diff --git a/apps/docs/content/docs/en/execution/files.mdx b/apps/docs/content/docs/en/execution/files.mdx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14c5121d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/docs/content/docs/en/execution/files.mdx
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+---
+title: Passing Files
+---
+
+import { Callout } from 'fumadocs-ui/components/callout'
+import { Tab, Tabs } from 'fumadocs-ui/components/tabs'
+
+Sim makes it easy to work with files throughout your workflows. Blocks can receive files, process them, and pass them to other blocks seamlessly.
+
+## File Objects
+
+When blocks output files (like Gmail attachments, generated images, or parsed documents), they return a standardized file object:
+
+```json
+{
+  "name": "report.pdf",
+  "url": "https://...",
+  "base64": "JVBERi0xLjQK...",
+  "type": "application/pdf",
+  "size": 245678
+}
+```
+
+You can access any of these properties when referencing files from previous blocks.
+
+## Passing Files Between Blocks
+
+Reference files from previous blocks using the tag dropdown. Click in any file input field and type `<` to see available outputs.
+
+**Common patterns:**
+
+```
+// Single file from a block
+<gmail.attachments[0]>
+
+// Pass the whole file object
+<file_parser.files[0]>
+
+// Access specific properties
+<gmail.attachments[0].name>
+<gmail.attachments[0].base64>
+```
+
+Most blocks accept the full file object and extract what they need automatically. You don't need to manually extract `base64` or `url` in most cases.
+
+## Triggering Workflows with Files
+
+When calling a workflow via API that expects file input, include files in your request:
+
+<Tabs items={['Base64', 'URL']}>
+  <Tab value="Base64">
+    ```bash
+    curl -X POST "https://sim.ai/api/workflows/YOUR_WORKFLOW_ID/execute" \
+      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+      -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
+      -d '{
+        "document": {
+          "name": "report.pdf",
+          "base64": "JVBERi0xLjQK...",
+          "type": "application/pdf"
+        }
+      }'
+    ```
+  </Tab>
+  <Tab value="URL">
+    ```bash
+    curl -X POST "https://sim.ai/api/workflows/YOUR_WORKFLOW_ID/execute" \
+      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+      -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
+      -d '{
+        "document": {
+          "name": "report.pdf",
+          "url": "https://example.com/report.pdf",
+          "type": "application/pdf"
+        }
+      }'
+    ```
+  </Tab>
+</Tabs>
+
+The workflow's Start block should have an input field configured to receive the file parameter.
+
+## Receiving Files in API Responses
+
+When a workflow outputs files, they're included in the response:
+
+```json
+{
+  "success": true,
+  "output": {
+    "generatedFile": {
+      "name": "output.png",
+      "url": "https://...",
+      "base64": "iVBORw0KGgo...",
+      "type": "image/png",
+      "size": 34567
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Use `url` for direct downloads or `base64` for inline processing.
+
+## Blocks That Work with Files
+
+**File inputs:**
+- **File** - Parse documents, images, and text files
+- **Vision** - Analyze images with AI models
+- **Mistral Parser** - Extract text from PDFs
+
+**File outputs:**
+- **Gmail** - Email attachments
+- **Slack** - Downloaded files
+- **TTS** - Generated audio files
+- **Video Generator** - Generated videos
+- **Image Generator** - Generated images
+
+**File storage:**
+- **Supabase** - Upload/download from storage
+- **S3** - AWS S3 operations
+- **Google Drive** - Drive file operations
+- **Dropbox** - Dropbox file operations
+
+<Callout type="info">
+  Files are automatically available to downstream blocks. The execution engine handles all file transfer and format conversion.
+</Callout>
+
+## Best Practices
+
+1. **Use file objects directly** - Pass the full file object rather than extracting individual properties. Blocks handle the conversion automatically.
+
+2. **Check file types** - Ensure the file type matches what the receiving block expects. The Vision block needs images, the File block handles documents.
+
+3. **Consider file size** - Large files increase execution time. For very large files, consider using storage blocks (S3, Supabase) for intermediate storage.
diff --git a/apps/docs/content/docs/en/execution/meta.json b/apps/docs/content/docs/en/execution/meta.json
index 37cac68f5..fd2124b9d 100644
--- a/apps/docs/content/docs/en/execution/meta.json
+++ b/apps/docs/content/docs/en/execution/meta.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "pages": ["index", "basics", "api", "logging", "costs"]
+  "pages": ["index", "basics", "files", "api", "logging", "costs"]
 }
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/discord/send-message/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/discord/send-message/route.ts
index 273657a61..c597ae467 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/discord/send-message/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/discord/send-message/route.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { z } from 'zod'
 import { checkInternalAuth } from '@/lib/auth/hybrid'
 import { validateNumericId } from '@/lib/core/security/input-validation'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
+import { RawFileInputArraySchema } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas'
 import { processFilesToUserFiles } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils'
 import { downloadFileFromStorage } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.server'
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ const DiscordSendMessageSchema = z.object({
   botToken: z.string().min(1, 'Bot token is required'),
   channelId: z.string().min(1, 'Channel ID is required'),
   content: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  files: z.array(z.any()).optional().nullable(),
+  files: RawFileInputArraySchema.optional().nullable(),
 })
 
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/gmail/draft/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/gmail/draft/route.ts
index 627ab0ad4..7a6c6cf0c 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/gmail/draft/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/gmail/draft/route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { checkInternalAuth } from '@/lib/auth/hybrid'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
+import { RawFileInputArraySchema } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas'
 import { processFilesToUserFiles } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils'
 import { downloadFileFromStorage } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.server'
 import {
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ const GmailDraftSchema = z.object({
   replyToMessageId: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   cc: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   bcc: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  attachments: z.array(z.any()).optional().nullable(),
+  attachments: RawFileInputArraySchema.optional().nullable(),
 })
 
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/gmail/send/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/gmail/send/route.ts
index 535587aa0..26c0ce3f7 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/gmail/send/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/gmail/send/route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { checkInternalAuth } from '@/lib/auth/hybrid'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
+import { RawFileInputArraySchema } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas'
 import { processFilesToUserFiles } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils'
 import { downloadFileFromStorage } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.server'
 import {
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ const GmailSendSchema = z.object({
   replyToMessageId: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   cc: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   bcc: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  attachments: z.array(z.any()).optional().nullable(),
+  attachments: RawFileInputArraySchema.optional().nullable(),
 })
 
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/google_drive/upload/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/google_drive/upload/route.ts
index 9cf53e41d..3549245fd 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/google_drive/upload/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/google_drive/upload/route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { checkInternalAuth } from '@/lib/auth/hybrid'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
+import { RawFileInputSchema } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas'
 import { processSingleFileToUserFile } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils'
 import { downloadFileFromStorage } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.server'
 import {
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ const GOOGLE_DRIVE_API_BASE = 'https://www.googleapis.com/upload/drive/v3/files'
 const GoogleDriveUploadSchema = z.object({
   accessToken: z.string().min(1, 'Access token is required'),
   fileName: z.string().min(1, 'File name is required'),
-  file: z.any().optional().nullable(),
+  file: RawFileInputSchema.optional().nullable(),
   mimeType: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   folderId: z.string().optional().nullable(),
 })
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/microsoft_teams/write_channel/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/microsoft_teams/write_channel/route.ts
index dcaa0f738..bcfcb0b40 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/microsoft_teams/write_channel/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/microsoft_teams/write_channel/route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { checkInternalAuth } from '@/lib/auth/hybrid'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
+import { RawFileInputArraySchema } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas'
 import { processFilesToUserFiles } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils'
 import { downloadFileFromStorage } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.server'
 import { resolveMentionsForChannel, type TeamsMention } from '@/tools/microsoft_teams/utils'
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ const TeamsWriteChannelSchema = z.object({
   teamId: z.string().min(1, 'Team ID is required'),
   channelId: z.string().min(1, 'Channel ID is required'),
   content: z.string().min(1, 'Message content is required'),
-  files: z.array(z.any()).optional().nullable(),
+  files: RawFileInputArraySchema.optional().nullable(),
 })
 
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/microsoft_teams/write_chat/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/microsoft_teams/write_chat/route.ts
index 14454fafa..6b940e17c 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/microsoft_teams/write_chat/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/microsoft_teams/write_chat/route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { checkInternalAuth } from '@/lib/auth/hybrid'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
+import { RawFileInputArraySchema } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas'
 import { processFilesToUserFiles } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils'
 import { downloadFileFromStorage } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.server'
 import { resolveMentionsForChat, type TeamsMention } from '@/tools/microsoft_teams/utils'
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ const TeamsWriteChatSchema = z.object({
   accessToken: z.string().min(1, 'Access token is required'),
   chatId: z.string().min(1, 'Chat ID is required'),
   content: z.string().min(1, 'Message content is required'),
-  files: z.array(z.any()).optional().nullable(),
+  files: RawFileInputArraySchema.optional().nullable(),
 })
 
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/mistral/parse/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/mistral/parse/route.ts
index a40e5d502..89ff35b77 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/mistral/parse/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/mistral/parse/route.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ const logger = createLogger('MistralParseAPI')
 
 const MistralParseSchema = z.object({
   apiKey: z.string().min(1, 'API key is required'),
-  filePath: z.string().min(1, 'File path is required'),
+  filePath: z.string().min(1, 'File path is required').optional(),
+  fileData: z.unknown().optional(),
   resultType: z.string().optional(),
   pages: z.array(z.number()).optional(),
   includeImageBase64: z.boolean().optional(),
@@ -49,66 +50,96 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
     const body = await request.json()
     const validatedData = MistralParseSchema.parse(body)
 
+    const fileData = validatedData.fileData
+    const filePath = typeof fileData === 'string' ? fileData : validatedData.filePath
+
+    if (!fileData && (!filePath || filePath.trim() === '')) {
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        {
+          success: false,
+          error: 'File input is required',
+        },
+        { status: 400 }
+      )
+    }
+
     logger.info(`[${requestId}] Mistral parse request`, {
-      filePath: validatedData.filePath,
-      isWorkspaceFile: isInternalFileUrl(validatedData.filePath),
+      hasFileData: Boolean(fileData),
+      filePath,
+      isWorkspaceFile: filePath ? isInternalFileUrl(filePath) : false,
       userId,
     })
 
-    let fileUrl = validatedData.filePath
+    const mistralBody: any = {
+      model: 'mistral-ocr-latest',
+    }
 
-    if (isInternalFileUrl(validatedData.filePath)) {
-      try {
-        const storageKey = extractStorageKey(validatedData.filePath)
-
-        const context = inferContextFromKey(storageKey)
-
-        const hasAccess = await verifyFileAccess(
-          storageKey,
-          userId,
-          undefined, // customConfig
-          context, // context
-          false // isLocal
-        )
-
-        if (!hasAccess) {
-          logger.warn(`[${requestId}] Unauthorized presigned URL generation attempt`, {
-            userId,
-            key: storageKey,
-            context,
-          })
-          return NextResponse.json(
-            {
-              success: false,
-              error: 'File not found',
-            },
-            { status: 404 }
-          )
-        }
-
-        fileUrl = await StorageService.generatePresignedDownloadUrl(storageKey, context, 5 * 60)
-        logger.info(`[${requestId}] Generated presigned URL for ${context} file`)
-      } catch (error) {
-        logger.error(`[${requestId}] Failed to generate presigned URL:`, error)
+    if (fileData && typeof fileData === 'object') {
+      const base64 = (fileData as { base64?: string }).base64
+      const mimeType = (fileData as { type?: string }).type || 'application/pdf'
+      if (!base64) {
         return NextResponse.json(
           {
             success: false,
-            error: 'Failed to generate file access URL',
+            error: 'File base64 content is required',
           },
-          { status: 500 }
+          { status: 400 }
         )
       }
-    } else if (validatedData.filePath?.startsWith('/')) {
-      const baseUrl = getBaseUrl()
-      fileUrl = `${baseUrl}${validatedData.filePath}`
-    }
+      const base64Payload = base64.startsWith('data:')
+        ? base64
+        : `data:${mimeType};base64,${base64}`
+      mistralBody.document = {
+        type: 'document_base64',
+        document_base64: base64Payload,
+      }
+    } else if (filePath) {
+      let fileUrl = filePath
 
-    const mistralBody: any = {
-      model: 'mistral-ocr-latest',
-      document: {
+      if (isInternalFileUrl(filePath)) {
+        try {
+          const storageKey = extractStorageKey(filePath)
+
+          const context = inferContextFromKey(storageKey)
+
+          const hasAccess = await verifyFileAccess(storageKey, userId, undefined, context, false)
+
+          if (!hasAccess) {
+            logger.warn(`[${requestId}] Unauthorized presigned URL generation attempt`, {
+              userId,
+              key: storageKey,
+              context,
+            })
+            return NextResponse.json(
+              {
+                success: false,
+                error: 'File not found',
+              },
+              { status: 404 }
+            )
+          }
+
+          fileUrl = await StorageService.generatePresignedDownloadUrl(storageKey, context, 5 * 60)
+          logger.info(`[${requestId}] Generated presigned URL for ${context} file`)
+        } catch (error) {
+          logger.error(`[${requestId}] Failed to generate presigned URL:`, error)
+          return NextResponse.json(
+            {
+              success: false,
+              error: 'Failed to generate file access URL',
+            },
+            { status: 500 }
+          )
+        }
+      } else if (filePath.startsWith('/')) {
+        const baseUrl = getBaseUrl()
+        fileUrl = `${baseUrl}${filePath}`
+      }
+
+      mistralBody.document = {
         type: 'document_url',
         document_url: fileUrl,
-      },
+      }
     }
 
     if (validatedData.pages) {
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/onedrive/upload/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/onedrive/upload/route.ts
index 759b41da3..c7ffcaf7a 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/onedrive/upload/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/onedrive/upload/route.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { z } from 'zod'
 import { checkInternalAuth } from '@/lib/auth/hybrid'
 import { validateMicrosoftGraphId } from '@/lib/core/security/input-validation'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
+import { RawFileInputSchema } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas'
 import {
   getExtensionFromMimeType,
   processSingleFileToUserFile,
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ const ExcelValuesSchema = z.union([
 const OneDriveUploadSchema = z.object({
   accessToken: z.string().min(1, 'Access token is required'),
   fileName: z.string().min(1, 'File name is required'),
-  file: z.any().optional(),
+  file: RawFileInputSchema.optional(),
   folderId: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   mimeType: z.string().nullish(),
   values: ExcelValuesSchema.optional().nullable(),
@@ -88,25 +89,9 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
         )
       }
 
-      let fileToProcess
-      if (Array.isArray(rawFile)) {
-        if (rawFile.length === 0) {
-          return NextResponse.json(
-            {
-              success: false,
-              error: 'No file provided',
-            },
-            { status: 400 }
-          )
-        }
-        fileToProcess = rawFile[0]
-      } else {
-        fileToProcess = rawFile
-      }
-
       let userFile
       try {
-        userFile = processSingleFileToUserFile(fileToProcess, requestId, logger)
+        userFile = processSingleFileToUserFile(rawFile, requestId, logger)
       } catch (error) {
         return NextResponse.json(
           {
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/outlook/draft/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/outlook/draft/route.ts
index 39bb3f5ef..eeee0f14e 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/outlook/draft/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/outlook/draft/route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { checkInternalAuth } from '@/lib/auth/hybrid'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
+import { RawFileInputArraySchema } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas'
 import { processFilesToUserFiles } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils'
 import { downloadFileFromStorage } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.server'
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ const OutlookDraftSchema = z.object({
   contentType: z.enum(['text', 'html']).optional().nullable(),
   cc: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   bcc: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  attachments: z.array(z.any()).optional().nullable(),
+  attachments: RawFileInputArraySchema.optional().nullable(),
 })
 
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/outlook/send/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/outlook/send/route.ts
index 329318880..88578bcef 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/outlook/send/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/outlook/send/route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { checkInternalAuth } from '@/lib/auth/hybrid'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
+import { RawFileInputArraySchema } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas'
 import { processFilesToUserFiles } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils'
 import { downloadFileFromStorage } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.server'
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ const OutlookSendSchema = z.object({
   bcc: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   replyToMessageId: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   conversationId: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  attachments: z.array(z.any()).optional().nullable(),
+  attachments: RawFileInputArraySchema.optional().nullable(),
 })
 
