diff --git a/server/internal/infrastructure/piagent/image_generation.go b/server/internal/infrastructure/piagent/image_generation.go
index 2996274..c826fd1 100644
--- a/server/internal/infrastructure/piagent/image_generation.go
+++ b/server/internal/infrastructure/piagent/image_generation.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"img_infinite_canvas/internal/domain/design"
+	"img_infinite_canvas/internal/infrastructure/netutil"
 
 	"github.com/zeromicro/go-zero/core/logx"
 )
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ func (c *ImageClient) Generate(ctx context.Context, prompt string, opts ImageReq
 
 func (c *ImageClient) imageRequestBody(ctx context.Context, model string, prompt string, size string, count int, images []string, stream bool) ([]byte, string, error) {
 	if len(images) > 0 {
-		if c.inputImageTransport == "url" {
+		if c.inputImageTransport == "url" && imageInputsCanUseURLTransport(images) {
 			return jsonImageEditBody(model, prompt, size, count, images, stream)
 		}
 		return c.multipartImageEditBody(ctx, model, prompt, size, count, images, stream)
@@ -242,6 +243,38 @@ func (c *ImageClient) imageRequestBody(ctx context.Context, model string, prompt
 	return body, "application/json", err
 }
 
+func imageInputsCanUseURLTransport(images []string) bool {
+	for _, image := range images {
+		if imageInputRequiresFileUpload(image) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func imageInputRequiresFileUpload(value string) bool {
+	value = strings.TrimSpace(value)
+	if value == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(value, "data:image/") || strings.HasPrefix(value, "/") {
+		return true
+	}
+	parsed, err := url.Parse(value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	scheme := strings.ToLower(parsed.Scheme)
+	if scheme != "http" && scheme != "https" {
+		return true
+	}
+	host := strings.ToLower(parsed.Hostname())
+	if host == "" {
+		return true
+	}
+	return netutil.IsLocalOrPrivateHost(host)
+}
+
 func jsonImageEditBody(model string, prompt string, size string, count int, images []string, stream bool) ([]byte, string, error) {
 	requestPayload := map[string]any{
 		"model":  model,
diff --git a/server/internal/infrastructure/piagent/image_generation_test.go b/server/internal/infrastructure/piagent/image_generation_test.go
index a9b392f..8c38979 100644
--- a/server/internal/infrastructure/piagent/image_generation_test.go
+++ b/server/internal/infrastructure/piagent/image_generation_test.go
@@ -234,6 +234,60 @@ func TestImageClientSendsReferenceImagesByURLWhenConfigured(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestImageClientUploadsLocalhostReferenceImagesEvenWhenURLTransportConfigured(t *testing.T) {
+	var sawMultipartEdit bool
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		switch r.URL.Path {
+		case "/reference.png":
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "image/png")
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte("local image bytes"))
+		case "/v1/images/edits":
+			sawMultipartEdit = true
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(r.Header.Get("Content-Type"), "multipart/form-data") {
+				t.Errorf("expected multipart edit request for local image, got %s", r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+			}
+			if err := r.ParseMultipartForm(32 << 20); err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("parse multipart form: %v", err)
+				return
+			}
+			file, header, err := r.FormFile("image")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("expected image file field: %v", err)
+				return
+			}
+			defer file.Close()
+			data, err := io.ReadAll(file)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("read image file: %v", err)
+				return
+			}
+			if header.Filename != "reference.png" || header.Header.Get("Content-Type") != "image/png" || string(data) != "local image bytes" {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected uploaded image: filename=%q content_type=%q data=%q", header.Filename, header.Header.Get("Content-Type"), string(data))
+			}
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"data":[{"url":"https://example.com/edited.png"}]}`))
+		default:
+			http.NotFound(w, r)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	client := NewImageClient(ImageClientOptions{BaseURL: server.URL, APIKey: "test-key", InputImageTransport: "url"})
+	image, err := client.Generate(context.Background(), "edit the local image", ImageRequestOptions{
+		Model:  "gpt-image-2",
+		Images: []string{server.URL + "/reference.png"},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if image.URL != "https://example.com/edited.png" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected edited image, got %#v", image)
+	}
+	if !sawMultipartEdit {
+		t.Fatal("expected multipart image edit request")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestImageClientUploadsInternalReferenceImagesAsMultipart(t *testing.T) {
 	var sawEdit bool
 	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {