diff --git a/agent/internal/httpapi/face_gallery.go b/agent/internal/httpapi/face_gallery.go
index 67560c0..a709f69 100644
--- a/agent/internal/httpapi/face_gallery.go
+++ b/agent/internal/httpapi/face_gallery.go
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 package httpapi
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -110,6 +109,8 @@ func (s *Server) handleFaceGallery(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 		s.recordAudit(r, "face_gallery.update", true, "")
 		writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, faceGalleryInfo{Ok: true, Path: dst, Exists: true, Size: st.Size(), MtimeMS: st.ModTime().UnixMilli()})
+		// Auto-reload: notify edge-server to pick up the new gallery
+		go s.reloadFaceGallery()
 		return
 	default:
 		errorJSON(w, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed, "method not allowed")
@@ -117,6 +118,52 @@ func (s *Server) handleFaceGallery(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *Server) reloadFaceGallery() {
+	reloadSeq := time.Now().UnixMilli()
+	reloaded := 0
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 15*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	st, b, err := s.ms.GetGraphs(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if st < 200 || st > 299 {
+		return
+	}
+	var graphs []struct {
+		Name string `json:"name"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &graphs); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	for _, g := range graphs {
+		name := strings.TrimSpace(g.Name)
+		if name == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		st2, b2, err := s.ms.GetGraph(ctx, name)
+		if err != nil || st2 < 200 || st2 > 299 {
+			continue
+		}
+		var snap struct {
+			Nodes []struct {
+				ID   string `json:"id"`
+				Type string `json:"type"`
+			} `json:"nodes"`
+		}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(b2, &snap); err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, n := range snap.Nodes {
+			if n.Type != "ai_face_recog" {
+				continue
+			}
+			s.ms.UpdateNodeConfig(ctx, n.ID, name, map[string]any{"gallery": map[string]any{"reload_seq": reloadSeq}})
+			reloaded++
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *Server) handleFaceGalleryReload(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
 		errorJSON(w, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed, "method not allowed")
@@ -126,64 +173,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleFaceGalleryReload(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		errorJSON(w, http.StatusUnauthorized, "unauthorized")
 		return
 	}
-
-	ctx := r.Context()
-	st, b, err := s.ms.GetGraphs(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		errorJSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "internal error: "+err.Error())
-		return
-	}
-	if st < 200 || st > 299 {
-		errorJSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Sprintf("internal error: media-server status=%d body=%s", st, strings.TrimSpace(string(bytes.TrimSpace(b)))))
-		return
-	}
-
-	var graphs []struct {
-		Name string `json:"name"`
-	}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &graphs); err != nil {
-		errorJSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "internal error: parse graphs failed: "+err.Error())
-		return
-	}
-
-	reloadSeq := time.Now().UnixMilli()
-	reloaded := 0
-	for _, g := range graphs {
-		if strings.TrimSpace(g.Name) == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-		st2, b2, err := s.ms.GetGraph(ctx, g.Name)
-		if err != nil {
-			errorJSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "internal error: "+err.Error())
-			return
-		}
-		if st2 < 200 || st2 > 299 {
-			errorJSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Sprintf("internal error: media-server status=%d body=%s", st2, strings.TrimSpace(string(bytes.TrimSpace(b2)))))
-			return
-		}
-		var snap struct {
-			Nodes []struct {
-				ID   string `json:"id"`
-				Type string `json:"type"`
-			} `json:"nodes"`
-		}
-		if err := json.Unmarshal(b2, &snap); err != nil {
-			errorJSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "internal error: parse graph snapshot failed: "+err.Error())
-			return
-		}
-		for _, n := range snap.Nodes {
-			if n.Type != "ai_face_recog" {
-				continue
-			}
-			patch := map[string]any{"gallery": map[string]any{"reload_seq": reloadSeq}}
-			if err := s.ms.UpdateNodeConfig(ctx, n.ID, g.Name, patch); err != nil {
-				s.recordAudit(r, "face_gallery.reload", false, err.Error())
-				errorJSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "internal error: update node config failed: "+err.Error())
-				return
-			}
-			reloaded++
-		}
-	}
+	s.reloadFaceGallery()
 	s.recordAudit(r, "face_gallery.reload", true, "")
-	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{"ok": true, "reloaded": reloaded, "reload_seq": reloadSeq})
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{"ok": true})
 }