diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index c925a4f567227..9a35f61e79496 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -659,7 +659,9 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
 					src: [
 						'**/*',
 						'!**/*.map',
-						'!vips/**',
+						// Skip non-minified VIPS files — they are ~16MB of inlined WASM
+						// with no debugging value over the minified versions.
+						'!vips/!(*.min).js',
 					],
 					dest: WORKING_DIR + 'wp-includes/js/dist/script-modules/',
 				} ],
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php b/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php
index 4b6d9de25fa11..a1c2e4d93df87 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php
@@ -678,6 +678,13 @@
 add_action( 'plugins_loaded', '_wp_add_additional_image_sizes', 0 );
 add_filter( 'plupload_default_settings', 'wp_show_heic_upload_error' );
 
+// Client-side media processing.
+add_action( 'admin_init', 'wp_set_client_side_media_processing_flag' );
+// Cross-origin isolation for client-side media processing.
+add_action( 'load-post.php', 'wp_set_up_cross_origin_isolation' );
+add_action( 'load-post-new.php', 'wp_set_up_cross_origin_isolation' );
+add_action( 'load-site-editor.php', 'wp_set_up_cross_origin_isolation' );
+add_action( 'load-widgets.php', 'wp_set_up_cross_origin_isolation' );
 // Nav menu.
 add_filter( 'nav_menu_item_id', '_nav_menu_item_id_use_once', 10, 2 );
 add_filter( 'nav_menu_css_class', 'wp_nav_menu_remove_menu_item_has_children_class', 10, 4 );
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/media-template.php b/src/wp-includes/media-template.php
index 5fb6b5d894d9b..bc887bafd1197 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/media-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/media-template.php
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ class="wp-video-shortcode {{ classes.join( ' ' ) }}"
 function wp_print_media_templates() {
 	$class = 'media-modal wp-core-ui';
 
+	$is_cross_origin_isolation_enabled = wp_is_client_side_media_processing_enabled();
+
+	if ( $is_cross_origin_isolation_enabled ) {
+		ob_start();
+	}
+
 	$alt_text_description = sprintf(
 		/* translators: 1: Link to tutorial, 2: Additional link attributes, 3: Accessibility text. */
 		__( '<a href="%1$s" %2$s>Learn how to describe the purpose of the image%3$s</a>. Leave empty if the image is purely decorative.' ),
@@ -1582,4 +1588,42 @@ function wp_print_media_templates() {
 	 * @since 3.5.0
 	 */
 	do_action( 'print_media_templates' );
+
+	if ( $is_cross_origin_isolation_enabled ) {
+		$html = (string) ob_get_clean();
+
+		/*
+		 * The media templates are inside <script type="text/html"> tags,
+		 * whose content is treated as raw text by the HTML Tag Processor.
+		 * Extract each script block's content, process it separately,
+		 * then reassemble the full output.
+		 */
+		$script_processor = new WP_HTML_Tag_Processor( $html );
+		while ( $script_processor->next_tag( 'SCRIPT' ) ) {
+			if ( 'text/html' !== $script_processor->get_attribute( 'type' ) ) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			/*
+			 * Unlike wp_add_crossorigin_attributes(), this does not check whether
+			 * URLs are actually cross-origin. Media templates use Underscore.js
+			 * template expressions (e.g. {{ data.url }}) as placeholder URLs,
+			 * so actual URLs are not available at parse time.
+			 * The crossorigin attribute is added unconditionally to all relevant
+			 * media tags to ensure cross-origin isolation works regardless of
+			 * the final URL value at render time.
+			 */
+			$template_processor = new WP_HTML_Tag_Processor( $script_processor->get_modifiable_text() );
+			while ( $template_processor->next_tag() ) {
+				if (
+					in_array( $template_processor->get_tag(), array( 'AUDIO', 'IMG', 'VIDEO' ), true )
+					&& ! is_string( $template_processor->get_attribute( 'crossorigin' ) )
+				) {
+					$template_processor->set_attribute( 'crossorigin', 'anonymous' );
+				}
+			}
+			$script_processor->set_modifiable_text( $template_processor->get_updated_html() );
+		}
+
+		echo $script_processor->get_updated_html();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/media.php b/src/wp-includes/media.php
index 7ff250413ad2b..9bf36efae81f9 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/media.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/media.php
@@ -6400,3 +6400,234 @@ function wp_get_image_editor_output_format( $filename, $mime_type ) {
 	return apply_filters( 'image_editor_output_format', $output_format, $filename, $mime_type );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Checks whether client-side media processing is enabled.
+ *
+ * Client-side media processing uses the browser's capabilities to handle
+ * tasks like image resizing and compression before uploading to the server.
+ *
+ * @since 7.0.0
+ *
+ * @return bool Whether client-side media processing is enabled.
+ */
+function wp_is_client_side_media_processing_enabled(): bool {
+	// This is due to SharedArrayBuffer requiring a secure context.
+	$host    = strtolower( (string) strtok( $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ?? '', ':' ) );
+	$enabled = ( is_ssl() || 'localhost' === $host || str_ends_with( $host, '.localhost' ) );
+
+	/**
+	 * Filters whether client-side media processing is enabled.
+	 *
+	 * @since 7.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @param bool $enabled Whether client-side media processing is enabled. Default true if the page is served in a secure context.
+	 */
+	return (bool) apply_filters( 'wp_client_side_media_processing_enabled', $enabled );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sets a global JS variable to indicate that client-side media processing is enabled.
+ *
+ * @since 7.0.0
+ */
+function wp_set_client_side_media_processing_flag(): void {
+	if ( ! wp_is_client_side_media_processing_enabled() ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	wp_add_inline_script( 'wp-block-editor', 'window.__clientSideMediaProcessing = true;', 'before' );
+
+	$chromium_version = wp_get_chromium_major_version();
+
+	if ( null !== $chromium_version && $chromium_version >= 137 ) {
+		wp_add_inline_script( 'wp-block-editor', 'window.__documentIsolationPolicy = true;', 'before' );
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Register the @wordpress/vips/worker script module as a dynamic dependency
+	 * of the wp-upload-media classic script. This ensures it is included in the
+	 * import map so that the dynamic import() in upload-media.js can resolve it.
+	 */
+	wp_scripts()->add_data(
+		'wp-upload-media',
+		'module_dependencies',
+		array( '@wordpress/vips/worker' )
+	);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the major Chrome/Chromium version from the current request's User-Agent.
+ *
+ * Matches all Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Opera, Brave).
+ *
+ * @since 7.0.0
+ *
+ * @return int|null The major Chrome version, or null if not a Chromium browser.
+ */
+function wp_get_chromium_major_version(): ?int {
+	if ( empty( $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ) ) {
+		return null;
+	}
+	if ( preg_match( '#Chrome/(\d+)#', $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], $matches ) ) {
+		return (int) $matches[1];
+	}
+	return null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Enables cross-origin isolation in the block editor.
+ *
+ * Required for enabling SharedArrayBuffer for WebAssembly-based
+ * media processing in the editor. Uses Document-Isolation-Policy
+ * on supported browsers (Chromium 137+).
+ *
+ * Skips setup when a third-party page builder overrides the block
+ * editor via a custom `action` query parameter, as DIP would block
+ * same-origin iframe access that these editors rely on.
+ *
+ * @since 7.0.0
+ */
+function wp_set_up_cross_origin_isolation(): void {
+	if ( ! wp_is_client_side_media_processing_enabled() ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	$screen = get_current_screen();
+
+	if ( ! $screen ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if ( ! $screen->is_block_editor() && 'site-editor' !== $screen->id && ! ( 'widgets' === $screen->id && wp_use_widgets_block_editor() ) ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Skip when a third-party page builder overrides the block editor.
+	 * DIP isolates the document into its own agent cluster,
+	 * which blocks same-origin iframe access that these editors rely on.
+	 */
+	if ( isset( $_GET['action'] ) && 'edit' !== $_GET['action'] ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Cross-origin isolation is not needed if users can't upload files anyway.
+	if ( ! current_user_can( 'upload_files' ) ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	wp_start_cross_origin_isolation_output_buffer();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sends the Document-Isolation-Policy header for cross-origin isolation.
+ *
+ * Uses an output buffer to add crossorigin="anonymous" where needed.
+ *
+ * @since 7.0.0
+ */
+function wp_start_cross_origin_isolation_output_buffer(): void {
+	$chromium_version = wp_get_chromium_major_version();
+
+	if ( null === $chromium_version || $chromium_version < 137 ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ob_start(
+		static function ( string $output ): string {
+			header( 'Document-Isolation-Policy: isolate-and-credentialless' );
+
+			return wp_add_crossorigin_attributes( $output );
+		}
+	);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Adds crossorigin="anonymous" to relevant tags in the given HTML string.
+ *
+ * @since 7.0.0
+ *
+ * @param string $html HTML input.
+ * @return string Modified HTML.
+ */
+function wp_add_crossorigin_attributes( string $html ): string {
+	$site_url = site_url();
+
+	$processor = new WP_HTML_Tag_Processor( $html );
+
+	// See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/crossorigin.
+	$cross_origin_tag_attributes = array(
+		'AUDIO'  => array( 'src' => false ),
+		'LINK'   => array( 'href' => false ),
+		'SCRIPT' => array( 'src' => false ),
+		'VIDEO'  => array(
+			'src'    => false,
+			'poster' => false,
+		),
+		'SOURCE' => array( 'src' => false ),
+	);
+
+	while ( $processor->next_tag() ) {
+		$tag = $processor->get_tag();
+
+		if ( ! isset( $cross_origin_tag_attributes[ $tag ] ) ) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if ( 'AUDIO' === $tag || 'VIDEO' === $tag ) {
+			$processor->set_bookmark( 'audio-video-parent' );
+		}
+
+		$processor->set_bookmark( 'resume' );
+
+		$sought = false;
+
+		$crossorigin = $processor->get_attribute( 'crossorigin' );
+
+		$is_cross_origin = false;
+
+		foreach ( $cross_origin_tag_attributes[ $tag ] as $attr => $is_srcset ) {
+			if ( $is_srcset ) {
+				$srcset = $processor->get_attribute( $attr );
+				if ( is_string( $srcset ) ) {
+					foreach ( explode( ',', $srcset ) as $candidate ) {
+						$candidate_url = strtok( trim( $candidate ), ' ' );
+						if ( is_string( $candidate_url ) && '' !== $candidate_url && ! str_starts_with( $candidate_url, $site_url ) && ! str_starts_with( $candidate_url, '/' ) ) {
+							$is_cross_origin = true;
+							break;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			} else {
+				$url = $processor->get_attribute( $attr );
+				if ( is_string( $url ) && ! str_starts_with( $url, $site_url ) && ! str_starts_with( $url, '/' ) ) {
+					$is_cross_origin = true;
+				}
+			}
+
+			if ( $is_cross_origin ) {
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if ( $is_cross_origin && ! is_string( $crossorigin ) ) {
+			if ( 'SOURCE' === $tag ) {
+				$sought = $processor->seek( 'audio-video-parent' );
+
+				if ( $sought ) {
+					$processor->set_attribute( 'crossorigin', 'anonymous' );
+				}
+			} else {
+				$processor->set_attribute( 'crossorigin', 'anonymous' );
+			}
+
+			if ( $sought ) {
+				$processor->seek( 'resume' );
+				$processor->release_bookmark( 'audio-video-parent' );
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return $processor->get_updated_html();
+}
+
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php
index dbf605523d2dc..704a990298826 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php
@@ -1368,6 +1368,34 @@ public function get_index( $request ) {
 			'routes'          => $this->get_data_for_routes( $this->get_routes(), $request['context'] ),
 		);
 
