diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 293f2887fa..42cd455f1b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 ### ✨ New Features
 
-- **feat(providers):** add ClinePass as a first-class API-key provider (Cline's BYOK gateway). (thanks @adentdk)
+- **feat(api):** add `/v1/ocr` endpoint (Mistral OCR), an OCR provider category, and Mistral moderation support. (thanks @waguriagentic)
 
 ### 🔧 Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/open-sse/config/mediaServiceKinds.ts b/open-sse/config/mediaServiceKinds.ts
index 95e831ce40..22a692c971 100644
--- a/open-sse/config/mediaServiceKinds.ts
+++ b/open-sse/config/mediaServiceKinds.ts
@@ -17,14 +17,12 @@
  * still declared explicitly via `serviceKinds` on the provider entry; callers
  * union the two sources.
  */
-import {
-  AUDIO_TRANSCRIPTION_PROVIDERS,
-  AUDIO_SPEECH_PROVIDERS,
-} from "./audioRegistry.ts";
+import { AUDIO_TRANSCRIPTION_PROVIDERS, AUDIO_SPEECH_PROVIDERS } from "./audioRegistry.ts";
 import { VIDEO_PROVIDERS } from "./videoRegistry.ts";
 import { MUSIC_PROVIDERS } from "./musicRegistry.ts";
 import { IMAGE_PROVIDERS } from "./imageRegistry.ts";
 import { EMBEDDING_PROVIDERS } from "./embeddingRegistry.ts";
+import { OCR_PROVIDERS } from "./ocrRegistry.ts";
 
 /** Media kinds whose provider membership is defined by a backend registry. */
 export const MEDIA_KIND_REGISTRIES = {
@@ -34,6 +32,7 @@ export const MEDIA_KIND_REGISTRIES = {
   music: MUSIC_PROVIDERS,
   image: IMAGE_PROVIDERS,
   embedding: EMBEDDING_PROVIDERS,
+  ocr: OCR_PROVIDERS,
 } as const satisfies Record<string, Record<string, unknown>>;
 
 export type RegistryMediaKind = keyof typeof MEDIA_KIND_REGISTRIES;
diff --git a/open-sse/config/moderationRegistry.ts b/open-sse/config/moderationRegistry.ts
index 4a3f621998..c63d9e17b4 100644
--- a/open-sse/config/moderationRegistry.ts
+++ b/open-sse/config/moderationRegistry.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,25 @@
  * Follows OpenAI's moderation API format.
  */
 
-export const MODERATION_PROVIDERS = {
+export interface ModerationModel {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+}
+
+export interface ModerationProvider {
+  id: string;
+  baseUrl: string;
+  authType: string;
+  authHeader: string;
+  models: ModerationModel[];
+}
+
+export interface ParsedModerationModel {
+  provider: string | null;
+  model: string | null;
+}
+
+export const MODERATION_PROVIDERS: Record<string, ModerationProvider> = {
   openai: {
     id: "openai",
     baseUrl: "https://api.openai.com/v1/moderations",
@@ -16,22 +34,29 @@ export const MODERATION_PROVIDERS = {
       { id: "text-moderation-latest", name: "Text Moderation Latest" },
     ],
   },
+  mistral: {
+    id: "mistral",
+    baseUrl: "https://api.mistral.ai/v1/moderations",
+    authType: "apikey",
+    authHeader: "bearer",
+    models: [{ id: "mistral-moderation-latest", name: "Mistral Moderation" }],
+  },
 };
 
 /**
- * Get moderation provider config by ID
+ * Get moderation provider config by ID.
  */
-export function getModerationProvider(providerId) {
+export function getModerationProvider(providerId: string): ModerationProvider | null {
   return MODERATION_PROVIDERS[providerId] || null;
 }
 
 /**
- * Parse moderation model string
+ * Parse a moderation model string.
  */
-export function parseModerationModel(modelStr) {
+export function parseModerationModel(modelStr: string | null | undefined): ParsedModerationModel {
   if (!modelStr) return { provider: null, model: null };
 
-  for (const [providerId, config] of Object.entries(MODERATION_PROVIDERS)) {
+  for (const providerId of Object.keys(MODERATION_PROVIDERS)) {
     if (modelStr.startsWith(providerId + "/")) {
       return { provider: providerId, model: modelStr.slice(providerId.length + 1) };
     }
@@ -47,10 +72,10 @@ export function parseModerationModel(modelStr) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Get all moderation models as a flat list
+ * Get all moderation models as a flat list.
  */
-export function getAllModerationModels() {
-  const models = [];
+export function getAllModerationModels(): Array<{ id: string; name: string; provider: string }> {
+  const models: Array<{ id: string; name: string; provider: string }> = [];
   for (const [providerId, config] of Object.entries(MODERATION_PROVIDERS)) {
     for (const model of config.models) {
       models.push({
diff --git a/open-sse/config/ocrRegistry.ts b/open-sse/config/ocrRegistry.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdf47d44f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/open-sse/config/ocrRegistry.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/**
+ * OCR Provider Registry
+ *
+ * Defines providers that support the /v1/ocr endpoint.
+ * Follows Mistral's OCR API format.
+ */
+
+export interface OcrModel {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+}
+
+export interface OcrProvider {
+  id: string;
+  baseUrl: string;
+  authType: string;
+  authHeader: string;
+  models: OcrModel[];
+}
+
+export interface ParsedOcrModel {
+  provider: string | null;
+  model: string | null;
+}
+
+export const OCR_PROVIDERS: Record<string, OcrProvider> = {
+  mistral: {
+    id: "mistral",
+    baseUrl: "https://api.mistral.ai/v1/ocr",
+    authType: "apikey",
+    authHeader: "bearer",
+    models: [{ id: "mistral-ocr-latest", name: "Mistral OCR" }],
+  },
+};
+
+/**
+ * Get OCR provider config by ID.
+ */
+export function getOcrProvider(providerId: string): OcrProvider | null {
+  return OCR_PROVIDERS[providerId] || null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse an OCR model string.
+ *
+ * Accepts either a "provider/model" prefixed string or a bare model id that
+ * matches one of the registered OCR models.
+ */
+export function parseOcrModel(modelStr: string | null | undefined): ParsedOcrModel {
+  if (!modelStr) return { provider: null, model: null };
+
+  for (const providerId of Object.keys(OCR_PROVIDERS)) {
+    if (modelStr.startsWith(providerId + "/")) {
+      return { provider: providerId, model: modelStr.slice(providerId.length + 1) };
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (const [providerId, config] of Object.entries(OCR_PROVIDERS)) {
+    if (config.models.some((m) => m.id === modelStr)) {
+      return { provider: providerId, model: modelStr };
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { provider: null, model: modelStr };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get all OCR models as a flat list.
+ */
+export function getAllOcrModels(): Array<{ id: string; name: string; provider: string }> {
+  const models: Array<{ id: string; name: string; provider: string }> = [];
+  for (const [providerId, config] of Object.entries(OCR_PROVIDERS)) {
+    for (const model of config.models) {
+      models.push({
+        id: `${providerId}/${model.id}`,
+        name: model.name,
+        provider: providerId,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+  return models;
+}
diff --git a/open-sse/handlers/ocr.ts b/open-sse/handlers/ocr.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf0c553ff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/open-sse/handlers/ocr.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import { CORS_HEADERS } from "../utils/cors.ts";
+/**
+ * OCR Handler
+ *
+ * Handles POST /v1/ocr (Mistral OCR API format).
+ */
+
+import { getOcrProvider, parseOcrModel } from "../config/ocrRegistry.ts";
+import { errorResponse } from "../utils/error.ts";
+import { attachOmniRouteMetaHeaders } from "@/domain/omnirouteResponseMeta";
+import { generateRequestId } from "@/shared/utils/requestId";
+
+/**
+ * Handle OCR request
+ *
+ * @param {Object} options
+ * @param {Object} options.body - JSON body { model, document }
+ * @param {Object} options.credentials - Provider credentials { apiKey }
+ * @returns {Response}
+ */
+/** @returns {Promise<unknown>} */
+export async function handleOcr({ body, credentials }) {
+  const startTime = Date.now();
+  if (!body.document) {
+    return errorResponse(400, "document is required");
+  }
+
+  // Default to latest OCR model
+  const model = body.model || "mistral-ocr-latest";
+  const { provider: providerId, model: modelId } = parseOcrModel(model);
+  const providerConfig = providerId ? getOcrProvider(providerId) : null;
+
+  if (!providerConfig) {
+    return errorResponse(400, `No OCR provider found for model "${model}". Available: mistral`);
+  }
+
+  const token = credentials?.apiKey || credentials?.accessToken;
+  if (!token) {
+    return errorResponse(401, `No credentials for OCR provider: ${providerId}`);
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(providerConfig.baseUrl, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        ...body,
+        model: modelId,
+      }),
+    });
+
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      const errText = await res.text();
+      return new Response(errText, {
+        status: res.status,
+        headers: {
+          "Content-Type": "application/json",
+          ...CORS_HEADERS,
+        },
+      });
+    }
+
+    const data = await res.json();
+    const headers = new Headers({ ...CORS_HEADERS, "Content-Type": "application/json" });
+    attachOmniRouteMetaHeaders(headers, {
+      provider: providerId,
+      model: modelId,
+      costUsd: 0,
+      latencyMs: Date.now() - startTime,
+      requestId: generateRequestId(),
+    });
+    return new Response(JSON.stringify(data), { status: 200, headers });
+  } catch (err) {
+    return errorResponse(500, `OCR request failed: ${err.message}`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/[kind]/[id]/MediaProviderPageClient.tsx b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/[kind]/[id]/MediaProviderPageClient.tsx
index 9ca2963b66..c1eed94d7c 100644
--- a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/[kind]/[id]/MediaProviderPageClient.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/[kind]/[id]/MediaProviderPageClient.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { WebSearchExampleCard } from "../../components/WebSearchExampleCard";
 import { WebFetchExampleCard } from "../../components/WebFetchExampleCard";
 import { VideoExampleCard } from "../../components/VideoExampleCard";
 import { MusicExampleCard } from "../../components/MusicExampleCard";
+import { OcrExampleCard } from "../../components/OcrExampleCard";
 
 interface Connection {
   id: string;
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ function renderPlayground(kind: MediaKind, providerId: string) {
       return <VideoExampleCard providerId={providerId} />;
     case "music":
       return <MusicExampleCard providerId={providerId} />;
+    case "ocr":
+      return <OcrExampleCard providerId={providerId} />;
     case "imageToText":
       // Endpoint /api/v1/images/understanding does not exist yet — omitted.
       return (
diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/OcrExampleCard.tsx b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/OcrExampleCard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f5a675b034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/OcrExampleCard.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
+import { useApiKey } from "../../providers/hooks/useApiKey";
+import { useProviderModels } from "../../providers/hooks/useProviderModels";
+import { buildCurl } from "../../providers/utils/buildCurl";
+import { PlaygroundCard } from "./PlaygroundCard";
+
+interface Props {
+  providerId: string;
+}
+
+const ENDPOINT_PATH = "/api/v1/ocr";
+const SAMPLE_DOCUMENT_URL = "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2201.04234";
+
+function extractError(data: unknown): string | null {
+  if (!data || typeof data !== "object") return null;
+  const d = data as Record<string, unknown>;
+  const err = d.error as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+  if (err?.message) return String(err.message);
+  if (typeof d.message === "string") return d.message;
+  return null;
+}
+
+export function OcrExampleCard({ providerId }: Props) {
+  const t = useTranslations("miniPlayground");
+  const { apiKey } = useApiKey();
+  const { models } = useProviderModels(providerId);
+
+  const firstModel = models[0]?.id ?? "";
+  const [model, setModel] = useState<string>("");
+  const [documentUrl, setDocumentUrl] = useState<string>(SAMPLE_DOCUMENT_URL);
+  const [running, setRunning] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [result, setResult] = useState<{ data: unknown; latencyMs: number } | undefined>();
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const effectiveModel = model || firstModel;
+
+  const buildBody = () => ({
+    model: effectiveModel,
+    document: { type: "document_url", document_url: documentUrl },
+  });
+
+  const curlSnippet = buildCurl({
+    endpoint:
+      (typeof window !== "undefined" ? window.location.origin : "http://localhost:20128") +
+      ENDPOINT_PATH,
+    headers: {
+      Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey || "<your-api-key>"}`,
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+    },
+    body: buildBody(),
+  });
+
+  const handleRun = async () => {
+    setRunning(true);
+    setError(null);
+    setResult(undefined);
+    const t0 = performance.now();
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(ENDPOINT_PATH, {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: {
+          Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
+          "Content-Type": "application/json",
+          "x-connection-id": providerId,
+        },
+        body: JSON.stringify(buildBody()),
+      });
+      const data: unknown = await res.json();
+      const latencyMs = performance.now() - t0;
+      const errMsg = extractError(data);
+      if (!res.ok || errMsg) {
+        setError(errMsg ?? `HTTP ${res.status}`);
+      } else {
+        setResult({ data, latencyMs });
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Request failed");
+    } finally {
+      setRunning(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const modelOptions = models.length > 0 ? models : [{ id: "mistral-ocr-latest" }];
+
+  return (
+    <PlaygroundCard
+      kindLabel="OCR"
+      apiEndpoint={ENDPOINT_PATH}
+      onRun={handleRun}
+      curlSnippet={curlSnippet}
+      running={running}
+      result={result}
+      error={error}
+    >
+      {/* Model select */}
+      <div>
+        <label className="block text-xs text-text-muted mb-1">{t("model")}</label>
+        <select
+          value={model || firstModel}
+          onChange={(e) => setModel(e.target.value)}
+          className="w-full rounded-md border border-border bg-bg-subtle text-sm px-2 py-1.5 text-text-main focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-primary"
+        >
+          {modelOptions.map((m) => (
+            <option key={m.id} value={m.id}>
+              {m.id}
+            </option>
+          ))}
+        </select>
+      </div>
+      {/* Document URL */}
+      <div>
+        <label className="block text-xs text-text-muted mb-1">Document URL</label>
+        <input
+          type="text"
+          value={documentUrl}
+          onChange={(e) => setDocumentUrl(e.target.value)}
+          placeholder={SAMPLE_DOCUMENT_URL}
+          className="w-full rounded-md border border-border bg-bg-subtle text-sm px-2 py-1.5 text-text-main focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-primary"
+        />
+      </div>
+    </PlaygroundCard>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/ServiceKindTabs.tsx b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/ServiceKindTabs.tsx
index bcd50300e4..2e54dd4841 100644
--- a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/ServiceKindTabs.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/ServiceKindTabs.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const KIND_ICON: Record<ServiceKind, string> = {
   webFetch: "language",
   video: "videocam",
   music: "music_note",
+  ocr: "document_scanner",
 };
 
 interface ServiceKindTabsProps {
diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/mediaKinds.ts b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/mediaKinds.ts
index a3ded4173e..05b5586e34 100644
--- a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/mediaKinds.ts
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/mediaKinds.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ export type MediaKind =
   | "webSearch"
   | "webFetch"
   | "video"
-  | "music";
+  | "music"
+  | "ocr";
 
 export const MEDIA_KINDS: MediaKind[] = [
   "embedding",
@@ -19,4 +20,5 @@ export const MEDIA_KINDS: MediaKind[] = [
   "webFetch",
   "video",
   "music",
+  "ocr",
 ];
diff --git a/src/app/api/v1/ocr/route.ts b/src/app/api/v1/ocr/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b717c7a58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/v1/ocr/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { handleOcr } from "@omniroute/open-sse/handlers/ocr.ts";
+import { getProviderCredentials, clearRecoveredProviderState } from "@/sse/services/auth";
+import { withInjectionGuard } from "@/middleware/promptInjectionGuard";
+import { parseOcrModel } from "@omniroute/open-sse/config/ocrRegistry.ts";
+import { errorResponse } from "@omniroute/open-sse/utils/error.ts";
+import { HTTP_STATUS } from "@omniroute/open-sse/config/constants.ts";
+import { enforceApiKeyPolicy } from "@/shared/utils/apiKeyPolicy";
+import { v1OcrSchema } from "@/shared/validation/schemas";
+import { isValidationFailure, validateBody } from "@/shared/validation/helpers";
+import {
+  isAllRateLimitedCredentials,
+  rateLimitedProviderResponse,
+} from "@/app/api/v1/_shared/rateLimit";
+
+/**
+ * Handle CORS preflight
+ */
+export async function OPTIONS() {
+  return new Response(null, {
+    headers: {
+      "Access-Control-Allow-Methods": "POST, OPTIONS",
+      "Access-Control-Allow-Headers": "*",
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * POST /v1/ocr — document OCR
+ * Mistral OCR API compatible.
+ */
+async function postHandler(request, context) {
+  let rawBody;
+  try {
+    rawBody = await request.json();
+  } catch {
+    return errorResponse(HTTP_STATUS.BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid JSON body");
+  }
+
+  const validation = validateBody(v1OcrSchema, rawBody);
+  if (isValidationFailure(validation)) {
+    return errorResponse(HTTP_STATUS.BAD_REQUEST, validation.error.message);
+  }
+  const body = validation.data;
+
+  const model = body.model || "mistral-ocr-latest";
+
+  // Enforce API key policies (model restrictions + budget limits)
+  const policy = await enforceApiKeyPolicy(request, model);
+  if (policy.rejection) return policy.rejection;
+
+  const { provider } = parseOcrModel(model);
+
+  // Default to mistral if no provider prefix
+  const resolvedProvider = provider || "mistral";
+  const credentials = await getProviderCredentials(resolvedProvider);
+  if (!credentials) {
+    return errorResponse(
+      HTTP_STATUS.BAD_REQUEST,
+      `No credentials for provider: ${resolvedProvider}`
+    );
+  }
+  if (isAllRateLimitedCredentials(credentials)) {
+    return rateLimitedProviderResponse(resolvedProvider, credentials);
+  }
+
+  const response = await handleOcr({ body: { ...body, model }, credentials });
+  if (response?.ok) {
+    await clearRecoveredProviderState(credentials);
+  }
+  return response;
+}
+
+export const POST = withInjectionGuard(postHandler);
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/en.json b/src/i18n/messages/en.json
index 8c1d17ae05..62122d8bc4 100644
--- a/src/i18n/messages/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/messages/en.json
@@ -1856,7 +1856,8 @@
       "webSearch": "Web Search",
       "webFetch": "Web Fetch",
       "video": "Video",
-      "music": "Music"
+      "music": "Music",
+      "ocr": "OCR"
     },
     "noProviders": "No providers configured for this kind yet.",
     "addConnection": "Add Connection",
diff --git a/src/shared/constants/endpointCategories.ts b/src/shared/constants/endpointCategories.ts
index 509b534282..fd761f9987 100644
--- a/src/shared/constants/endpointCategories.ts
+++ b/src/shared/constants/endpointCategories.ts
@@ -22,12 +22,7 @@ export const ENDPOINT_CATEGORIES: readonly EndpointCategory[] = [
     id: "chat",
     label: "Chat / Messages",
     description: "Chat completions, text completions, messages, and responses",
-    prefixes: [
-      "/v1/chat/completions",
-      "/v1/completions",
-      "/v1/messages",
-      "/v1/responses",
-    ],
+    prefixes: ["/v1/chat/completions", "/v1/completions", "/v1/messages", "/v1/responses"],
   },
   {
     id: "search",
@@ -83,6 +78,12 @@ export const ENDPOINT_CATEGORIES: readonly EndpointCategory[] = [
     description: "Content moderation",
     prefixes: ["/v1/moderations"],
   },
+  {
+    id: "ocr",
+    label: "OCR",
+    description: "Optical character recognition",
+    prefixes: ["/v1/ocr"],
+  },
   {
     id: "batches",
     label: "Batch Processing",
diff --git a/src/shared/constants/serviceKinds.ts b/src/shared/constants/serviceKinds.ts
index 2121edb1d6..7b29a888ad 100644
--- a/src/shared/constants/serviceKinds.ts
+++ b/src/shared/constants/serviceKinds.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ export type ServiceKind =
   | "webSearch"
   | "webFetch"
   | "video"
-  | "music";
+  | "music"
+  | "ocr";
 
 export const SERVICE_KIND_VALUES: readonly ServiceKind[] = [
   "llm",
@@ -29,4 +30,5 @@ export const SERVICE_KIND_VALUES: readonly ServiceKind[] = [
   "webFetch",
   "video",
   "music",
+  "ocr",
 ];
diff --git a/src/shared/validation/schemas/apiV1.ts b/src/shared/validation/schemas/apiV1.ts
index e941a3dc54..e29e734ed6 100644
--- a/src/shared/validation/schemas/apiV1.ts
+++ b/src/shared/validation/schemas/apiV1.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,31 @@ export const v1ModerationSchema = z
   })
   .catchall(z.unknown());
 
