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 f2430c68d2..3bfd7c850b 100644
--- a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/[kind]/[id]/MediaProviderPageClient.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/[kind]/[id]/MediaProviderPageClient.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+import Link from "next/link";
 import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
 import { Button } from "@/shared/components";
 import MediaProviderHeader from "../../components/MediaProviderHeader";
@@ -39,7 +40,10 @@ interface MediaProviderPageClientProps {
 function renderPlayground(
   kind: MediaKind,
   providerId: string,
-  imageToTextCopy: { title: string; description: React.ReactNode }
+  bridgeCopy: {
+    imageToText: { title: string; description: React.ReactNode; cta: string };
+    sttCta: string;
+  }
 ) {
   switch (kind) {
     case "embedding":
@@ -49,7 +53,17 @@ function renderPlayground(
     case "tts":
       return <TtsExampleCard providerId={providerId} />;
     case "stt":
-      return <SttExampleCard providerId={providerId} />;
+      return (
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
+          <SttExampleCard providerId={providerId} />
+          <Link
+            href="/dashboard/settings/modality-bridge?tab=audio"
+            className="text-xs text-primary hover:underline"
+          >
+            {bridgeCopy.sttCta}
+          </Link>
+        </div>
+      );
     case "webSearch":
       return <WebSearchExampleCard providerId={providerId} />;
     case "webFetch":
@@ -66,9 +80,15 @@ function renderPlayground(
         <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 border border-dashed border-border rounded-xl p-6">
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-text-muted">
             <span className="material-symbols-outlined text-[20px]">image_search</span>
-            <h3 className="text-sm font-medium">{imageToTextCopy.title}</h3>
+            <h3 className="text-sm font-medium">{bridgeCopy.imageToText.title}</h3>
           </div>
-          <p className="text-xs text-text-muted">{imageToTextCopy.description}</p>
+          <p className="text-xs text-text-muted">{bridgeCopy.imageToText.description}</p>
+          <Link
+            href="/dashboard/settings/modality-bridge?tab=vision"
+            className="text-xs text-primary hover:underline"
+          >
+            {bridgeCopy.imageToText.cta}
+          </Link>
         </div>
       );
     default:
@@ -197,10 +217,14 @@ export default function MediaProviderPageClient({
 
       {/* Playground */}
       {renderPlayground(activeKind, providerId, {
-        title: t("imageToText"),
-        description: t.rich("imageToTextComingSoon", {
-          code: (chunks) => <code className="font-mono bg-bg-subtle px-1 rounded">{chunks}</code>,
-        }),
+        imageToText: {
+          title: t("imageToText"),
+          description: t.rich("imageToTextComingSoon", {
+            code: (chunks) => <code className="rounded bg-bg-subtle px-1 font-mono">{chunks}</code>,
+          }),
+          cta: t("imageToTextBridgeCta"),
+        },
+        sttCta: t("sttBridgeCta"),
       })}
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/ai/page.tsx b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/ai/page.tsx
index a640fd356e..754942c534 100644
--- a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/ai/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/ai/page.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
 import ThinkingBudgetTab from "../components/ThinkingBudgetTab";
-import VisionBridgeSettingsTab from "../components/VisionBridgeSettingsTab";
+import ModalityBridgeMovedCard from "../components/ModalityBridgeMovedCard";
 import SystemPromptTab from "../components/SystemPromptTab";
 import ResponsesStatePolicyTab from "../components/ResponsesStatePolicyTab";
 import CodexFastTierTab from "../components/CodexFastTierTab";
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default function SettingsAiPage() {
     <div className="space-y-6">
       <p className="text-sm text-text-muted">{t("aiSettingsIntro")}</p>
       <ThinkingBudgetTab />
-      <VisionBridgeSettingsTab />
+      <ModalityBridgeMovedCard />
       <SystemPromptTab />
       <ResponsesStatePolicyTab />
       <UsageTokenBufferTab />
diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/components/ModalityBridgeMovedCard.tsx b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/components/ModalityBridgeMovedCard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcdde6f1f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/components/ModalityBridgeMovedCard.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"use client";
+
+import Link from "next/link";
+import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
+
+// One-cycle migration notice. The legacy settings component remains in the
+// codebase for rollback, but Settings → AI no longer renders or writes it.