+		// Add media processing settings for users who can upload files.
+		if ( wp_is_client_side_media_processing_enabled() && current_user_can( 'upload_files' ) ) {
+			// Image sizes keyed by name for client-side media processing.
+			$available['image_sizes'] = array();
+			foreach ( wp_get_registered_image_subsizes() as $name => $size ) {
+				$available['image_sizes'][ $name ] = $size;
+			}
+
+			/** This filter is documented in wp-admin/includes/image.php */
+			$available['image_size_threshold'] = (int) apply_filters( 'big_image_size_threshold', 2560, array( 0, 0 ), '', 0 );
+
+			// Image output formats.
+			$input_formats  = array( 'image/jpeg', 'image/png', 'image/gif', 'image/webp', 'image/avif', 'image/heic' );
+			$output_formats = array();
+			foreach ( $input_formats as $mime_type ) {
+				/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/media.php */
+				$output_formats = apply_filters( 'image_editor_output_format', $output_formats, '', $mime_type );
+			}
+			$available['image_output_formats'] = (object) $output_formats;
+
+			/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-gd.php */
+			$available['jpeg_interlaced'] = (bool) apply_filters( 'image_save_progressive', false, 'image/jpeg' );
+			/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-gd.php */
+			$available['png_interlaced'] = (bool) apply_filters( 'image_save_progressive', false, 'image/png' );
+			/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-gd.php */
+			$available['gif_interlaced'] = (bool) apply_filters( 'image_save_progressive', false, 'image/gif' );
+		}
+
 		$response = new WP_REST_Response( $available );
 
 		$fields = $request['_fields'] ?? '';
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-attachments-controller.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-attachments-controller.php
index 7b207938412f8..cb714d5a5de71 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-attachments-controller.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-attachments-controller.php
@@ -63,6 +63,97 @@ public function register_routes() {
 				'args'                => $this->get_edit_media_item_args(),
 			)
 		);
+
+		if ( wp_is_client_side_media_processing_enabled() ) {
+			$valid_image_sizes = array_keys( wp_get_registered_image_subsizes() );
+			// Special case to set 'original_image' in attachment metadata.
+			$valid_image_sizes[] = 'original';
+			// Used for PDF thumbnails.
+			$valid_image_sizes[] = 'full';
+			// Client-side big image threshold: sideload the scaled version.
+			$valid_image_sizes[] = 'scaled';
+
+			register_rest_route(
+				$this->namespace,
+				'/' . $this->rest_base . '/(?P<id>[\d]+)/sideload',
+				array(
+					array(
+						'methods'             => WP_REST_Server::CREATABLE,
+						'callback'            => array( $this, 'sideload_item' ),
+						'permission_callback' => array( $this, 'sideload_item_permissions_check' ),
+						'args'                => array(
+							'id'             => array(
+								'description' => __( 'Unique identifier for the attachment.' ),
+								'type'        => 'integer',
+							),
+							'image_size'     => array(
+								'description' => __( 'Image size.' ),
+								'type'        => 'string',
+								'enum'        => $valid_image_sizes,
+								'required'    => true,
+							),
+							'convert_format' => array(
+								'type'        => 'boolean',
+								'default'     => true,
+								'description' => __( 'Whether to convert image formats.' ),
+							),
+						),
+					),
+					'allow_batch' => $this->allow_batch,
+					'schema'      => array( $this, 'get_public_item_schema' ),
+				)
+			);
+
+			register_rest_route(
+				$this->namespace,
+				'/' . $this->rest_base . '/(?P<id>[\d]+)/finalize',
+				array(
+					array(
+						'methods'             => WP_REST_Server::CREATABLE,
+						'callback'            => array( $this, 'finalize_item' ),
+						'permission_callback' => array( $this, 'edit_media_item_permissions_check' ),
+						'args'                => array(
+							'id' => array(
+								'description' => __( 'Unique identifier for the attachment.' ),
+								'type'        => 'integer',
+							),
+						),
+					),
+					'allow_batch' => $this->allow_batch,
+					'schema'      => array( $this, 'get_public_item_schema' ),
+				)
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieves the query params for the attachments collection.
+	 *
+	 * @since 7.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $method Optional. HTTP method of the request.
+	 *                       The arguments for `CREATABLE` requests are
+	 *                       checked for required values and may fall-back to a given default.
+	 *                       Default WP_REST_Server::CREATABLE.
+	 * @return array<string, array<string, mixed>> Endpoint arguments.
+	 */
+	public function get_endpoint_args_for_item_schema( $method = WP_REST_Server::CREATABLE ) {
+		$args = parent::get_endpoint_args_for_item_schema( $method );
+
+		if ( WP_REST_Server::CREATABLE === $method && wp_is_client_side_media_processing_enabled() ) {
+			$args['generate_sub_sizes'] = array(
+				'type'        => 'boolean',
+				'default'     => true,
+				'description' => __( 'Whether to generate image sub sizes.' ),
+			);
+			$args['convert_format']     = array(
+				'type'        => 'boolean',
+				'default'     => true,
+				'description' => __( 'Whether to convert image formats.' ),
+			);
+		}
+
+		return $args;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -161,6 +252,12 @@ public function create_item_permissions_check( $request ) {
 		 */
 		$prevent_unsupported_uploads = apply_filters( 'wp_prevent_unsupported_mime_type_uploads', true, $files['file']['type'] ?? null );
 