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/s3/put-object/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/s3/put-object/route.ts
index c33f250bc..c55950bc9 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/s3/put-object/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/s3/put-object/route.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { checkInternalAuth } from '@/lib/auth/hybrid'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
+import { RawFileInputSchema } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas'
 import { processSingleFileToUserFile } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils'
 import { downloadFileFromStorage } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.server'
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ const S3PutObjectSchema = z.object({
   region: z.string().min(1, 'Region is required'),
   bucketName: z.string().min(1, 'Bucket name is required'),
   objectKey: z.string().min(1, 'Object key is required'),
-  file: z.any().optional().nullable(),
+  file: RawFileInputSchema.optional().nullable(),
   content: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   contentType: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   acl: z.string().optional().nullable(),
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/sftp/upload/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/sftp/upload/route.ts
index 90f5e6ab7..54851e595 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/sftp/upload/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/sftp/upload/route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { checkInternalAuth } from '@/lib/auth/hybrid'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
+import { RawFileInputArraySchema } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas'
 import { processFilesToUserFiles } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils'
 import { downloadFileFromStorage } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.server'
 import {
@@ -26,14 +27,7 @@ const UploadSchema = z.object({
   privateKey: z.string().nullish(),
   passphrase: z.string().nullish(),
   remotePath: z.string().min(1, 'Remote path is required'),
-  files: z
-    .union([z.array(z.any()), z.string(), z.number(), z.null(), z.undefined()])
-    .transform((val) => {
-      if (Array.isArray(val)) return val
-      if (val === null || val === undefined || val === '') return undefined
-      return undefined
-    })
-    .nullish(),
+  files: RawFileInputArraySchema.optional().nullable(),
   fileContent: z.string().nullish(),
   fileName: z.string().nullish(),
   overwrite: z.boolean().default(true),
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/sharepoint/upload/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/sharepoint/upload/route.ts
index 26ce0b1d2..b5826c6ec 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/sharepoint/upload/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/sharepoint/upload/route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { checkInternalAuth } from '@/lib/auth/hybrid'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
+import { RawFileInputArraySchema } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas'
 import { processFilesToUserFiles } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils'
 import { downloadFileFromStorage } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.server'
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ const SharepointUploadSchema = z.object({
   driveId: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   folderPath: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   fileName: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  files: z.array(z.any()).optional().nullable(),
+  files: RawFileInputArraySchema.optional().nullable(),
 })
 
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/slack/send-message/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/slack/send-message/route.ts
index 3938b89d1..21f60faf6 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/slack/send-message/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/slack/send-message/route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { checkInternalAuth } from '@/lib/auth/hybrid'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
+import { RawFileInputArraySchema } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas'
 import { sendSlackMessage } from '../utils'
 
 export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic'
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ const SlackSendMessageSchema = z
     userId: z.string().optional().nullable(),
     text: z.string().min(1, 'Message text is required'),
     thread_ts: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-    files: z.array(z.any()).optional().nullable(),
+    files: RawFileInputArraySchema.optional().nullable(),
   })
   .refine((data) => data.channel || data.userId, {
     message: 'Either channel or userId is required',
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/smtp/send/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/smtp/send/route.ts
index 910ae4368..ca2fdf41c 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/smtp/send/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/smtp/send/route.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import nodemailer from 'nodemailer'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { checkInternalAuth } from '@/lib/auth/hybrid'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
+import { RawFileInputArraySchema } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas'
 import { processFilesToUserFiles } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils'
 import { downloadFileFromStorage } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.server'
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ const SmtpSendSchema = z.object({
   cc: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   bcc: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   replyTo: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  attachments: z.array(z.any()).optional().nullable(),
+  attachments: RawFileInputArraySchema.optional().nullable(),
 })
 
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/supabase/storage-upload/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/supabase/storage-upload/route.ts
index 46122fc19..c0677bb35 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/supabase/storage-upload/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/supabase/storage-upload/route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { checkInternalAuth } from '@/lib/auth/hybrid'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
+import { FileInputSchema } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas'
 import { processSingleFileToUserFile } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils'
 import { downloadFileFromStorage } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.server'
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ const SupabaseStorageUploadSchema = z.object({
   bucket: z.string().min(1, 'Bucket name is required'),
   fileName: z.string().min(1, 'File name is required'),
   path: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  fileData: z.any(),
+  fileData: FileInputSchema,
   contentType: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   upsert: z.boolean().optional().default(false),
 })
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/telegram/send-document/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/telegram/send-document/route.ts
index 8435ee68f..27d3277d4 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/telegram/send-document/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/telegram/send-document/route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { checkInternalAuth } from '@/lib/auth/hybrid'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
+import { RawFileInputArraySchema } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas'
 import { processFilesToUserFiles } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils'
 import { downloadFileFromStorage } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.server'
 import { convertMarkdownToHTML } from '@/tools/telegram/utils'
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ const logger = createLogger('TelegramSendDocumentAPI')
 const TelegramSendDocumentSchema = z.object({
   botToken: z.string().min(1, 'Bot token is required'),
   chatId: z.string().min(1, 'Chat ID is required'),
-  files: z.array(z.any()).optional().nullable(),
+  files: RawFileInputArraySchema.optional().nullable(),
   caption: z.string().optional().nullable(),
 })
 
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/vision/analyze/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/vision/analyze/route.ts
index 165005142..5b35f1370 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/vision/analyze/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/vision/analyze/route.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+import { GoogleGenAI } from '@google/genai'
 import { createLogger } from '@sim/logger'
 import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { checkInternalAuth } from '@/lib/auth/hybrid'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
+import { RawFileInputSchema } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas'
 import { processSingleFileToUserFile } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils'
 import { downloadFileFromStorage } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.server'
+import { convertUsageMetadata, extractTextContent } from '@/providers/google/utils'
 
 export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic'
 
@@ -13,8 +16,8 @@ const logger = createLogger('VisionAnalyzeAPI')
 const VisionAnalyzeSchema = z.object({
   apiKey: z.string().min(1, 'API key is required'),
   imageUrl: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  imageFile: z.any().optional().nullable(),
-  model: z.string().optional().default('gpt-4o'),
+  imageFile: RawFileInputSchema.optional().nullable(),
+  model: z.string().optional().default('gpt-5.2'),
   prompt: z.string().optional().nullable(),
 })
 
@@ -88,7 +91,8 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
     const defaultPrompt = 'Please analyze this image and describe what you see in detail.'
     const prompt = validatedData.prompt || defaultPrompt
 
-    const isClaude = validatedData.model.startsWith('claude-3')
+    const isClaude = validatedData.model.startsWith('claude-')
+    const isGemini = validatedData.model.startsWith('gemini-')
     const apiUrl = isClaude
       ? 'https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages'
       : 'https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions'
@@ -106,6 +110,65 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
 
