diff --git a/core/chanora_core/Cargo.toml b/core/chanora_core/Cargo.toml
index 3003815..b7b87be 100644
--- a/core/chanora_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/chanora_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ repository.workspace = true
 publish.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
+chanora_cache = { path = "../../crates/chanora_cache" }
 chanora_protocol = { path = "../../crates/chanora_protocol" }
 chanora_state    = { path = "../../crates/chanora_state" }
 chanora_audio    = { path = "../../crates/chanora_audio" }
diff --git a/core/chanora_core/src/lib.rs b/core/chanora_core/src/lib.rs
index 03a4e6e..374d213 100644
--- a/core/chanora_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/chanora_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ pub enum CoreError {
     /// Storage error.
     #[error("storage: {0}")]
     Storage(#[from] chanora_storage::StorageError),
+    /// Blob-cache failure.
+    #[error("cache: {0}")]
+    Cache(#[from] chanora_cache::BlobCacheError),
     /// Diagnostics error.
     #[error("diagnostics: {0}")]
     Diagnostics(#[from] chanora_diagnostics::DiagnosticsError),
@@ -197,6 +200,7 @@ pub struct ChanoraSession {
     /// extension). Lives alongside the identity file. Wired by
     /// [`Self::init_storage`].
     bookmark_store: Arc<Mutex<Option<BookmarkRepository>>>,
+    blob_cache: Arc<Mutex<Option<chanora_cache::BlobCache>>>,
     /// Invisible server-address prefetch cache. Warmed by Flutter typing
     /// but validated by Rust before Connect can reuse it.
     server_prefetch: ServerPrefetcher,
@@ -252,6 +256,7 @@ impl ChanoraSession {
             network_tx,
             identity_store: Arc::new(Mutex::new(None)),
             bookmark_store: Arc::new(Mutex::new(None)),
+            blob_cache: Arc::new(Mutex::new(None)),
             server_prefetch: ServerPrefetcher::new(),
             voice_selector: selector,
             release_tail,
@@ -337,6 +342,65 @@ impl ChanoraSession {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Configure the blob cache root.
+    pub async fn init_cache(&self, dir: &str) -> Result<(), CoreError> {
+        let cache = chanora_cache::BlobCache::new(dir, 100 * 1024 * 1024)?;
+        cache.evict().await?;
+        let mut guard = self.blob_cache.lock().await;
+        *guard = Some(cache);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Resolve avatar bytes.
+    pub async fn get_avatar(
+        &self,
+        avatar_hash: &str,
+        client_uid: &str,
+    ) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, CoreError> {
+        {
+            let guard = self.blob_cache.lock().await;
+            if let Some(ref cache) = *guard {
+                if let Some(bytes) = cache.get(chanora_cache::PREFIX_AVATAR, avatar_hash).await? {
+                    return Ok(Some(bytes));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let guard = self.inner.lock().await;
+        let state = guard.as_ref().ok_or(CoreError::NotConnected)?;
+        let bytes = state.protocol.download_avatar(client_uid).await?;
+
+        {
+            let cache_guard = self.blob_cache.lock().await;
+            if let Some(ref cache) = *cache_guard {
+                let _ = cache
+                    .put(chanora_cache::PREFIX_AVATAR, avatar_hash, &bytes)
+                    .await;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(Some(bytes))
+    }
+
+    /// Purge cached protocol-owned assets.
+    pub async fn clear_cache(&self) -> Result<(), CoreError> {
+        let guard = self.blob_cache.lock().await;
+        if let Some(ref cache) = *guard {
+            cache.clear().await?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Report the configured blob-cache size.
+    pub async fn cache_size(&self) -> Result<u64, CoreError> {
+        let guard = self.blob_cache.lock().await;
+        if let Some(ref cache) = *guard {
+            Ok(cache.total_size().await?)
+        } else {
+            Ok(0)
+        }
+    }
+
     /// List persisted bookmarks. Returns an empty list if the store
     /// has not been wired or has no entries.
     pub async fn list_bookmarks(&self) -> Result<Vec<Bookmark>, CoreError> {
diff --git a/core/chanora_core/tests/avatar_cache.rs b/core/chanora_core/tests/avatar_cache.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a8b01e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/chanora_core/tests/avatar_cache.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+use std::env;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::process;
+use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn get_avatar_returns_cached_bytes_without_connection() {
+    let tmp = mktemp("chanora_core_avatar_cache_test");
+    let session = chanora_core::ChanoraSession::new();
+    session.init_cache(tmp.to_str().unwrap()).await.unwrap();
+
+    let cache = chanora_cache::BlobCache::new(&tmp, 100 * 1024 * 1024).unwrap();
+    let hash = "a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8c9d0e1f2a3b4c5d6";
+    cache
+        .put(chanora_cache::PREFIX_AVATAR, hash, b"avatar-bytes")
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let bytes = session
+        .get_avatar(hash, "client-uid")
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(bytes, b"avatar-bytes");
+
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&tmp);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn get_avatar_without_cache_or_connection_returns_not_connected() {
+    let session = chanora_core::ChanoraSession::new();
+    let err = session
+        .get_avatar("a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8c9d0e1f2a3b4c5d6", "client-uid")
+        .await
+        .unwrap_err();
+
+    assert!(matches!(err, chanora_core::CoreError::NotConnected));
+}
+
+fn mktemp(label: &str) -> PathBuf {
+    let nanos = SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .unwrap()
+        .as_nanos();
+    let p = env::temp_dir()
+        .join(label)
+        .join(format!("{}-{nanos}", process::id()));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&p).unwrap();
+    p
+}