+		// When the client handles image processing (generate_sub_sizes is false),
+		// skip the server-side image editor support check.
+		if ( false === $request['generate_sub_sizes'] ) {
+			$prevent_unsupported_uploads = false;
+		}
+
 		// If the upload is an image, check if the server can handle the mime type.
 		if (
 			$prevent_unsupported_uploads &&
@@ -192,6 +289,7 @@ public function create_item_permissions_check( $request ) {
 	 * Creates a single attachment.
 	 *
 	 * @since 4.7.0
+	 * @since 7.0.0 Added `generate_sub_sizes` and `convert_format` parameters.
 	 *
 	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request Full details about the request.
 	 * @return WP_REST_Response|WP_Error Response object on success, WP_Error object on failure.
@@ -205,9 +303,24 @@ public function create_item( $request ) {
 			);
 		}
 
+		// Handle generate_sub_sizes parameter.
+		if ( false === $request['generate_sub_sizes'] ) {
+			add_filter( 'intermediate_image_sizes_advanced', '__return_empty_array', 100 );
+			add_filter( 'fallback_intermediate_image_sizes', '__return_empty_array', 100 );
+			// Disable server-side EXIF rotation so the client can handle it.
+			// This preserves the original orientation value in the metadata.
+			add_filter( 'wp_image_maybe_exif_rotate', '__return_false', 100 );
+		}
+
+		// Handle convert_format parameter.
+		if ( isset( $request['convert_format'] ) && ! $request['convert_format'] ) {
+			add_filter( 'image_editor_output_format', '__return_empty_array', 100 );
+		}
+
 		$insert = $this->insert_attachment( $request );
 
 		if ( is_wp_error( $insert ) ) {
+			$this->remove_client_side_media_processing_filters();
 			return $insert;
 		}
 
@@ -225,6 +338,7 @@ public function create_item( $request ) {
 			$thumbnail_update = $this->handle_featured_media( $request['featured_media'], $attachment_id );
 
 			if ( is_wp_error( $thumbnail_update ) ) {
+				$this->remove_client_side_media_processing_filters();
 				return $thumbnail_update;
 			}
 		}
@@ -233,6 +347,7 @@ public function create_item( $request ) {
 			$meta_update = $this->meta->update_value( $request['meta'], $attachment_id );
 
 			if ( is_wp_error( $meta_update ) ) {
+				$this->remove_client_side_media_processing_filters();
 				return $meta_update;
 			}
 		}
@@ -241,12 +356,14 @@ public function create_item( $request ) {
 		$fields_update = $this->update_additional_fields_for_object( $attachment, $request );
 
 		if ( is_wp_error( $fields_update ) ) {
+			$this->remove_client_side_media_processing_filters();
 			return $fields_update;
 		}
 
 		$terms_update = $this->handle_terms( $attachment_id, $request );
 
 		if ( is_wp_error( $terms_update ) ) {
+			$this->remove_client_side_media_processing_filters();
 			return $terms_update;
 		}
 
@@ -283,6 +400,8 @@ public function create_item( $request ) {
 		 */
 		wp_update_attachment_metadata( $attachment_id, wp_generate_attachment_metadata( $attachment_id, $file ) );
 
+		$this->remove_client_side_media_processing_filters();
+
 		$response = $this->prepare_item_for_response( $attachment, $request );
 		$response = rest_ensure_response( $response );
 		$response->set_status( 201 );
@@ -291,6 +410,18 @@ public function create_item( $request ) {
 		return $response;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Removes filters added for client-side media processing.
+	 *
+	 * @since 7.0.0
+	 */
+	private function remove_client_side_media_processing_filters() {
+		remove_filter( 'intermediate_image_sizes_advanced', '__return_empty_array', 100 );
+		remove_filter( 'fallback_intermediate_image_sizes', '__return_empty_array', 100 );
+		remove_filter( 'wp_image_maybe_exif_rotate', '__return_false', 100 );
+		remove_filter( 'image_editor_output_format', '__return_empty_array', 100 );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Inserts the attachment post in the database. Does not update the attachment meta.
 	 *
@@ -1856,4 +1987,272 @@ protected function get_attachment_filesize( int $attachment_id ): ?int {
 