     let requestBody: any
 
+    if (isGemini) {
+      let base64Payload = imageSource
+      if (!base64Payload.startsWith('data:')) {
+        const response = await fetch(base64Payload)
+        if (!response.ok) {
+          return NextResponse.json(
+            { success: false, error: 'Failed to fetch image for Gemini' },
+            { status: 400 }
+          )
+        }
+        const contentType =
+          response.headers.get('content-type') || validatedData.imageFile?.type || 'image/jpeg'
+        const arrayBuffer = await response.arrayBuffer()
+        const base64 = Buffer.from(arrayBuffer).toString('base64')
+        base64Payload = `data:${contentType};base64,${base64}`
+      }
+
+      const base64Marker = ';base64,'
+      const markerIndex = base64Payload.indexOf(base64Marker)
+      if (!base64Payload.startsWith('data:') || markerIndex === -1) {
+        return NextResponse.json(
+          { success: false, error: 'Invalid base64 image format' },
+          { status: 400 }
+        )
+      }
+      const rawMimeType = base64Payload.slice('data:'.length, markerIndex)
+      const mediaType = rawMimeType.split(';')[0] || 'image/jpeg'
+      const base64Data = base64Payload.slice(markerIndex + base64Marker.length)
+      if (!base64Data) {
+        return NextResponse.json(
+          { success: false, error: 'Invalid base64 image format' },
+          { status: 400 }
+        )
+      }
+
+      const ai = new GoogleGenAI({ apiKey: validatedData.apiKey })
+      const geminiResponse = await ai.models.generateContent({
+        model: validatedData.model,
+        contents: [
+          {
+            role: 'user',
+            parts: [{ text: prompt }, { inlineData: { mimeType: mediaType, data: base64Data } }],
+          },
+        ],
+      })
+
+      const content = extractTextContent(geminiResponse.candidates?.[0])
+      const usage = convertUsageMetadata(geminiResponse.usageMetadata)
+
+      return NextResponse.json({
+        success: true,
+        output: {
+          content,
+          model: validatedData.model,
+          tokens: usage.totalTokenCount || undefined,
+        },
+      })
+    }
+
     if (isClaude) {
       if (imageSource.startsWith('data:')) {
         const base64Match = imageSource.match(/^data:([^;]+);base64,(.+)$/)
@@ -172,7 +235,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
             ],
           },
         ],
-        max_tokens: 1000,
+        max_completion_tokens: 1000,
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/wordpress/upload/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/wordpress/upload/route.ts
index 8c2604bce..5cf9a1b6f 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/tools/wordpress/upload/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/tools/wordpress/upload/route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { checkInternalAuth } from '@/lib/auth/hybrid'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
+import { RawFileInputSchema } from '@/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas'
 import {
   getFileExtension,
   getMimeTypeFromExtension,
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ const WORDPRESS_COM_API_BASE = 'https://public-api.wordpress.com/wp/v2/sites'
 const WordPressUploadSchema = z.object({
   accessToken: z.string().min(1, 'Access token is required'),
   siteId: z.string().min(1, 'Site ID is required'),
-  file: z.any().optional().nullable(),
+  file: RawFileInputSchema.optional().nullable(),
   filename: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   title: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   caption: z.string().optional().nullable(),
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/deploy/components/deploy-modal/components/a2a/a2a.tsx b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/deploy/components/deploy-modal/components/a2a/a2a.tsx
index 86be4ba5e..50bcc9c6a 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/deploy/components/deploy-modal/components/a2a/a2a.tsx
+++ b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/deploy/components/deploy-modal/components/a2a/a2a.tsx
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export function A2aDeploy({
       newFields.push({
         id: crypto.randomUUID(),
         name: 'files',
-        type: 'files',
+        type: 'file[]',
         value: '',
         collapsed: false,
       })
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/editor/components/sub-block/components/starter/input-format.tsx b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/editor/components/sub-block/components/starter/input-format.tsx
index 8900c2318..f12ceb3e2 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/editor/components/sub-block/components/starter/input-format.tsx
+++ b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/editor/components/sub-block/components/starter/input-format.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { useAccessibleReferencePrefixes } from '@/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/
 interface Field {
   id: string
   name: string
-  type?: 'string' | 'number' | 'boolean' | 'object' | 'array' | 'files'
+  type?: 'string' | 'number' | 'boolean' | 'object' | 'array' | 'file[]'
   value?: string
   description?: string
   collapsed?: boolean
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const TYPE_OPTIONS: ComboboxOption[] = [
   { label: 'Boolean', value: 'boolean' },
   { label: 'Object', value: 'object' },
   { label: 'Array', value: 'array' },
-  { label: 'Files', value: 'files' },
+  { label: 'Files', value: 'file[]' },
 ]
 
 /**
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ export function FieldFormat({
       )
     }
 
-    if (field.type === 'files') {
+    if (field.type === 'file[]') {
       const lineCount = fieldValue.split('\n').length
       const gutterWidth = calculateGutterWidth(lineCount)
 
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/editor/components/sub-block/components/tag-dropdown/tag-dropdown.tsx b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/editor/components/sub-block/components/tag-dropdown/tag-dropdown.tsx
index bc982daec..0d2569690 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/editor/components/sub-block/components/tag-dropdown/tag-dropdown.tsx
+++ b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/editor/components/sub-block/components/tag-dropdown/tag-dropdown.tsx
@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@ export const TagDropdown: React.FC<TagDropdownProps> = ({
           mergedSubBlocks
         )
 
-        if (fieldType === 'files' || fieldType === 'file[]' || fieldType === 'array') {
+        if (fieldType === 'file' || fieldType === 'file[]' || fieldType === 'array') {
           const blockName = parts[0]
           const remainingPath = parts.slice(2).join('.')
           processedTag = `${blockName}.${arrayFieldName}[0].${remainingPath}`
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/hooks/use-block-output-fields.ts b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/hooks/use-block-output-fields.ts
index af5f67529..233f06e58 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/hooks/use-block-output-fields.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/hooks/use-block-output-fields.ts
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export function useBlockOutputFields({
           baseOutputs = {
             input: { type: 'string', description: 'User message' },
             conversationId: { type: 'string', description: 'Conversation ID' },
-            files: { type: 'files', description: 'Uploaded files' },
+            files: { type: 'file[]', description: 'Uploaded files' },
           }
         } else {
           const inputFormatValue = mergedSubBlocks?.inputFormat?.value
diff --git a/apps/sim/background/webhook-execution.ts b/apps/sim/background/webhook-execution.ts
index e5e3d3007..40f60971b 100644
--- a/apps/sim/background/webhook-execution.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/background/webhook-execution.ts
@@ -417,11 +417,11 @@ async function executeWebhookJobInternal(
         if (triggerBlock?.subBlocks?.inputFormat?.value) {
           const inputFormat = triggerBlock.subBlocks.inputFormat.value as unknown as Array<{
             name: string
-            type: 'string' | 'number' | 'boolean' | 'object' | 'array' | 'files'
+            type: 'string' | 'number' | 'boolean' | 'object' | 'array' | 'file[]'
           }>
           logger.debug(`[${requestId}] Processing generic webhook files from inputFormat`)
 
-          const fileFields = inputFormat.filter((field) => field.type === 'files')
+          const fileFields = inputFormat.filter((field) => field.type === 'file[]')
 
           if (fileFields.length > 0 && typeof input === 'object' && input !== null) {
             const executionContext = {
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/chat_trigger.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/chat_trigger.ts
index 2efb6612f..34fa5d0cc 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/chat_trigger.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/chat_trigger.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const ChatTriggerBlock: BlockConfig = {
   outputs: {
     input: { type: 'string', description: 'User message' },
     conversationId: { type: 'string', description: 'Conversation ID' },
-    files: { type: 'files', description: 'Uploaded files' },
+    files: { type: 'file[]', description: 'Uploaded files' },
   },
   triggers: {
     enabled: true,
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/dropbox.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/dropbox.ts
index cffc5ac84..b08f6403d 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/dropbox.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/dropbox.ts
@@ -60,12 +60,25 @@ export const DropboxBlock: BlockConfig<DropboxResponse> = {
       required: true,
     },
     {
-      id: 'fileContent',
-      title: 'File Content',
-      type: 'long-input',
-      placeholder: 'Base64 encoded file content or file reference',
-      condition: { field: 'operation', value: 'dropbox_upload' },
+      id: 'uploadFile',
+      title: 'File',
+      type: 'file-upload',
+      canonicalParamId: 'fileContent',
+      placeholder: 'Upload file to send to Dropbox',
+      mode: 'basic',
+      multiple: false,
       required: true,
+      condition: { field: 'operation', value: 'dropbox_upload' },
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'fileContent',
+      title: 'File',
+      type: 'short-input',
+      canonicalParamId: 'fileContent',
+      placeholder: 'Reference file from previous blocks',
+      mode: 'advanced',
+      required: true,
+      condition: { field: 'operation', value: 'dropbox_upload' },
     },
     {
       id: 'mode',
@@ -337,7 +350,8 @@ Return ONLY the timestamp string - no explanations, no quotes, no extra text.`,
     path: { type: 'string', description: 'Path in Dropbox' },
     autorename: { type: 'boolean', description: 'Auto-rename on conflict' },
     // Upload inputs
-    fileContent: { type: 'string', description: 'Base64 encoded file content' },
+    uploadFile: { type: 'json', description: 'Uploaded file (UserFile)' },
+    fileContent: { type: 'json', description: 'File reference or UserFile object' },
     fileName: { type: 'string', description: 'Optional filename' },
     mode: { type: 'string', description: 'Write mode: add or overwrite' },
     mute: { type: 'boolean', description: 'Mute notifications' },
@@ -360,7 +374,7 @@ Return ONLY the timestamp string - no explanations, no quotes, no extra text.`,
   },
   outputs: {
     // Upload/Download outputs
-    file: { type: 'json', description: 'File metadata' },
+    file: { type: 'file', description: 'Downloaded file stored in execution files' },
     content: { type: 'string', description: 'File content (base64)' },
     temporaryLink: { type: 'string', description: 'Temporary download link' },
     // List folder outputs
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/file.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/file.ts
index 7e478f42a..9867fa979 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/file.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/file.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { createLogger } from '@sim/logger'
 import { DocumentIcon } from '@/components/icons'
 import type { BlockConfig, SubBlockType } from '@/blocks/types'
 import { createVersionedToolSelector } from '@/blocks/utils'
-import type { FileParserOutput } from '@/tools/file/types'
+import type { FileParserOutput, FileParserV3Output } from '@/tools/file/types'
 
 const logger = createLogger('FileBlock')
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export const FileBlock: BlockConfig<FileParserOutput> = {
   },
   outputs: {
     files: {
-      type: 'json',
+      type: 'file[]',
       description: 'Array of parsed file objects with content, metadata, and file properties',
     },
     combinedContent: {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export const FileBlock: BlockConfig<FileParserOutput> = {
       description: 'All file contents merged into a single text string',
     },
     processedFiles: {
-      type: 'files',
+      type: 'file[]',
       description: 'Array of UserFile objects for downstream use (attachments, uploads, etc.)',
     },
   },
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ export const FileBlock: BlockConfig<FileParserOutput> = {
 export const FileV2Block: BlockConfig<FileParserOutput> = {
   ...FileBlock,
   type: 'file_v2',
-  name: 'File',
+  name: 'File (Legacy)',
   description: 'Read and parse multiple files',
-  hideFromToolbar: false,
+  hideFromToolbar: true,
   subBlocks: [
     {
       id: 'file',
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export const FileV2Block: BlockConfig<FileParserOutput> = {
   },
   outputs: {
     files: {
-      type: 'json',
+      type: 'file[]',
       description: 'Array of parsed file objects with content, metadata, and file properties',
     },
     combinedContent: {
@@ -218,3 +218,110 @@ export const FileV2Block: BlockConfig<FileParserOutput> = {
     },
   },
 }
+
+export const FileV3Block: BlockConfig<FileParserV3Output> = {
+  type: 'file_v3',
+  name: 'File',
+  description: 'Read and parse multiple files',
+  longDescription: 'Upload files or reference files from previous blocks to extract text content.',
+  docsLink: 'https://docs.sim.ai/tools/file',
+  category: 'tools',
+  bgColor: '#40916C',
+  icon: DocumentIcon,
+  subBlocks: [
+    {
+      id: 'file',
+      title: 'Files',
+      type: 'file-upload' as SubBlockType,
+      canonicalParamId: 'fileInput',
+      acceptedTypes:
+        '.pdf,.csv,.doc,.docx,.txt,.md,.xlsx,.xls,.html,.htm,.pptx,.ppt,.json,.xml,.rtf',
+      placeholder: 'Upload files to process',
+      multiple: true,
+      mode: 'basic',
+      maxSize: 100,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'fileRef',
+      title: 'Files',
+      type: 'short-input' as SubBlockType,
+      canonicalParamId: 'fileInput',
+      placeholder: 'File reference from previous block',
+      mode: 'advanced',
+      required: true,
+    },
+  ],
+  tools: {
+    access: ['file_parser_v3'],
+    config: {
+      tool: () => 'file_parser_v3',
+      params: (params) => {
+        const fileInput = params.fileInput ?? params.file ?? params.filePath
+        if (!fileInput) {
+          logger.error('No file input provided')
+          throw new Error('File input is required')
+        }
+
+        if (typeof fileInput === 'string') {
+          return {
+            filePath: fileInput.trim(),
+            fileType: params.fileType || 'auto',
+            workspaceId: params._context?.workspaceId,
+            workflowId: params._context?.workflowId,
+            executionId: params._context?.executionId,
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (Array.isArray(fileInput)) {
+          const filePaths = fileInput
+            .map((file) => (file as { url?: string; path?: string }).url || file.path)
+            .filter((path): path is string => Boolean(path))
+          if (filePaths.length === 0) {
+            logger.error('No valid file paths found in file input array')
+            throw new Error('File input is required')
+          }
+          return {
+            filePath: filePaths.length === 1 ? filePaths[0] : filePaths,
+            fileType: params.fileType || 'auto',
+            workspaceId: params._context?.workspaceId,
+            workflowId: params._context?.workflowId,
+            executionId: params._context?.executionId,
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (typeof fileInput === 'object') {
+          const filePath = (fileInput as { url?: string; path?: string }).url || fileInput.path
+          if (!filePath) {
+            logger.error('File input object missing path or url')
+            throw new Error('File input is required')
+          }
+          return {
+            filePath,
+            fileType: params.fileType || 'auto',
+            workspaceId: params._context?.workspaceId,
+            workflowId: params._context?.workflowId,
+            executionId: params._context?.executionId,
+          }
+        }
+
+        logger.error('Invalid file input format')
+        throw new Error('File input is required')
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  inputs: {
+    fileInput: { type: 'json', description: 'File input (upload or UserFile reference)' },
+    fileType: { type: 'string', description: 'File type' },
+  },
+  outputs: {
+    files: {
+      type: 'file[]',
+      description: 'Parsed files as UserFile objects',
+    },
+    combinedContent: {
+      type: 'string',
+      description: 'All file contents merged into a single text string',
+    },
+  },
+}
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/gmail.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/gmail.ts
index 223b69ec7..e0138a88d 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/gmail.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/gmail.ts
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ Return ONLY the search query - no explanations, no extra text.`,
     // Tool outputs
     content: { type: 'string', description: 'Response content' },
     metadata: { type: 'json', description: 'Email metadata' },
-    attachments: { type: 'json', description: 'Email attachments array' },
+    attachments: { type: 'file[]', description: 'Email attachments array' },
     // Trigger outputs
     email_id: { type: 'string', description: 'Gmail message ID' },
     thread_id: { type: 'string', description: 'Gmail thread ID' },
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ export const GmailV2Block: BlockConfig<GmailToolResponse> = {
     date: { type: 'string', description: 'Date' },
     body: { type: 'string', description: 'Email body text (best-effort)' },
     results: { type: 'json', description: 'Search/read summary results' },
-    attachments: { type: 'json', description: 'Downloaded attachments (if enabled)' },
+    attachments: { type: 'file[]', description: 'Downloaded attachments (if enabled)' },
 
     // Draft-specific outputs
     draftId: {
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/google_drive.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/google_drive.ts
index 209bd12f9..23660a238 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/google_drive.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/google_drive.ts
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ Return ONLY the message text - no subject line, no greetings/signatures, no extr
     permissionId: { type: 'string', description: 'Permission ID to remove' },
   },
   outputs: {
-    file: { type: 'json', description: 'File metadata or downloaded file data' },
+    file: { type: 'file', description: 'Downloaded file stored in execution files' },
     files: { type: 'json', description: 'List of files' },
     metadata: { type: 'json', description: 'Complete file metadata (from download)' },
     content: { type: 'string', description: 'File content as text' },
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/google_slides.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/google_slides.ts
index 016d04a74..a724d7e12 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/google_slides.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/google_slides.ts
@@ -315,12 +315,26 @@ Return ONLY the JSON array - no explanations, no markdown, no extra text.`,
       required: true,
     },
     {
-      id: 'imageUrl',
-      title: 'Image URL',
-      type: 'short-input',
-      placeholder: 'Public URL of the image (PNG, JPEG, or GIF)',
-      condition: { field: 'operation', value: 'add_image' },
+      id: 'imageFile',
+      title: 'Image',
+      type: 'file-upload',
+      canonicalParamId: 'imageSource',
+      placeholder: 'Upload image (PNG, JPEG, or GIF)',
+      mode: 'basic',
+      multiple: false,
       required: true,
+      acceptedTypes: '.png,.jpg,.jpeg,.gif',
+      condition: { field: 'operation', value: 'add_image' },
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'imageUrl',
+      title: 'Image',
+      type: 'short-input',
+      canonicalParamId: 'imageSource',
+      placeholder: 'Reference image from previous blocks or enter URL',
+      mode: 'advanced',
+      required: true,
+      condition: { field: 'operation', value: 'add_image' },
     },
     {
       id: 'imageWidth',
@@ -809,7 +823,9 @@ Return ONLY the text content - no explanations, no markdown formatting markers,
     placeholderIdMappings: { type: 'string', description: 'JSON array of placeholder ID mappings' },
     // Add image operation
     pageObjectId: { type: 'string', description: 'Slide object ID for image' },
-    imageUrl: { type: 'string', description: 'Image URL' },
+    imageFile: { type: 'json', description: 'Uploaded image (UserFile)' },
+    imageUrl: { type: 'string', description: 'Image URL or reference' },
+    imageSource: { type: 'json', description: 'Image source (file or URL)' },
     imageWidth: { type: 'number', description: 'Image width in points' },
     imageHeight: { type: 'number', description: 'Image height in points' },
     positionX: { type: 'number', description: 'X position in points' },
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/google_vault.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/google_vault.ts
index 25a6a9fb9..47e53d56d 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/google_vault.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/google_vault.ts
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ Return ONLY the description text - no explanations, no quotes, no extra text.`,
       description:
         'Single hold object (for create_matters_holds or list_matters_holds with holdId)',
     },
-    file: { type: 'json', description: 'Downloaded export file (UserFile) from execution files' },
+    file: { type: 'file', description: 'Downloaded export file (UserFile) from execution files' },
     nextPageToken: {
       type: 'string',
       description: 'Token for fetching next page of results (for list operations)',
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/image_generator.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/image_generator.ts
index befe3ecb4..e2efad69d 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/image_generator.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/image_generator.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export const ImageGeneratorBlock: BlockConfig<DalleResponse> = {
   },
   outputs: {
     content: { type: 'string', description: 'Generation response' },
-    image: { type: 'string', description: 'Generated image URL' },
+    image: { type: 'file', description: 'Generated image file (UserFile)' },
     metadata: { type: 'json', description: 'Generation metadata' },
   },
 }
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/imap.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/imap.ts
index 33cc6e0ec..e23727b20 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/imap.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/imap.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export const ImapBlock: BlockConfig = {
     bodyHtml: { type: 'string', description: 'HTML email body' },
     mailbox: { type: 'string', description: 'Mailbox/folder where email was received' },
     hasAttachments: { type: 'boolean', description: 'Whether email has attachments' },
-    attachments: { type: 'json', description: 'Array of email attachments' },
+    attachments: { type: 'file[]', description: 'Array of email attachments' },
     timestamp: { type: 'string', description: 'Event timestamp' },
   },
   triggers: {
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/jira.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/jira.ts
index d2d61b77e..66d42a43d 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/jira.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/jira.ts
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ Return ONLY the comment text - no explanations.`,
 
     // jira_get_attachments outputs
     attachments: {
-      type: 'json',
+      type: 'file[]',
       description: 'Array of attachments with id, filename, size, mimeType, created, author',
     },
 
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/linear.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/linear.ts
index f57682932..300c51b70 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/linear.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/linear.ts
@@ -2341,7 +2341,7 @@ Return ONLY the date string in YYYY-MM-DD format - no explanations, no quotes, n
     cycles: { type: 'json', description: 'Cycles list' },
     // Attachment outputs
     attachment: { type: 'json', description: 'Attachment data' },
-    attachments: { type: 'json', description: 'Attachments list' },
+    attachments: { type: 'file[]', description: 'Attachments list' },
     // Relation outputs
     relation: { type: 'json', description: 'Issue relation data' },
     relations: { type: 'json', description: 'Issue relations list' },
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/microsoft_teams.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/microsoft_teams.ts
index 498d2ae6c..69dedc8af 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/microsoft_teams.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/microsoft_teams.ts
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ export const MicrosoftTeamsBlock: BlockConfig<MicrosoftTeamsResponse> = {
     messages: { type: 'json', description: 'Array of message objects' },
     totalAttachments: { type: 'number', description: 'Total number of attachments' },
     attachmentTypes: { type: 'json', description: 'Array of attachment content types' },
-    attachments: { type: 'array', description: 'Downloaded message attachments' },
+    attachments: { type: 'file[]', description: 'Downloaded message attachments' },
     updatedContent: {
       type: 'boolean',
       description: 'Whether content was successfully updated/sent',
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/mistral_parse.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/mistral_parse.ts
index 62773a71c..42c5b63a1 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/mistral_parse.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/mistral_parse.ts
@@ -159,14 +159,16 @@ export const MistralParseV2Block: BlockConfig<MistralParserOutput> = {
       placeholder: 'Upload a PDF document',
       mode: 'basic',
       maxSize: 50,
+      required: true,
     },
     {
       id: 'filePath',
-      title: 'PDF Document',
+      title: 'File Reference',
       type: 'short-input' as SubBlockType,
       canonicalParamId: 'document',
-      placeholder: 'Document URL',
+      placeholder: 'File reference from previous block',
       mode: 'advanced',
+      required: true,
     },
     {
       id: 'resultType',
@@ -216,7 +218,7 @@ export const MistralParseV2Block: BlockConfig<MistralParserOutput> = {
           throw new Error('PDF document is required')
         }
         if (typeof documentInput === 'object') {
-          parameters.fileUpload = documentInput
+          parameters.fileData = documentInput
         } else if (typeof documentInput === 'string') {
           parameters.filePath = documentInput.trim()
         }
@@ -254,8 +256,8 @@ export const MistralParseV2Block: BlockConfig<MistralParserOutput> = {
     },
   },
   inputs: {
-    document: { type: 'json', description: 'Document input (file upload or URL reference)' },
-    filePath: { type: 'string', description: 'PDF document URL (advanced mode)' },
+    document: { type: 'json', description: 'Document input (file upload or file reference)' },
+    filePath: { type: 'string', description: 'File reference (advanced mode)' },
     fileUpload: { type: 'json', description: 'Uploaded PDF file (basic mode)' },
     apiKey: { type: 'string', description: 'Mistral API key' },
     resultType: { type: 'string', description: 'Output format type' },
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/onedrive.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/onedrive.ts
index d9753cced..494bfa3b0 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/onedrive.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/onedrive.ts
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ export const OneDriveBlock: BlockConfig<OneDriveResponse> = {
     deleted: { type: 'boolean', description: 'Whether the file was deleted' },
     fileId: { type: 'string', description: 'The ID of the deleted file' },
     file: {
-      type: 'json',
+      type: 'file',
       description: 'The OneDrive file object, including details such as id, name, size, and more.',
     },
     files: {
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/outlook.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/outlook.ts
index 9bf8c312e..cfbe25304 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/outlook.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/outlook.ts
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ export const OutlookBlock: BlockConfig<OutlookResponse> = {
     sentDateTime: { type: 'string', description: 'Email sent timestamp' },
     hasAttachments: { type: 'boolean', description: 'Whether email has attachments' },
     attachments: {
-      type: 'json',
+      type: 'file[]',
       description: 'Email attachments (if includeAttachments is enabled)',
     },
     isRead: { type: 'boolean', description: 'Whether email is read' },
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/pipedrive.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/pipedrive.ts
index b6bd6fb8e..1d3b939d4 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/pipedrive.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/pipedrive.ts
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ Return ONLY the date string in YYYY-MM-DD format - no explanations, no quotes, n
   outputs: {
     deals: { type: 'json', description: 'Array of deal objects' },
     deal: { type: 'json', description: 'Single deal object' },
-    files: { type: 'json', description: 'Array of file objects' },
+    files: { type: 'file[]', description: 'Array of file objects' },
     messages: { type: 'json', description: 'Array of mail message objects' },
     pipelines: { type: 'json', description: 'Array of pipeline objects' },
     projects: { type: 'json', description: 'Array of project objects' },
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/s3.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/s3.ts
index 6dba63175..f364a7888 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/s3.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/s3.ts
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ export const S3Block: BlockConfig<S3Response> = {
       type: 'string',
       description: 'S3 URI (s3://bucket/key) for use with other AWS services',
     },
+    file: { type: 'file', description: 'Downloaded file stored in execution files' },
     objects: { type: 'json', description: 'List of objects (for list operation)' },
     deleted: { type: 'boolean', description: 'Deletion status' },
     metadata: { type: 'json', description: 'Operation metadata' },
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/sharepoint.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/sharepoint.ts
index 5fe1dfb6d..b6cdbfbda 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/sharepoint.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/sharepoint.ts
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ Return ONLY the JSON object - no explanations, no markdown, no extra text.`,
       description: 'Array of SharePoint list items with fields',
     },
     uploadedFiles: {
-      type: 'json',
+      type: 'file[]',
       description: 'Array of uploaded file objects with id, name, webUrl, size',
     },
     fileCount: {
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/slack.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/slack.ts
index 7e432f27f..9bd6292b7 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/slack.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/slack.ts
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ Return ONLY the timestamp string - no explanations, no quotes, no extra text.`,
 