+// Mistral OCR: `document` is a { type, document_url | image_url } object.
+// Keep the schema permissive-but-typed — validate model + that a non-empty
+// `document` object (or a document_url/image_url string shorthand) is present.
+export const v1OcrDocumentSchema = z.union([
+  z
+    .object({
+      type: z.string().trim().min(1).optional(),
+      document_url: z.string().trim().min(1).optional(),
+      image_url: z.union([z.string().trim().min(1), z.record(z.string(), z.unknown())]).optional(),
+    })
+    .catchall(z.unknown())
+    .refine(
+      (value) => value.document_url !== undefined || value.image_url !== undefined,
+      "document must include document_url or image_url"
+    ),
+  nonEmptyStringSchema,
+]);
+
+export const v1OcrSchema = z
+  .object({
+    model: modelIdSchema.optional(),
+    document: v1OcrDocumentSchema,
+  })
+  .catchall(z.unknown());
+
 export const v1RerankSchema = z
   .object({
     model: modelIdSchema,
diff --git a/tests/unit/endpoint-categories.test.ts b/tests/unit/endpoint-categories.test.ts
index b64a63e8a8..b51215300d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/endpoint-categories.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/endpoint-categories.test.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ test("resolveEndpointCategory: maps /v1/moderations to 'moderations'", () => {
   assert.equal(resolveEndpointCategory("/v1/moderations"), "moderations");
 });
 
+test("resolveEndpointCategory: maps /v1/ocr to 'ocr'", () => {
+  assert.equal(resolveEndpointCategory("/v1/ocr"), "ocr");
+});
+
 test("resolveEndpointCategory: maps /v1/batches to 'batches'", () => {
   assert.equal(resolveEndpointCategory("/v1/batches"), "batches");
 });
diff --git a/tests/unit/minimax-media-servicekinds.test.ts b/tests/unit/minimax-media-servicekinds.test.ts
index 5cb64cb638..6eecb2a1c2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/minimax-media-servicekinds.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/minimax-media-servicekinds.test.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@ test("media listing filter surfaces minimax where the old declared-only filter m
   assert.ok(oldListFor("tts").length < newListFor("tts").length, "fix surfaces additional tts providers");
 });
 
+test("ocr is a registry-backed media kind and mistral derives it", () => {
+  assert.ok(
+    (REGISTRY_MEDIA_KINDS as readonly string[]).includes("ocr"),
+    "REGISTRY_MEDIA_KINDS should include ocr once the OCR registry is wired"
+  );
+  assert.ok(
+    getRegistryMediaKinds("mistral").includes("ocr" as never),
+    "mistral should derive the ocr media kind from OCR_PROVIDERS"
+  );
+  const merged = resolveProviderServiceKinds("mistral", ["llm"]);
+  assert.ok(merged.includes("ocr"), `expected ocr in ${merged.join(",")}`);
+});
+
 test("derived kinds are always within the known media-kind set", () => {
   for (const id of Object.keys(AI_PROVIDERS)) {
     for (const kind of getRegistryMediaKinds(id)) {
diff --git a/tests/unit/moderations-handler.test.ts b/tests/unit/moderations-handler.test.ts
index 06cff14788..68ec32847a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/moderations-handler.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/moderations-handler.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import test from "node:test";
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 
 const { handleModeration } = await import("../../open-sse/handlers/moderations.ts");
+const { MODERATION_PROVIDERS, getModerationProvider, parseModerationModel } = await import(
+  "../../open-sse/config/moderationRegistry.ts"
+);
 
 const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
 
@@ -9,6 +12,42 @@ test.afterEach(() => {
   globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
 });
 