 		return null;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if a given request has access to sideload a file.
+	 *
+	 * Sideloading a file for an existing attachment
+	 * requires both update and create permissions.
+	 *
+	 * @since 7.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request Full details about the request.
+	 * @return true|WP_Error True if the request has access to update the item, WP_Error object otherwise.
+	 */
+	public function sideload_item_permissions_check( $request ) {
+		return $this->edit_media_item_permissions_check( $request );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Side-loads a media file without creating a new attachment.
+	 *
+	 * @since 7.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request Full details about the request.
+	 * @return WP_REST_Response|WP_Error Response object on success, WP_Error object on failure.
+	 */
+	public function sideload_item( WP_REST_Request $request ) {
+		$attachment_id = $request['id'];
+
+		$post = $this->get_post( $attachment_id );
+
+		if ( is_wp_error( $post ) ) {
+			return $post;
+		}
+
+		if (
+			! wp_attachment_is_image( $post ) &&
+			! wp_attachment_is( 'pdf', $post )
+		) {
+			return new WP_Error(
+				'rest_post_invalid_id',
+				__( 'Invalid post ID. Only images and PDFs can be sideloaded.' ),
+				array( 'status' => 400 )
+			);
+		}
+
+		if ( isset( $request['convert_format'] ) && ! $request['convert_format'] ) {
+			// Prevent image conversion as that is done client-side.
+			add_filter( 'image_editor_output_format', '__return_empty_array', 100 );
+		}
+
+		// Get the file via $_FILES or raw data.
+		$files   = $request->get_file_params();
+		$headers = $request->get_headers();
+
+		/*
+		 * wp_unique_filename() will always add numeric suffix if the name looks like a sub-size to avoid conflicts.
+		 * See /wp-includes/functions.php.
+		 * With the following filter we can work around this safeguard.
+		 */
+		$attachment_filename = get_attached_file( $attachment_id, true );
+		$attachment_filename = $attachment_filename ? wp_basename( $attachment_filename ) : null;
+
+		$filter_filename = static function ( $filename, $ext, $dir, $unique_filename_callback, $alt_filenames, $number ) use ( $attachment_filename ) {
+			return self::filter_wp_unique_filename( $filename, $dir, $number, $attachment_filename );
+		};
+
+		add_filter( 'wp_unique_filename', $filter_filename, 10, 6 );
+
+		$parent_post = get_post_parent( $attachment_id );
+
+		$time = null;
+
+		// Matches logic in media_handle_upload().
+		// The post date doesn't usually matter for pages, so don't backdate this upload.
+		if ( $parent_post && 'page' !== $parent_post->post_type && ! str_starts_with( $parent_post->post_date, '0000-00-00' ) ) {
+			$time = $parent_post->post_date;
+		}
+
+		if ( ! empty( $files ) ) {
+			$file = $this->upload_from_file( $files, $headers, $time );
+		} else {
+			$file = $this->upload_from_data( $request->get_body(), $headers, $time );
+		}
+
+		remove_filter( 'wp_unique_filename', $filter_filename );
+		remove_filter( 'image_editor_output_format', '__return_empty_array', 100 );
+
+		if ( is_wp_error( $file ) ) {
+			return $file;
+		}
+
+		$type = $file['type'];
+		$path = $file['file'];
+
+		$image_size = $request['image_size'];
+
+		$metadata = wp_get_attachment_metadata( $attachment_id, true );
+
+		if ( ! $metadata ) {
+			$metadata = array();
+		}
+
+		if ( 'original' === $image_size ) {
+			$metadata['original_image'] = wp_basename( $path );
+		} elseif ( 'scaled' === $image_size ) {
+			// The current attached file is the original; record it as original_image.
+			$current_file = get_attached_file( $attachment_id, true );
+
+			if ( ! $current_file ) {
+				return new WP_Error(
+					'rest_sideload_no_attached_file',
+					__( 'Unable to retrieve the attached file for this attachment.' ),
+					array( 'status' => 404 )
+				);
+			}
+
+			$metadata['original_image'] = wp_basename( $current_file );
+
+			// Validate the scaled image before updating the attached file.
+			$size     = wp_getimagesize( $path );
+			$filesize = wp_filesize( $path );
+
+			if ( ! $size || ! $filesize ) {
+				return new WP_Error(
+					'rest_sideload_invalid_image',
+					__( 'Unable to read the scaled image file.' ),
+					array( 'status' => 500 )
+				);
+			}
+
+			// Update the attached file to point to the scaled version.
+			if (
+				get_attached_file( $attachment_id, true ) !== $path &&
+				! update_attached_file( $attachment_id, $path )
+			) {
+				return new WP_Error(
+					'rest_sideload_update_attached_file_failed',
+					__( 'Unable to update the attached file for this attachment.' ),
+					array( 'status' => 500 )
+				);
+			}
+
+			$metadata['width']    = $size[0];
+			$metadata['height']   = $size[1];
+			$metadata['filesize'] = $filesize;
+			$metadata['file']     = _wp_relative_upload_path( $path );
+		} else {
+			$metadata['sizes'] = $metadata['sizes'] ?? array();
+
+			$size = wp_getimagesize( $path );
+
+			$metadata['sizes'][ $image_size ] = array(
+				'width'     => $size ? $size[0] : 0,
+				'height'    => $size ? $size[1] : 0,
+				'file'      => wp_basename( $path ),
+				'mime-type' => $type,
+				'filesize'  => wp_filesize( $path ),
+			);
+		}
+
+		wp_update_attachment_metadata( $attachment_id, $metadata );
+
+		$response_request = new WP_REST_Request(
+			WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
+			rest_get_route_for_post( $attachment_id )
+		);
+
+		$response_request['context'] = 'edit';
+
+		if ( isset( $request['_fields'] ) ) {
+			$response_request['_fields'] = $request['_fields'];
+		}
+
+		$response = $this->prepare_item_for_response( get_post( $attachment_id ), $response_request );
+
+		$response->header( 'Location', rest_url( rest_get_route_for_post( $attachment_id ) ) );
+
+		return $response;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Filters wp_unique_filename during sideloads.
+	 *
+	 * wp_unique_filename() will always add numeric suffix if the name looks like a sub-size to avoid conflicts.
+	 * Adding this closure to the filter helps work around this safeguard.
+	 *
+	 * Example: when uploading myphoto.jpeg, WordPress normally creates myphoto-150x150.jpeg,
+	 * and when uploading myphoto-150x150.jpeg, it will be renamed to myphoto-150x150-1.jpeg
+	 * However, here it is desired not to add the suffix in order to maintain the same
+	 * naming convention as if the file was uploaded regularly.
+	 *
+	 * @since 7.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @link https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/30954f7ac0840cfdad464928021d7f380940c347/src/wp-includes/functions.php#L2576-L2582
+	 *
+	 * @param string      $filename            Unique file name.
+	 * @param string      $dir                 Directory path.
+	 * @param int|string  $number              The highest number that was used to make the file name unique
+	 *                                         or an empty string if unused.
+	 * @param string|null $attachment_filename Original attachment file name.
+	 * @return string Filtered file name.
+	 */
+	private static function filter_wp_unique_filename( $filename, $dir, $number, $attachment_filename ) {
+		if ( ! is_int( $number ) || ! $attachment_filename ) {
+			return $filename;
+		}
+
+		$ext       = pathinfo( $filename, PATHINFO_EXTENSION );
+		$name      = pathinfo( $filename, PATHINFO_FILENAME );
+		$orig_name = pathinfo( $attachment_filename, PATHINFO_FILENAME );
+
+		if ( ! $ext || ! $name ) {
+			return $filename;
+		}
+
+		$matches = array();
+		if ( preg_match( '/(.*)-(\d+x\d+|scaled)-' . $number . '$/', $name, $matches ) ) {
+			$filename_without_suffix = $matches[1] . '-' . $matches[2] . ".$ext";
+			if ( $matches[1] === $orig_name && ! file_exists( "$dir/$filename_without_suffix" ) ) {
+				return $filename_without_suffix;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $filename;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Finalizes an attachment after client-side media processing.
+	 *
+	 * Triggers the 'wp_generate_attachment_metadata' filter so that
+	 * server-side plugins can process the attachment after all client-side
+	 * operations (upload, thumbnail generation, sideloads) are complete.
+	 *
+	 * @since 7.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request Full details about the request.
+	 * @return WP_REST_Response|WP_Error Response object on success, WP_Error object on failure.
+	 */
+	public function finalize_item( WP_REST_Request $request ) {
+		$attachment_id = $request['id'];
+
+		$post = $this->get_post( $attachment_id );
+		if ( is_wp_error( $post ) ) {
+			return $post;
+		}
+
+		$metadata = wp_get_attachment_metadata( $attachment_id );
+		if ( ! is_array( $metadata ) ) {
+			$metadata = array();
+		}
+
+		/** This filter is documented in wp-admin/includes/image.php */
+		$metadata = apply_filters( 'wp_generate_attachment_metadata', $metadata, $attachment_id, 'update' );
+
+		wp_update_attachment_metadata( $attachment_id, $metadata );
+
+		$response_request = new WP_REST_Request(
+			WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
+			rest_get_route_for_post( $attachment_id )
+		);
+
+		$response_request['context'] = 'edit';
+
+		if ( isset( $request['_fields'] ) ) {
+			$response_request['_fields'] = $request['_fields'];
+		}
+
+		return $this->prepare_item_for_response( $post, $response_request );
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/script-modules.php b/src/wp-includes/script-modules.php
index 3e5c39bff18d5..c9afb2614b232 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/script-modules.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/script-modules.php
@@ -190,7 +190,11 @@ function wp_default_script_modules() {
 			wp_interactivity()->add_client_navigation_support_to_script_module( $script_module_id );
 		}
 
