../../../lib/jobs/queue.js';
+import { registerWorkers } from '../../../lib/jobs/index.js';
+import * as spaces from '../../../lib/db/repos/spaces.js';
+import * as refs from '../../../lib/db/repos/refs.js';
+
+let tmpRoot;
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  tmpRoot = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'void-blobs-'));
+  process.env.BLOB_ROOT = tmpRoot;
+  await resetDb(); await migrateUp(); await queue.start(); await registerWorkers();
+});
+afterEach(async () => { await stopBoss(); });
+
+describe('ingest.blob worker', () => {
+  it('creates a ref pointing at the blob (kind=file)', async () => {
+    const sp = await spaces.create({ slug: 'b', name: 'B' }, { kind: 'user', id: null });
+    const upTmp = path.join(tmpRoot, 'up.tmp');
+    await fs.writeFile(upTmp, Buffer.from('hello blob'));
+    const id = await queue.enqueue('ingest.blob', {
+      space_id: sp.id, tmp_path: upTmp, filename: 'hello.txt', content_type: 'text/plain'
+    });
+    const j = await waitForJob('ingest.blob', id, { timeoutMs: 10_000 });
+    expect(j.state).toBe('completed');
+    const rows = await refs.list({ space_id: sp.id });
+    expect(rows[0].kind).toBe('file');
+    expect(rows[0].blob_path).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(rows[0].title).toBe('hello.txt');
+  });
+
+  it('classifies image content_type as image kind', async () => {
+    const sp = await spaces.create({ slug: 'b2', name: 'B2' }, { kind: 'user', id: null });
+    const upTmp = path.join(tmpRoot, 'pic.tmp');
+    await fs.writeFile(upTmp, Buffer.from([0x89, 0x50, 0x4e, 0x47]));   // PNG magic
+    const id = await queue.enqueue('ingest.blob', {
+      space_id: sp.id, tmp_path: upTmp, filename: 'x.png', content_type: 'image/png'
+    });
+    await waitForJob('ingest.blob', id, { timeoutMs: 10_000 });
+    const rows = await refs.list({ space_id: sp.id });
+    expect(rows[0].kind).toBe('image');
+  });
+});