     // slack_download outputs
     file: {
-      type: 'json',
+      type: 'file',
       description: 'Downloaded file stored in execution files',
     },
 
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/spotify.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/spotify.ts
index c4341e6af..417724f6e 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/spotify.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/spotify.ts
@@ -450,10 +450,24 @@ export const SpotifyBlock: BlockConfig<ToolResponse> = {
 
     // === PLAYLIST COVER ===
     {
-      id: 'imageBase64',
-      title: 'Image (Base64)',
-      type: 'long-input',
-      placeholder: 'Base64-encoded JPEG image (max 256KB)',
+      id: 'coverImageFile',
+      title: 'Cover Image',
+      type: 'file-upload',
+      canonicalParamId: 'coverImage',
+      placeholder: 'Upload cover image (JPEG, max 256KB)',
+      mode: 'basic',
+      multiple: false,
+      required: true,
+      acceptedTypes: '.jpg,.jpeg',
+      condition: { field: 'operation', value: 'spotify_add_playlist_cover' },
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'coverImageRef',
+      title: 'Cover Image',
+      type: 'short-input',
+      canonicalParamId: 'coverImage',
+      placeholder: 'Reference image from previous blocks',
+      mode: 'advanced',
       required: true,
       condition: { field: 'operation', value: 'spotify_add_playlist_cover' },
     },
@@ -804,7 +818,9 @@ export const SpotifyBlock: BlockConfig<ToolResponse> = {
     newName: { type: 'string', description: 'New playlist name' },
     description: { type: 'string', description: 'Playlist description' },
     public: { type: 'boolean', description: 'Whether playlist is public' },
-    imageBase64: { type: 'string', description: 'Base64-encoded JPEG image' },
+    coverImage: { type: 'json', description: 'Cover image (UserFile)' },
+    coverImageFile: { type: 'json', description: 'Cover image upload (basic mode)' },
+    coverImageRef: { type: 'json', description: 'Cover image reference (advanced mode)' },
     range_start: { type: 'number', description: 'Start index for reorder' },
     insert_before: { type: 'number', description: 'Insert before index' },
     range_length: { type: 'number', description: 'Number of items to move' },
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/supabase.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/supabase.ts
index 8b5fc75f7..49c59cb35 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/supabase.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/supabase.ts
@@ -675,9 +675,9 @@ Return ONLY the PostgREST filter expression - no explanations, no markdown, no e
     {
       id: 'fileContent',
       title: 'File Content',
-      type: 'code',
+      type: 'short-input',
       canonicalParamId: 'fileData',
-      placeholder: 'Base64 encoded for binary files, or plain text',
+      placeholder: 'File reference from previous block',
       condition: { field: 'operation', value: 'storage_upload' },
       mode: 'advanced',
       required: true,
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ Return ONLY the PostgREST filter expression - no explanations, no markdown, no e
       description: 'Row count for count operations',
     },
     file: {
-      type: 'files',
+      type: 'file',
       description: 'Downloaded file stored in execution files',
     },
     publicUrl: {
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/telegram.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/telegram.ts
index 6c40812a4..e45f27cee 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/telegram.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/telegram.ts
@@ -65,39 +65,91 @@ export const TelegramBlock: BlockConfig<TelegramResponse> = {
       required: true,
       condition: { field: 'operation', value: 'telegram_message' },
     },
+    {
+      id: 'photoFile',
+      title: 'Photo',
+      type: 'file-upload',
+      canonicalParamId: 'photo',
+      placeholder: 'Upload photo',
+      mode: 'basic',
+      multiple: false,
+      required: true,
+      acceptedTypes: '.jpg,.jpeg,.png,.gif,.webp',
+      condition: { field: 'operation', value: 'telegram_send_photo' },
+    },
     {
       id: 'photo',
       title: 'Photo',
       type: 'short-input',
-      placeholder: 'Enter photo URL or file_id',
-      description: 'Photo to send. Pass a file_id or HTTP URL',
+      canonicalParamId: 'photo',
+      placeholder: 'Reference photo from previous blocks or enter URL/file_id',
+      mode: 'advanced',
       required: true,
       condition: { field: 'operation', value: 'telegram_send_photo' },
     },
+    {
+      id: 'videoFile',
+      title: 'Video',
+      type: 'file-upload',
+      canonicalParamId: 'video',
+      placeholder: 'Upload video',
+      mode: 'basic',
+      multiple: false,
+      required: true,
+      acceptedTypes: '.mp4,.mov,.avi,.mkv,.webm',
+      condition: { field: 'operation', value: 'telegram_send_video' },
+    },
     {
       id: 'video',
       title: 'Video',
       type: 'short-input',
-      placeholder: 'Enter video URL or file_id',
-      description: 'Video to send. Pass a file_id or HTTP URL',
+      canonicalParamId: 'video',
+      placeholder: 'Reference video from previous blocks or enter URL/file_id',
+      mode: 'advanced',
       required: true,
       condition: { field: 'operation', value: 'telegram_send_video' },
     },
+    {
+      id: 'audioFile',
+      title: 'Audio',
+      type: 'file-upload',
+      canonicalParamId: 'audio',
+      placeholder: 'Upload audio',
+      mode: 'basic',
+      multiple: false,
+      required: true,
+      acceptedTypes: '.mp3,.m4a,.wav,.ogg,.flac',
+      condition: { field: 'operation', value: 'telegram_send_audio' },
+    },
     {
       id: 'audio',
       title: 'Audio',
       type: 'short-input',
-      placeholder: 'Enter audio URL or file_id',
-      description: 'Audio file to send. Pass a file_id or HTTP URL',
+      canonicalParamId: 'audio',
+      placeholder: 'Reference audio from previous blocks or enter URL/file_id',
+      mode: 'advanced',
       required: true,
       condition: { field: 'operation', value: 'telegram_send_audio' },
     },
+    {
+      id: 'animationFile',
+      title: 'Animation',
+      type: 'file-upload',
+      canonicalParamId: 'animation',
+      placeholder: 'Upload animation (GIF)',
+      mode: 'basic',
+      multiple: false,
+      required: true,
+      acceptedTypes: '.gif,.mp4',
+      condition: { field: 'operation', value: 'telegram_send_animation' },
+    },
     {
       id: 'animation',
       title: 'Animation',
       type: 'short-input',
-      placeholder: 'Enter animation URL or file_id',
-      description: 'Animation (GIF) to send. Pass a file_id or HTTP URL',
+      canonicalParamId: 'animation',
+      placeholder: 'Reference animation from previous blocks or enter URL/file_id',
+      mode: 'advanced',
       required: true,
       condition: { field: 'operation', value: 'telegram_send_animation' },
     },
@@ -215,42 +267,50 @@ export const TelegramBlock: BlockConfig<TelegramResponse> = {
               ...commonParams,
               messageId: params.messageId,
             }
-          case 'telegram_send_photo':
-            if (!params.photo) {
-              throw new Error('Photo URL or file_id is required.')
+          case 'telegram_send_photo': {
+            const photoSource = params.photoFile || params.photo
+            if (!photoSource) {
+              throw new Error('Photo is required.')
             }
             return {
               ...commonParams,
-              photo: params.photo,
+              photo: photoSource,
               caption: params.caption,
             }
-          case 'telegram_send_video':
-            if (!params.video) {
-              throw new Error('Video URL or file_id is required.')
+          }
+          case 'telegram_send_video': {
+            const videoSource = params.videoFile || params.video
+            if (!videoSource) {
+              throw new Error('Video is required.')
             }
             return {
               ...commonParams,
-              video: params.video,
+              video: videoSource,
               caption: params.caption,
             }
-          case 'telegram_send_audio':
-            if (!params.audio) {
-              throw new Error('Audio URL or file_id is required.')
+          }
+          case 'telegram_send_audio': {
+            const audioSource = params.audioFile || params.audio
+            if (!audioSource) {
+              throw new Error('Audio is required.')
             }
             return {
               ...commonParams,
-              audio: params.audio,
+              audio: audioSource,
               caption: params.caption,
             }
-          case 'telegram_send_animation':
-            if (!params.animation) {
-              throw new Error('Animation URL or file_id is required.')
+          }
+          case 'telegram_send_animation': {
+            const animationSource = params.animationFile || params.animation
+            if (!animationSource) {
+              throw new Error('Animation is required.')
             }
             return {
               ...commonParams,
-              animation: params.animation,
+              animation: animationSource,
               caption: params.caption,
             }
+          }
           case 'telegram_send_document': {
             // Handle file upload
             const fileParam = params.attachmentFiles || params.files
@@ -274,10 +334,14 @@ export const TelegramBlock: BlockConfig<TelegramResponse> = {
     botToken: { type: 'string', description: 'Telegram bot token' },
     chatId: { type: 'string', description: 'Chat identifier' },
     text: { type: 'string', description: 'Message text' },
-    photo: { type: 'string', description: 'Photo URL or file_id' },
-    video: { type: 'string', description: 'Video URL or file_id' },
-    audio: { type: 'string', description: 'Audio URL or file_id' },
-    animation: { type: 'string', description: 'Animation URL or file_id' },
+    photoFile: { type: 'json', description: 'Uploaded photo (UserFile)' },
+    photo: { type: 'json', description: 'Photo reference or URL/file_id' },
+    videoFile: { type: 'json', description: 'Uploaded video (UserFile)' },
+    video: { type: 'json', description: 'Video reference or URL/file_id' },
+    audioFile: { type: 'json', description: 'Uploaded audio (UserFile)' },
+    audio: { type: 'json', description: 'Audio reference or URL/file_id' },
+    animationFile: { type: 'json', description: 'Uploaded animation (UserFile)' },
+    animation: { type: 'json', description: 'Animation reference or URL/file_id' },
     attachmentFiles: {
       type: 'json',
       description: 'Files to attach (UI upload)',
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/tts.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/tts.ts
index c3ab813fd..eebc8acd3 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/tts.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/tts.ts
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ export const TtsBlock: BlockConfig<TtsBlockResponse> = {
 