-		if ( '' !== $suffix ) {
+		// VIPS files are always minified — the non-minified versions are not
+		// shipped because they are ~10MB of inlined WASM with no debugging value.
+		if ( str_starts_with( $file_name, 'vips/' ) ) {
+			$file_name = str_replace( '.js', '.min.js', $file_name );
+		} elseif ( '' !== $suffix ) {
 			$file_name = str_replace( '.js', $suffix . '.js', $file_name );
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/media/wpCrossOriginIsolation.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/media/wpCrossOriginIsolation.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3ec4231d5bede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/media/wpCrossOriginIsolation.php
@@ -0,0 +1,365 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Tests for cross-origin isolation functions.
+ *
+ * @group media
+ * @covers ::wp_set_up_cross_origin_isolation
+ * @covers ::wp_start_cross_origin_isolation_output_buffer
+ * @covers ::wp_is_client_side_media_processing_enabled
+ */
+class Tests_Media_wpCrossOriginIsolation extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+
+	/**
+	 * Original HTTP_USER_AGENT value.
+	 */
+	private ?string $original_user_agent;
+
+	/**
+	 * Original HTTP_HOST value.
+	 */
+	private ?string $original_http_host;
+
+	/**
+	 * Original HTTPS value.
+	 */
+	private ?string $original_https;
+
+	/**
+	 * Original $_GET['action'] value.
+	 */
+	private ?string $original_get_action;
+
+	public function set_up() {
+		parent::set_up();
+		$this->original_user_agent = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ?? null;
+		$this->original_http_host  = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ?? null;
+		$this->original_https      = $_SERVER['HTTPS'] ?? null;
+		$this->original_get_action = $_GET['action'] ?? null;
+	}
+
+	public function tear_down() {
+		if ( null === $this->original_user_agent ) {
+			unset( $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] );
+		} else {
+			$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] = $this->original_user_agent;
+		}
+
+		if ( null === $this->original_http_host ) {
+			unset( $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] );
+		} else {
+			$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] = $this->original_http_host;
+		}
+
+		if ( null === $this->original_https ) {
+			unset( $_SERVER['HTTPS'] );
+		} else {
+			$_SERVER['HTTPS'] = $this->original_https;
+		}
+
+		if ( null === $this->original_get_action ) {
+			unset( $_GET['action'] );
+		} else {
+			$_GET['action'] = $this->original_get_action;
+		}
+
+		// Clean up any output buffers started during tests.
+		while ( ob_get_level() > 1 ) {
+			ob_end_clean();
+		}
+
+		remove_all_filters( 'wp_client_side_media_processing_enabled' );
+		parent::tear_down();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 64766
+	 */
+	public function test_returns_early_when_client_side_processing_disabled() {
+		add_filter( 'wp_client_side_media_processing_enabled', '__return_false' );
+
+		// Should not error or start an output buffer.
+		$level_before = ob_get_level();
+		wp_set_up_cross_origin_isolation();
+		$level_after = ob_get_level();
+
+		$this->assertSame( $level_before, $level_after );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 64766
+	 */
+	public function test_returns_early_when_no_screen() {
+		// No screen is set, so it should return early.
+		$level_before = ob_get_level();
+		wp_set_up_cross_origin_isolation();
+		$level_after = ob_get_level();
+
+		$this->assertSame( $level_before, $level_after );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This test must run in a separate process because the output buffer
+	 * callback sends HTTP headers via header(), which would fail in the
+	 * main PHPUnit process where output has already started.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 64766
+	 *
+	 * @runInSeparateProcess
+	 * @preserveGlobalState disabled
+	 */
+	public function test_starts_output_buffer_for_chrome_137() {
+		$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] = 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/137.0.0.0 Safari/537.36';
+
+		$level_before = ob_get_level();
+		wp_start_cross_origin_isolation_output_buffer();
+		$level_after = ob_get_level();
+
+		$this->assertSame( $level_before + 1, $level_after, 'Output buffer should be started for Chrome 137.' );
+
+		ob_end_clean();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 64766
+	 */
+	public function test_does_not_start_output_buffer_for_chrome_136() {
+		$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] = 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/136.0.0.0 Safari/537.36';
+
+		$level_before = ob_get_level();
+		wp_start_cross_origin_isolation_output_buffer();
+		$level_after = ob_get_level();
+
+		$this->assertSame( $level_before, $level_after, 'Output buffer should not be started for Chrome < 137.' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 64766
+	 */
+	public function test_does_not_start_output_buffer_for_firefox() {
+		$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] = 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; rv:128.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/128.0';
+
+		$level_before = ob_get_level();
+		wp_start_cross_origin_isolation_output_buffer();
+		$level_after = ob_get_level();
+
+		$this->assertSame( $level_before, $level_after, 'Output buffer should not be started for Firefox.' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 64766
+	 */
+	public function test_does_not_start_output_buffer_for_safari() {
+		$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] = 'Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 14_5) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/17.5 Safari/605.1.15';
+
+		$level_before = ob_get_level();
+		wp_start_cross_origin_isolation_output_buffer();
+		$level_after = ob_get_level();
+
+		$this->assertSame( $level_before, $level_after, 'Output buffer should not be started for Safari.' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 64803
+	 */
+	public function test_client_side_processing_disabled_on_non_secure_origin() {
+		$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] = 'example.com';
+		$_SERVER['HTTPS']     = '';
+
+		$this->assertFalse(
+			wp_is_client_side_media_processing_enabled(),
+			'Client-side media processing should be disabled on non-secure, non-localhost origins.'
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 64803
+	 */
+	public function test_client_side_processing_enabled_on_localhost() {
+		$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] = 'localhost';
+		$_SERVER['HTTPS']     = '';
+
+		$this->assertTrue(
+			wp_is_client_side_media_processing_enabled(),
+			'Client-side media processing should be enabled on localhost.'
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verifies that cross-origin elements get crossorigin="anonymous" added.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 64766
+	 *
+	 * @runInSeparateProcess
+	 * @preserveGlobalState disabled
+	 *
+	 * @dataProvider data_elements_that_should_get_crossorigin
+	 *
+	 * @param string $html HTML input to process.
+	 */
+	public function test_output_buffer_adds_crossorigin( $html ) {
+		$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] = 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/137.0.0.0 Safari/537.36';
+
+		ob_start();
+
+		wp_start_cross_origin_isolation_output_buffer();
+		echo $html;
+
+		ob_end_flush();
+		$output = ob_get_clean();
+
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'crossorigin="anonymous"', $output );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Data provider for elements that should receive crossorigin="anonymous".
+	 *
+	 * @return array[]
+	 */
+	public function data_elements_that_should_get_crossorigin() {
+		return array(
+			'cross-origin script'              => array(
+				'<script src="https://external.example.com/script.js"></script>',
+			),
+			'cross-origin audio'               => array(
+				'<audio src="https://external.example.com/audio.mp3"></audio>',
+			),
+			'cross-origin video'               => array(
+				'<video src="https://external.example.com/video.mp4"></video>',
+			),
+			'cross-origin link stylesheet'     => array(
+				'<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://external.example.com/style.css" />',
+			),
+			'cross-origin source inside video' => array(
+				'<video><source src="https://external.example.com/video.mp4" type="video/mp4" /></video>',
+			),
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Verifies that certain elements do not get crossorigin="anonymous" added.
+	 *
+	 * Images are excluded because under Document-Isolation-Policy:
+	 * isolate-and-credentialless, the browser handles cross-origin images
+	 * in credentialless mode without needing explicit CORS headers.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 64766
+	 *
+	 * @runInSeparateProcess
+	 * @preserveGlobalState disabled
+	 *
+	 * @dataProvider data_elements_that_should_not_get_crossorigin
+	 *
+	 * @param string $html HTML input to process.
+	 */
+	public function test_output_buffer_does_not_add_crossorigin( $html ) {
+		$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] = 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/137.0.0.0 Safari/537.36';
+
+		ob_start();
+
+		wp_start_cross_origin_isolation_output_buffer();
+		echo $html;
+
+		ob_end_flush();
+		$output = ob_get_clean();
+
+		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( 'crossorigin="anonymous"', $output );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Data provider for elements that should not receive crossorigin="anonymous".
+	 *
+	 * @return array[]
+	 */
+	public function data_elements_that_should_not_get_crossorigin() {
+		return array(
+			'cross-origin img'                        => array(
+				'<img src="https://external.example.com/image.jpg" />',
+			),
+			'cross-origin img with srcset'            => array(
+				'<img src="https://external.example.com/image.jpg" srcset="https://external.example.com/image-2x.jpg 2x" />',
+			),
+			'link with cross-origin imagesrcset only' => array(
+				'<link rel="preload" as="image" imagesrcset="https://external.example.com/image.jpg 1x" href="/local-fallback.jpg" />',
+			),
+			'relative URL script'                     => array(
+				'<script src="/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js"></script>',
+			),
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Same-origin URLs should not get crossorigin="anonymous".
+	 *
+	 * Uses site_url() at runtime since the test domain varies by CI config.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 64766
+	 *
+	 * @runInSeparateProcess
+	 * @preserveGlobalState disabled
+	 */
+	public function test_output_buffer_does_not_add_crossorigin_to_same_origin() {
+		$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] = 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/137.0.0.0 Safari/537.36';
+
+		ob_start();
+
+		wp_start_cross_origin_isolation_output_buffer();
+		echo '<script src="' . site_url( '/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js' ) . '"></script>';
+
+		ob_end_flush();
+		$output = ob_get_clean();
+
+		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( 'crossorigin="anonymous"', $output );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Elements that already have a crossorigin attribute should not be modified.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 64766
+	 *
+	 * @runInSeparateProcess
+	 * @preserveGlobalState disabled
+	 */
+	public function test_output_buffer_does_not_override_existing_crossorigin() {
+		$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] = 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/137.0.0.0 Safari/537.36';
+
+		ob_start();
+
+		wp_start_cross_origin_isolation_output_buffer();
+		echo '<script src="https://external.example.com/script.js" crossorigin="use-credentials"></script>';
+
+		ob_end_flush();
+		$output = ob_get_clean();
+
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'crossorigin="use-credentials"', $output, 'Existing crossorigin attribute should not be overridden.' );
+		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( 'crossorigin="anonymous"', $output );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Multiple tags in the same output should each be handled correctly.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 64766
+	 *
+	 * @runInSeparateProcess
+	 * @preserveGlobalState disabled
+	 */
+	public function test_output_buffer_handles_mixed_tags() {
+		$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] = 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/137.0.0.0 Safari/537.36';
+
+		ob_start();
+
+		wp_start_cross_origin_isolation_output_buffer();
+		echo '<img src="https://external.example.com/image.jpg" />';
+		echo '<script src="https://external.example.com/script.js"></script>';
+		echo '<audio src="https://external.example.com/audio.mp3"></audio>';
+
+		ob_end_flush();
+		$output = ob_get_clean();
+
+		// IMG should NOT have crossorigin.
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( '<img src="https://external.example.com/image.jpg" />', $output, 'IMG should not be modified.' );
+
+		// Script and audio should have crossorigin.
+		$this->assertSame( 2, substr_count( $output, 'crossorigin="anonymous"' ), 'Script and audio should both get crossorigin, but not img.' );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/media/wpGetChromiumMajorVersion.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/media/wpGetChromiumMajorVersion.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7249d9b91b665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/media/wpGetChromiumMajorVersion.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Tests for the `wp_get_chromium_major_version()` function.
+ *
+ * @group media
+ * @covers ::wp_get_chromium_major_version
+ */
+class Tests_Media_wpGetChromiumMajorVersion extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+
+	/**
+	 * Original HTTP_USER_AGENT value.
+	 *
+	 * @var string|null
+	 */
+	private $original_user_agent;
+
+	public function set_up() {
+		parent::set_up();
+		$this->original_user_agent = isset( $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ) ? $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] : null;
+	}
+
+	public function tear_down() {
+		if ( null === $this->original_user_agent ) {
+			unset( $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] );
+		} else {
+			$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] = $this->original_user_agent;
+		}
+		parent::tear_down();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 64766
+	 */
+	public function test_returns_null_when_no_user_agent() {
+		unset( $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] );
+		$this->assertNull( wp_get_chromium_major_version() );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 64766
+	 *
+	 * @dataProvider data_user_agents
+	 *
+	 * @param string   $user_agent The user agent string.
+	 * @param int|null $expected   The expected Chromium major version, or null.
+	 */
+	public function test_returns_expected_version( $user_agent, $expected ) {
+		$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] = $user_agent;
+		$this->assertSame( $expected, wp_get_chromium_major_version() );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Data provider for test_returns_expected_version.
+	 *
+	 * @return array[]
+	 */
+	public function data_user_agents() {
+		return array(
+			'empty user agent'   => array( '', null ),
+			'Firefox'            => array( 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; rv:128.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/128.0', null ),
+			'Safari'             => array( 'Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 14_5) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/17.5 Safari/605.1.15', null ),
+			'Chrome 137'         => array( 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/137.0.0.0 Safari/537.36', 137 ),
+			'Edge 137'           => array( 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/137.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 Edg/137.0.0.0', 137 ),
+			'Opera (Chrome 136)' => array( 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/136.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 OPR/122.0.0.0', 136 ),
+			'Chrome 100'         => array( 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/100.0.4896.75 Safari/537.36', 100 ),
+		);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-attachments-controller.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-attachments-controller.php
index c8746931ed30a..79e9d23cf9dd3 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-attachments-controller.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-attachments-controller.php
@@ -194,6 +194,18 @@ public function tear_down() {
 		parent::tear_down();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Enables client-side media processing and reinitializes the REST server
+	 * so that the sideload and finalize routes are registered.
+	 */
+	private function enable_client_side_media_processing(): void {
+		add_filter( 'wp_client_side_media_processing_enabled', '__return_true' );
+
+		global $wp_rest_server;
+		$wp_rest_server = new Spy_REST_Server();