+export default function ModalityBridgeMovedCard() {
+  const t = useTranslations("settings");
+
+  return (
+    <section className="rounded-lg border border-border/70 bg-surface/40 p-4">
+      <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+        <span className="material-symbols-outlined text-[21px] text-fuchsia-500" aria-hidden="true">
+          image_search
+        </span>
+        <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+          <h4 className="text-base font-semibold text-text-main">
+            {t("modalityBridgeMovedTitle")}
+          </h4>
+          <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-text-muted">{t("modalityBridgeMovedBody")}</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="mt-4 border-t border-border pt-3 text-sm">
+        <Link href="/dashboard/settings/modality-bridge" className="text-primary hover:underline">
+          {t("modalityBridgeMovedCta")}
+        </Link>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/en.json b/src/i18n/messages/en.json
index c01891be5f..f51be80b07 100644
--- a/src/i18n/messages/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/messages/en.json
@@ -2295,7 +2295,7 @@
     "suggestedModels": "Suggested models from provider",
     "imageGeneration": "Image Generation",
     "imageToText": "Image to Text",
-    "imageToTextComingSoon": "The inline Image-to-Text playground will be available when <code>/api/v1/images/understanding</code> is implemented.",
+    "imageToTextComingSoon": "Modality Bridge can describe images for text-only models now. The inline playground will be available when <code>/api/v1/images/understanding</code> is implemented.",
     "imageToTextBridgeCta": "Configure the Image→Text bridge in Modality Bridge settings",
     "sttBridgeCta": "Configure the Speech→Text bridge in Modality Bridge settings",
     "disabled": "Disabled",
diff --git a/tests/unit/ui/modality-bridge-moved-card.test.tsx b/tests/unit/ui/modality-bridge-moved-card.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8eb1b83335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/ui/modality-bridge-moved-card.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+import React, { act } from "react";
+import { createRoot, type Root } from "react-dom/client";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import MediaProviderPageClient from "@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/[kind]/[id]/MediaProviderPageClient";
+import SettingsAiPage from "@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/ai/page";
+import ModalityBridgeMovedCard from "@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/components/ModalityBridgeMovedCard";
+
+vi.mock("next-intl", () => ({
+  useTranslations: () =>
+    Object.assign((key: string) => key, {
+      rich: (key: string) => key,
+    }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/shared/components", () => ({
+  Button: ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => <button>{children}</button>,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/components/ThinkingBudgetTab", () => ({
+  default: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/components/VisionBridgeSettingsTab", () => ({
+  default: () => <div data-testid="legacy-vision-card">legacy</div>,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/components/SystemPromptTab", () => ({
+  default: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/components/ResponsesStatePolicyTab", () => ({
+  default: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/components/CodexFastTierTab", () => ({
+  default: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/components/CodexAutoPingTab", () => ({
+  default: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/components/ClaudeFastModeTab", () => ({
+  default: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/components/MemorySkillsTab", () => ({
+  default: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/components/ModelsDevSyncTab", () => ({
+  default: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/components/UsageTokenBufferTab", () => ({
+  default: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/settings/components/ModelCapabilityOverridesTab", () => ({
+  default: () => null,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/MediaProviderHeader", () => ({
+  default: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/MediaProviderKindNav", () => ({
+  default: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/EmbeddingExampleCard", () => ({
+  EmbeddingExampleCard: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/ImageExampleCard", () => ({
+  ImageExampleCard: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/TtsExampleCard", () => ({
+  TtsExampleCard: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/SttExampleCard", () => ({
+  SttExampleCard: () => <div data-testid="stt-playground">stt</div>,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/WebSearchExampleCard", () => ({
+  WebSearchExampleCard: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/WebFetchExampleCard", () => ({
+  WebFetchExampleCard: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/VideoExampleCard", () => ({
+  VideoExampleCard: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/MusicExampleCard", () => ({
+  MusicExampleCard: () => null,
+}));
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/media-providers/components/OcrExampleCard", () => ({
+  OcrExampleCard: () => null,
+}));
+
+const roots: Array<{ root: Root; el: HTMLDivElement }> = [];
+
+async function render(node: React.ReactNode): Promise<HTMLDivElement> {
+  const el = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.appendChild(el);
+  const root = createRoot(el);
+  await act(async () => {
+    root.render(node);
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  });
+  roots.push({ root, el });
+  return el;
+}
+
+describe("Modality Bridge relocation and shortcuts", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    (globalThis as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+    vi.stubGlobal(
+      "fetch",
+      vi.fn(async () => new Response(JSON.stringify({ connections: [] }), { status: 200 }))
+    );
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    for (const { root, el } of roots.splice(0)) {
+      act(() => root.unmount());
+      el.remove();
+    }
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+  });
+
+  it("renders the moved card as a link and removes the legacy settings card", async () => {
+    const card = await render(<ModalityBridgeMovedCard />);
+    expect(card.querySelector('a[href="/dashboard/settings/modality-bridge"]')).toBeTruthy();
+
+    const page = await render(<SettingsAiPage />);
+    expect(page.querySelector('[data-testid="legacy-vision-card"]')).toBeNull();
+    expect(page.textContent).toContain("modalityBridgeMovedTitle");
+  });
+
+  it("links Image-to-Text providers to the Vision tab", async () => {
+    const el = await render(
+      <MediaProviderPageClient
+        providerId="openai"
+        providerName="OpenAI"
+        kindLabel="Image to Text"
+        activeKind="imageToText"
+      />
+    );
+    expect(
+      el.querySelector('a[href="/dashboard/settings/modality-bridge?tab=vision"]')
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(el.textContent).toContain("imageToTextBridgeCta");
+  });
+
+  it("adds the Audio shortcut without removing the existing STT playground", async () => {
+    const el = await render(
+      <MediaProviderPageClient
+        providerId="openrouter"
+        providerName="OpenRouter"
+        kindLabel="Speech to Text"
+        activeKind="stt"
+      />
+    );
+    expect(el.querySelector('[data-testid="stt-playground"]')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(
+      el.querySelector('a[href="/dashboard/settings/modality-bridge?tab=audio"]')
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(el.textContent).toContain("sttBridgeCta");
+  });
+});