+test("MODERATION_PROVIDERS registers mistral with the Mistral moderations base URL", () => {
+  const provider = getModerationProvider("mistral");
+  assert.ok(provider);
+  assert.equal(provider.baseUrl, "https://api.mistral.ai/v1/moderations");
+  assert.ok(provider.models.some((m: { id: string }) => m.id === "mistral-moderation-latest"));
+  assert.ok(MODERATION_PROVIDERS.mistral);
+});
+
+test("parseModerationModel routes mistral moderation models to the mistral provider", () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(parseModerationModel("mistral/mistral-moderation-latest"), {
+    provider: "mistral",
+    model: "mistral-moderation-latest",
+  });
+  assert.deepEqual(parseModerationModel("mistral-moderation-latest"), {
+    provider: "mistral",
+    model: "mistral-moderation-latest",
+  });
+});
+
+test("handleModeration proxies mistral moderation requests to the mistral endpoint", async () => {
+  let captured: any;
+  globalThis.fetch = async (url: any, options: any = {}) => {
+    captured = { url: String(url), headers: options.headers };
+    return Response.json({ id: "modr-mistral", results: [{ flagged: false }] });
+  };
+
+  const response = await handleModeration({
+    body: { model: "mistral/mistral-moderation-latest", input: "check this" },
+    credentials: { apiKey: "sk-mistral" },
+  });
+
+  assert.equal(captured.url, "https://api.mistral.ai/v1/moderations");
+  assert.equal(captured.headers.Authorization, "Bearer sk-mistral");
+  assert.equal(response.status, 200);
+});
+
 test("handleModeration requires input", async () => {
   const response = await handleModeration({
     body: { model: "openai/omni-moderation-latest" },
diff --git a/tests/unit/ocr-route.test.ts b/tests/unit/ocr-route.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5047311c38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/ocr-route.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+
+const { POST, OPTIONS } = await import("../../src/app/api/v1/ocr/route.ts");
+const { handleOcr } = await import("../../open-sse/handlers/ocr.ts");
+const { OCR_PROVIDERS, getOcrProvider, parseOcrModel, getAllOcrModels } =
+  await import("../../open-sse/config/ocrRegistry.ts");
+const { v1OcrSchema } = await import("../../src/shared/validation/schemas/apiV1.ts");
+
+const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+
+test.afterEach(() => {
+  globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+});
+
+function ocrRequest(body: string) {
+  return new Request("http://localhost/v1/ocr", {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+    body,
+  });
+}
+
+// ── Registry ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test("OCR_PROVIDERS registers mistral with the Mistral OCR base URL", () => {
+  assert.equal(OCR_PROVIDERS.mistral.baseUrl, "https://api.mistral.ai/v1/ocr");
+  const provider = getOcrProvider("mistral");
+  assert.ok(provider);
+  assert.equal(provider.authHeader, "bearer");
+  assert.ok(provider.models.some((m: { id: string }) => m.id === "mistral-ocr-latest"));
+});
+
+test("parseOcrModel routes bare and prefixed mistral models to the mistral provider", () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(parseOcrModel("mistral-ocr-latest"), {
+    provider: "mistral",
+    model: "mistral-ocr-latest",
+  });
+  assert.deepEqual(parseOcrModel("mistral/mistral-ocr-latest"), {
+    provider: "mistral",
+    model: "mistral-ocr-latest",
+  });
+  // Unknown model → no provider resolved
+  assert.deepEqual(parseOcrModel("mystery-model"), {
+    provider: null,
+    model: "mystery-model",
+  });
+});
+
+test("getAllOcrModels exposes the mistral OCR model with a provider prefix", () => {
+  const models = getAllOcrModels();
+  assert.ok(models.some((m: { id: string }) => m.id === "mistral/mistral-ocr-latest"));
+});
+
+// ── Schema (Zod, Rule #7) ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test("v1OcrSchema rejects a body without a document", () => {
+  const result = v1OcrSchema.safeParse({ model: "mistral-ocr-latest" });
+  assert.equal(result.success, false);
+});
+
+test("v1OcrSchema accepts a document_url document object", () => {
+  const result = v1OcrSchema.safeParse({
+    model: "mistral-ocr-latest",
+    document: { type: "document_url", document_url: "https://example.com/a.pdf" },
+  });
+  assert.equal(result.success, true);
+});
+