+		do_action( 'rest_api_init', $wp_rest_server );
+	}
+
 	public function test_register_routes() {
 		$routes = rest_get_server()->get_routes();
 		$this->assertArrayHasKey( '/wp/v2/media', $routes );
@@ -2929,6 +2941,43 @@ public function test_upload_unsupported_image_type_with_filter() {
 		$this->assertSame( 201, $response->get_status() );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Test that unsupported image type check is skipped when not generating sub-sizes.
+	 *
+	 * When the client handles image processing (generate_sub_sizes is false),
+	 * the server should not check image editor support.
+	 *
+	 * Tests the permissions check directly with file params set, since the core
+	 * check uses get_file_params() which is only populated for multipart uploads.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 64836
+	 */
+	public function test_upload_unsupported_image_type_skipped_when_not_generating_sub_sizes() {
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$author_id );
+
+		add_filter( 'wp_image_editors', '__return_empty_array' );
+
+		$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', '/wp/v2/media' );
+		$request->set_file_params(
+			array(
+				'file' => array(
+					'name'     => 'avif-lossy.avif',
+					'type'     => 'image/avif',
+					'tmp_name' => self::$test_avif_file,
+					'error'    => 0,
+					'size'     => filesize( self::$test_avif_file ),
+				),
+			)
+		);
+		$request->set_param( 'generate_sub_sizes', false );
+
+		$controller = new WP_REST_Attachments_Controller( 'attachment' );
+		$result     = $controller->create_item_permissions_check( $request );
+
+		// Should pass because generate_sub_sizes is false (client handles processing).
+		$this->assertTrue( $result );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Test that unsupported image type check is enforced when generating sub-sizes.
 	 *
@@ -3191,4 +3240,305 @@ static function ( $data ) use ( &$captured_data ) {
 		// Verify that the data is an array (not an object).
 		$this->assertIsArray( $captured_data, 'Data passed to wp_insert_attachment should be an array' );
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests sideloading a scaled image for an existing attachment.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 64737
+	 * @requires function imagejpeg
+	 */
+	public function test_sideload_scaled_image() {
+		$this->enable_client_side_media_processing();
+
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$author_id );
+
+		// First, create an attachment.
+		$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', '/wp/v2/media' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Type', 'image/jpeg' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename=canola.jpg' );
+		$request->set_body( file_get_contents( self::$test_file ) );
+		$response      = rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
+		$data          = $response->get_data();
+		$attachment_id = $data['id'];
+
+		$this->assertSame( 201, $response->get_status() );
+
+		$original_file = get_attached_file( $attachment_id, true );
+
+		// Sideload a "scaled" version of the image.
+		$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', "/wp/v2/media/{$attachment_id}/sideload" );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Type', 'image/jpeg' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename=canola-scaled.jpg' );
+		$request->set_param( 'image_size', 'scaled' );
+		$request->set_body( file_get_contents( self::$test_file ) );
+		$response = rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
+
+		$this->assertSame( 200, $response->get_status(), 'Sideloading scaled image should succeed.' );
+
+		$metadata = wp_get_attachment_metadata( $attachment_id );
+
+		// The original file should now be recorded as original_image.
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'original_image', $metadata, 'Metadata should contain original_image.' );
+		$this->assertSame( wp_basename( $original_file ), $metadata['original_image'], 'original_image should be the basename of the original attached file.' );
+
+		// The attached file should now point to the scaled version.
+		$new_file = get_attached_file( $attachment_id, true );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'scaled', wp_basename( $new_file ), 'Attached file should now be the scaled version.' );
+
+		// Metadata should have width, height, filesize, and file updated.
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'width', $metadata, 'Metadata should contain width.' );
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'height', $metadata, 'Metadata should contain height.' );
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'filesize', $metadata, 'Metadata should contain filesize.' );
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'file', $metadata, 'Metadata should contain file.' );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'scaled', $metadata['file'], 'Metadata file should reference the scaled version.' );
+		$this->assertGreaterThan( 0, $metadata['width'], 'Width should be positive.' );
+		$this->assertGreaterThan( 0, $metadata['height'], 'Height should be positive.' );
+		$this->assertGreaterThan( 0, $metadata['filesize'], 'Filesize should be positive.' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests that sideloading scaled image requires authentication.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 64737
+	 * @requires function imagejpeg
+	 */
+	public function test_sideload_scaled_image_requires_auth() {
+		$this->enable_client_side_media_processing();
+
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$author_id );
+
+		// Create an attachment.
+		$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', '/wp/v2/media' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Type', 'image/jpeg' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename=canola.jpg' );
+		$request->set_body( file_get_contents( self::$test_file ) );
+		$response      = rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
+		$attachment_id = $response->get_data()['id'];
+
+		// Try sideloading without authentication.
+		wp_set_current_user( 0 );
+
+		$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', "/wp/v2/media/{$attachment_id}/sideload" );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Type', 'image/jpeg' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename=canola-scaled.jpg' );
+		$request->set_param( 'image_size', 'scaled' );
+		$request->set_body( file_get_contents( self::$test_file ) );
+		$response = rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
+
+		$this->assertErrorResponse( 'rest_cannot_edit_image', $response, 401 );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests that the sideload endpoint includes 'scaled' in the image_size enum.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 64737
+	 */
+	public function test_sideload_route_includes_scaled_enum() {
+		$this->enable_client_side_media_processing();
+
+		$server = rest_get_server();
+		$routes = $server->get_routes();
+
+		$endpoint = '/wp/v2/media/(?P<id>[\d]+)/sideload';
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( $endpoint, $routes, 'Sideload route should exist.' );
+
+		$route    = $routes[ $endpoint ];
+		$endpoint = $route[0];
+		$args     = $endpoint['args'];
+
+		$param_name = 'image_size';
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( $param_name, $args, 'Route should have image_size arg.' );
+		$this->assertContains( 'scaled', $args[ $param_name ]['enum'], 'image_size enum should include scaled.' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests the filter_wp_unique_filename method handles the -scaled suffix.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 64737
+	 * @requires function imagejpeg
+	 */
+	public function test_sideload_scaled_unique_filename() {
+		$this->enable_client_side_media_processing();
+
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$author_id );
+
+		// Create an attachment.
+		$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', '/wp/v2/media' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Type', 'image/jpeg' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename=canola.jpg' );
+		$request->set_body( file_get_contents( self::$test_file ) );
+		$response      = rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
+		$attachment_id = $response->get_data()['id'];
+
+		// Sideload with the -scaled suffix.
+		$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', "/wp/v2/media/{$attachment_id}/sideload" );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Type', 'image/jpeg' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename=canola-scaled.jpg' );
+		$request->set_param( 'image_size', 'scaled' );
+		$request->set_body( file_get_contents( self::$test_file ) );
+		$response = rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
+
+		$this->assertSame( 200, $response->get_status(), 'Sideloading scaled image should succeed.' );
+
+		// The filename should retain the -scaled suffix without numeric disambiguation.
+		$new_file = get_attached_file( $attachment_id, true );
+		$basename = wp_basename( $new_file );
+		$this->assertMatchesRegularExpression( '/canola-scaled\.jpg$/', $basename, 'Scaled filename should not have numeric suffix appended.' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests that sideloading a scaled image for a different attachment retains the numeric suffix
+	 * when a file with the same name already exists on disk.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 64737
+	 * @requires function imagejpeg
+	 */
+	public function test_sideload_scaled_unique_filename_conflict() {
+		$this->enable_client_side_media_processing();
+
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$author_id );
+
+		// Create the first attachment.
+		$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', '/wp/v2/media' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Type', 'image/jpeg' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename=canola.jpg' );
+		$request->set_body( file_get_contents( self::$test_file ) );
+		$response        = rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
+		$attachment_id_a = $response->get_data()['id'];
+
+		// Sideload a scaled image for attachment A, creating canola-scaled.jpg on disk.
+		$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', "/wp/v2/media/{$attachment_id_a}/sideload" );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Type', 'image/jpeg' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename=canola-scaled.jpg' );
+		$request->set_param( 'image_size', 'scaled' );
+		$request->set_body( file_get_contents( self::$test_file ) );
+		$response = rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
+
+		$this->assertSame( 200, $response->get_status(), 'First sideload should succeed.' );
+
+		// Create a second, different attachment.
+		$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', '/wp/v2/media' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Type', 'image/jpeg' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename=other.jpg' );
+		$request->set_body( file_get_contents( self::$test_file ) );
+		$response        = rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
+		$attachment_id_b = $response->get_data()['id'];
+
+		// Sideload scaled for attachment B using the same filename that already exists on disk.
+		$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', "/wp/v2/media/{$attachment_id_b}/sideload" );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Type', 'image/jpeg' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename=canola-scaled.jpg' );
+		$request->set_param( 'image_size', 'scaled' );
+		$request->set_body( file_get_contents( self::$test_file ) );
+		$response = rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
+
+		$this->assertSame( 200, $response->get_status(), 'Second sideload should succeed.' );
+
+		// The filename should have a numeric suffix since the base name does not match this attachment.
+		$new_file = get_attached_file( $attachment_id_b, true );
+		$basename = wp_basename( $new_file );
+		$this->assertMatchesRegularExpression( '/canola-scaled-\d+\.jpg$/', $basename, 'Scaled filename should have numeric suffix when file conflicts with a different attachment.' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests that the finalize endpoint triggers wp_generate_attachment_metadata.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 62243
+	 * @covers WP_REST_Attachments_Controller::finalize_item
+	 * @requires function imagejpeg
+	 */
+	public function test_finalize_item(): void {
+		$this->enable_client_side_media_processing();
+
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$author_id );
+
+		// Create an attachment.
+		$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', '/wp/v2/media' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Type', 'image/jpeg' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename=canola.jpg' );
+		$request->set_body( (string) file_get_contents( self::$test_file ) );
+		$response      = rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
+		$attachment_id = $response->get_data()['id'];
+
+		$this->assertSame( 201, $response->get_status() );
+
+		// Track whether wp_generate_attachment_metadata filter fires.
+		$filter_metadata = null;
+		$filter_id       = null;
+		$filter_context  = null;
+		add_filter(
+			'wp_generate_attachment_metadata',
+			function ( array $metadata, int $id, string $context ) use ( &$filter_metadata, &$filter_id, &$filter_context ) {
+				$filter_metadata = $metadata;
+				$filter_id       = $id;
+				$filter_context  = $context;
+				$metadata['foo'] = 'bar';
+				return $metadata;
+			},
+			10,
+			3
+		);
+
+		// Call the finalize endpoint.
+		$request  = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', "/wp/v2/media/{$attachment_id}/finalize" );
+		$response = rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
+
+		$this->assertSame( 200, $response->get_status(), 'Finalize endpoint should return 200.' );
+		$this->assertIsArray( $filter_metadata );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'canola', $filter_metadata['file'], 'Expected the canola image to have been had its metadata updated.' );
+		$this->assertSame( $attachment_id, $filter_id, 'Expected the post ID to be passed to the filter.' );
+		$this->assertSame( 'update', $filter_context, 'Filter context should be "update".' );
+		$resulting_metadata = wp_get_attachment_metadata( $attachment_id );
+		$this->assertIsArray( $resulting_metadata );
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'foo', $resulting_metadata, 'Expected new metadata key to have been added.' );
+		$this->assertSame( 'bar', $resulting_metadata['foo'], 'Expected filtered metadata to be updated.' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests that the finalize endpoint requires authentication.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 62243
+	 * @covers WP_REST_Attachments_Controller::finalize_item
+	 * @requires function imagejpeg
+	 */
+	public function test_finalize_item_requires_auth(): void {
+		$this->enable_client_side_media_processing();
+
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$author_id );
+
+		// Create an attachment.
+		$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', '/wp/v2/media' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Type', 'image/jpeg' );
+		$request->set_header( 'Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename=canola.jpg' );
+		$request->set_body( (string) file_get_contents( self::$test_file ) );
+		$response      = rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
+		$attachment_id = $response->get_data()['id'];
+
+		// Try finalizing without authentication.
+		wp_set_current_user( 0 );
+
+		$request  = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', "/wp/v2/media/{$attachment_id}/finalize" );
+		$response = rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
+
+		$this->assertErrorResponse( 'rest_cannot_edit_image', $response, 401 );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests that the finalize endpoint returns error for invalid attachment ID.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 62243
+	 * @covers WP_REST_Attachments_Controller::finalize_item
+	 */
+	public function test_finalize_item_invalid_id(): void {
+		$this->enable_client_side_media_processing();
+
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$author_id );
+
+		$invalid_id = PHP_INT_MAX;
+		$this->assertNull( get_post( $invalid_id ), 'Expected invalid ID to not exist for an existing post.' );
+		$request  = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', "/wp/v2/media/$invalid_id/finalize" );
+		$response = rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
+
+		$this->assertErrorResponse( 'rest_post_invalid_id', $response, 404 );
+	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-schema-setup.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-schema-setup.php
index 9c6c431e5ef35..89bf2c481c567 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-schema-setup.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-schema-setup.php
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ class WP_Test_REST_Schema_Initialization extends WP_Test_REST_TestCase {
 	public function set_up() {
 		parent::set_up();
 
+		// Ensure client-side media processing is enabled so the sideload route is registered.
+		add_filter( 'wp_client_side_media_processing_enabled', '__return_true' );
+
 		/** @var WP_REST_Server $wp_rest_server */
 		global $wp_rest_server;
 		$wp_rest_server = new Spy_REST_Server();
@@ -109,6 +112,8 @@ public function test_expected_routes_in_schema() {
 			'/wp/v2/media/(?P<id>[\\d]+)',
 			'/wp/v2/media/(?P<id>[\\d]+)/post-process',
 			'/wp/v2/media/(?P<id>[\\d]+)/edit',
+			'/wp/v2/media/(?P<id>[\\d]+)/sideload',
+			'/wp/v2/media/(?P<id>[\\d]+)/finalize',
 			'/wp/v2/blocks',
 			'/wp/v2/blocks/(?P<id>[\d]+)',
 			'/wp/v2/blocks/(?P<id>[\d]+)/autosaves',
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/script-modules/wpScriptModules.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/script-modules/wpScriptModules.php
index 4f647c6a3d2e0..140531101a1cd 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/script-modules/wpScriptModules.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/script-modules/wpScriptModules.php
@@ -1904,22 +1904,24 @@ public function test_dependent_of_default_script_modules() {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Tests that VIPS script modules are not registered in Core.
+	 * Tests that VIPS script modules always use minified file paths.
 	 *
-	 * The wasm-vips library is plugin-only and should not be included
-	 * in WordPress Core builds due to its large size (~16MB per file).
+	 * Non-minified VIPS files are not shipped because they are ~10MB of
+	 * inlined WASM with no debugging value, so the registration should
+	 * always point to the .min.js variants.
 	 *
-	 * @ticket 64906
+	 * @ticket 64734
 	 *
 	 * @covers ::wp_default_script_modules
 	 */
-	public function test_vips_script_modules_not_registered_in_core() {
+	public function test_vips_script_modules_always_use_minified_paths() {
 		wp_default_script_modules();
 		wp_enqueue_script_module( '@wordpress/vips/loader' );
 