+test("v1OcrSchema accepts an image_url document object", () => {
+  const result = v1OcrSchema.safeParse({
+    document: { type: "image_url", image_url: "https://example.com/a.png" },
+  });
+  assert.equal(result.success, true);
+});
+
+// ── Route (public /v1/ocr entry point) ───────────────────────────────────────
+
+test("POST /v1/ocr returns 400 for invalid JSON without leaking a stack trace", async () => {
+  const response = await POST(ocrRequest("not json at all"));
+  const body = (await response.json()) as any;
+
+  assert.equal(response.status, 400);
+  assert.equal(body.error.message, "Invalid JSON body");
+  // Rule #12 — error responses must never leak stack traces.
+  assert.ok(!body.error.message.includes("at /"));
+});
+
+test("OPTIONS /v1/ocr answers the CORS preflight", async () => {
+  const response = await OPTIONS();
+  assert.equal(response.status, 200);
+  assert.match(response.headers.get("access-control-allow-methods") || "", /OPTIONS/);
+});
+
+// ── Handler ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test("handleOcr requires a document", async () => {
+  const response = await handleOcr({
+    body: { model: "mistral-ocr-latest" },
+    credentials: { apiKey: "sk-test" },
+  });
+  const payload = (await response.json()) as any;
+
+  assert.equal(response.status, 400);
+  assert.equal(payload.error.message, "document is required");
+});
+
+test("handleOcr rejects unknown OCR models", async () => {
+  const response = await handleOcr({
+    body: { model: "mystery/ocr", document: { document_url: "x" } },
+    credentials: { apiKey: "sk-test" },
+  });
+  const payload = (await response.json()) as any;
+
+  assert.equal(response.status, 400);
+  assert.match(payload.error.message, /No OCR provider found/);
+});
+
+test("handleOcr requires credentials for the resolved provider", async () => {
+  const response = await handleOcr({
+    body: { document: { document_url: "x" } },
+    credentials: null,
+  });
+  const payload = (await response.json()) as any;
+
+  assert.equal(response.status, 401);
+  assert.equal(payload.error.message, "No credentials for OCR provider: mistral");
+});
+
+test("handleOcr proxies a successful request to the mistral OCR endpoint", async () => {
+  let captured: any;
+  globalThis.fetch = async (url: any, options: any = {}) => {
+    captured = {
+      url: String(url),
+      headers: options.headers,
+      body: JSON.parse(String(options.body || "{}")),
+    };
+    return Response.json({ pages: [{ index: 0, markdown: "hello" }] });
+  };
+
+  const response = await handleOcr({
+    body: { document: { type: "document_url", document_url: "https://example.com/a.pdf" } },
+    credentials: { apiKey: "sk-mistral" },
+  });
+
+  assert.equal(captured.url, "https://api.mistral.ai/v1/ocr");
+  assert.equal(captured.headers.Authorization, "Bearer sk-mistral");
+  // model defaults to mistral-ocr-latest and the document is forwarded upstream.
+  assert.equal(captured.body.model, "mistral-ocr-latest");
+  assert.deepEqual(captured.body.document, {
+    type: "document_url",
+    document_url: "https://example.com/a.pdf",
+  });
+  assert.equal(response.status, 200);
+  assert.deepEqual(await response.json(), { pages: [{ index: 0, markdown: "hello" }] });
+});
+
+test("handleOcr passes upstream error payloads through with the upstream status", async () => {
+  globalThis.fetch = async () =>
+    new Response('{"error":"bad request"}', {
+      status: 422,
+      headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+    });
+
+  const response = await handleOcr({
+    body: { model: "mistral/mistral-ocr-latest", document: { document_url: "x" } },
+    credentials: { apiKey: "sk-test" },
+  });
+
+  assert.equal(response.status, 422);
+  assert.equal(await response.text(), '{"error":"bad request"}');
+});
+
+test("handleOcr returns a sanitized 500 when the upstream request throws", async () => {
+  globalThis.fetch = async () => {
+    throw new Error("socket closed");
+  };
+
+  const response = await handleOcr({
+    body: { model: "mistral-ocr-latest", document: { document_url: "x" } },
+    credentials: { apiKey: "sk-test" },
+  });
+  const payload = (await response.json()) as any;
+
+  assert.equal(response.status, 500);
+  assert.match(payload.error.message, /OCR request failed: socket closed/);
+  assert.ok(!payload.error.message.includes("at /"));
+});