 		$actual = get_echo( array( wp_script_modules(), 'print_enqueued_script_modules' ) );
 
-		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( 'vips', $actual );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'vips/loader.min.js', $actual );
+		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( 'vips/loader.js"', $actual );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js b/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js
index 003dc397ae305..b953a0303537c 100644
--- a/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js
+++ b/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js
@@ -3148,6 +3148,18 @@ mockedApiResponse.Schema = {
                             "description": "The ID for the associated post of the attachment.",
                             "type": "integer",
                             "required": false
+                        },
+                        "generate_sub_sizes": {
+                            "type": "boolean",
+                            "default": true,
+                            "description": "Whether to generate image sub sizes.",
+                            "required": false
+                        },
+                        "convert_format": {
+                            "type": "boolean",
+                            "default": true,
+                            "description": "Whether to convert image formats.",
+                            "required": false
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -3664,6 +3676,68 @@ mockedApiResponse.Schema = {
                 }
             ]
         },
+        "/wp/v2/media/(?P<id>[\\d]+)/sideload": {
+            "namespace": "wp/v2",
+            "methods": [
+                "POST"
+            ],
+            "endpoints": [
+                {
+                    "methods": [
+                        "POST"
+                    ],
+                    "args": {
+                        "id": {
+                            "description": "Unique identifier for the attachment.",
+                            "type": "integer",
+                            "required": false
+                        },
+                        "image_size": {
+                            "description": "Image size.",
+                            "type": "string",
+                            "enum": [
+                                "thumbnail",
+                                "medium",
+                                "medium_large",
+                                "large",
+                                "1536x1536",
+                                "2048x2048",
+                                "original",
+                                "full",
+                                "scaled"
+                            ],
+                            "required": true
+                        },
+                        "convert_format": {
+                            "type": "boolean",
+                            "default": true,
+                            "description": "Whether to convert image formats.",
+                            "required": false
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        "/wp/v2/media/(?P<id>[\\d]+)/finalize": {
+            "namespace": "wp/v2",
+            "methods": [
+                "POST"
+            ],
+            "endpoints": [
+                {
+                    "methods": [
+                        "POST"
+                    ],
+                    "args": {
+                        "id": {
+                            "description": "Unique identifier for the attachment.",
+                            "type": "integer",
+                            "required": false
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            ]
+        },
         "/wp/v2/menu-items": {
             "namespace": "wp/v2",
             "methods": [
@@ -12700,6 +12774,43 @@ mockedApiResponse.Schema = {
             ]
         }
     },
+    "image_sizes": {
+        "thumbnail": {
+            "width": 150,
+            "height": 150,
+            "crop": true
+        },
+        "medium": {
+            "width": 300,
+            "height": 300,
+            "crop": false
+        },
+        "medium_large": {
+            "width": 768,
+            "height": 0,
+            "crop": false
+        },
+        "large": {
+            "width": 1024,
+            "height": 1024,
+            "crop": false
+        },
+        "1536x1536": {
+            "width": 1536,
+            "height": 1536,
+            "crop": false
+        },
+        "2048x2048": {
+            "width": 2048,
+            "height": 2048,
+            "crop": false
+        }
+    },
+    "image_size_threshold": 2560,
+    "image_output_formats": {},
+    "jpeg_interlaced": false,
+    "png_interlaced": false,
+    "gif_interlaced": false,
     "site_logo": 0,
     "site_icon": 0,
     "site_icon_url": ""
diff --git a/tools/gutenberg/copy.js b/tools/gutenberg/copy.js
index e5ca8eb71dce5..0f197169f7366 100644
--- a/tools/gutenberg/copy.js
+++ b/tools/gutenberg/copy.js
@@ -259,10 +259,6 @@ function generateScriptModulesPackages() {
 			const fullPath = path.join( dir, entry.name );
 
 			if ( entry.isDirectory() ) {
-				// Skip plugin-only packages (e.g., vips/wasm) that should not be in Core.
-				if ( entry.name === 'vips' ) {
-					continue;
-				}
 				processDirectory( fullPath, baseDir );
 			} else if ( entry.name.endsWith( '.min.asset.php' ) ) {
 				const relativePath = path.relative( baseDir, fullPath );
@@ -348,17 +344,6 @@ function generateScriptLoaderPackages() {
 				assetData.dependencies = [];
 			}
 
-			// Strip plugin-only module dependencies (e.g., vips) that are not in Core.
-			if ( Array.isArray( assetData.module_dependencies ) ) {
-				assetData.module_dependencies =
-					assetData.module_dependencies.filter(
-						( dep ) =>
-							! ( dep.id || dep ).startsWith(
-								'@wordpress/vips'
-							)
-					);
-			}
-
 			assets[ `${ entry.name }.js` ] = assetData;
 		} catch ( error ) {
 			console.error(