   outputs: {
     audioUrl: { type: 'string', description: 'URL to the generated audio file' },
-    audioFile: { type: 'json', description: 'Generated audio file object (UserFile)' },
+    audioFile: { type: 'file', description: 'Generated audio file object (UserFile)' },
     duration: {
       type: 'number',
       description: 'Audio duration in seconds',
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/video_generator.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/video_generator.ts
index 88672a17b..2743cf2c1 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/video_generator.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/video_generator.ts
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ export const VideoGeneratorBlock: BlockConfig<VideoBlockResponse> = {
 
   outputs: {
     videoUrl: { type: 'string', description: 'Generated video URL' },
-    videoFile: { type: 'json', description: 'Video file object with metadata' },
+    videoFile: { type: 'file', description: 'Video file object with metadata' },
     duration: { type: 'number', description: 'Video duration in seconds' },
     width: { type: 'number', description: 'Video width in pixels' },
     height: { type: 'number', description: 'Video height in pixels' },
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/vision.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/vision.ts
index 8a94d2240..58d6c1354 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/vision.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/blocks/vision.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,27 @@ import type { BlockConfig } from '@/blocks/types'
 import { AuthMode } from '@/blocks/types'
 import type { VisionResponse } from '@/tools/vision/types'
 
+const VISION_MODEL_OPTIONS = [
+  { label: 'GPT 5.2', id: 'gpt-5.2' },
+  { label: 'GPT 5.1', id: 'gpt-5.1' },
+  { label: 'GPT 5', id: 'gpt-5' },
+  { label: 'GPT 5 Mini', id: 'gpt-5-mini' },
+  { label: 'GPT 5 Nano', id: 'gpt-5-nano' },
+  { label: 'Claude Opus 4.5', id: 'claude-opus-4-5' },
+  { label: 'Claude Sonnet 4.5', id: 'claude-sonnet-4-5' },
+  { label: 'Claude Haiku 4.5', id: 'claude-haiku-4-5' },
+  { label: 'Gemini 3 Pro Preview', id: 'gemini-3-pro-preview' },
+  { label: 'Gemini 3 Flash Preview', id: 'gemini-3-flash-preview' },
+  { label: 'Gemini 2.5 Pro', id: 'gemini-2.5-pro' },
+  { label: 'Gemini 2.5 Flash', id: 'gemini-2.5-flash' },
+  { label: 'Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite', id: 'gemini-2.5-flash-lite' },
+]
+
 export const VisionBlock: BlockConfig<VisionResponse> = {
   type: 'vision',
-  name: 'Vision',
+  name: 'Vision (Legacy)',
   description: 'Analyze images with vision models',
+  hideFromToolbar: true,
   authMode: AuthMode.ApiKey,
   longDescription: 'Integrate Vision into the workflow. Can analyze images with vision models.',
   docsLink: 'https://docs.sim.ai/tools/vision',
@@ -47,12 +64,8 @@ export const VisionBlock: BlockConfig<VisionResponse> = {
       id: 'model',
       title: 'Vision Model',
       type: 'dropdown',
-      options: [
-        { label: 'gpt-4o', id: 'gpt-4o' },
-        { label: 'claude-3-opus', id: 'claude-3-opus-20240229' },
-        { label: 'claude-3-sonnet', id: 'claude-3-sonnet-20240229' },
-      ],
-      value: () => 'gpt-4o',
+      options: VISION_MODEL_OPTIONS,
+      value: () => 'gpt-5.2',
     },
     {
       id: 'prompt',
@@ -87,3 +100,62 @@ export const VisionBlock: BlockConfig<VisionResponse> = {
     tokens: { type: 'number', description: 'Token usage' },
   },
 }
+
+export const VisionV2Block: BlockConfig<VisionResponse> = {
+  ...VisionBlock,
+  type: 'vision_v2',
+  name: 'Vision',
+  description: 'Analyze images with vision models',
+  hideFromToolbar: false,
+  subBlocks: [
+    {
+      id: 'imageFile',
+      title: 'Image File',
+      type: 'file-upload',
+      canonicalParamId: 'imageFile',
+      placeholder: 'Upload an image file',
+      mode: 'basic',
+      multiple: false,
+      required: true,
+      acceptedTypes: '.jpg,.jpeg,.png,.gif,.webp',
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'imageFileReference',
+      title: 'Image File Reference',
+      type: 'short-input',
+      canonicalParamId: 'imageFile',
+      placeholder: 'Reference an image from previous blocks',
+      mode: 'advanced',
+      required: true,
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'model',
+      title: 'Vision Model',
+      type: 'dropdown',
+      options: VISION_MODEL_OPTIONS,
+      value: () => 'gpt-5.2',
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'prompt',
+      title: 'Prompt',
+      type: 'long-input',
+      placeholder: 'Enter prompt for image analysis',
+      required: true,
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'apiKey',
+      title: 'API Key',
+      type: 'short-input',
+      placeholder: 'Enter your API key',
+      password: true,
+      required: true,
+    },
+  ],
+  inputs: {
+    apiKey: { type: 'string', description: 'Provider API key' },
+    imageFile: { type: 'json', description: 'Image file (UserFile)' },
+    imageFileReference: { type: 'json', description: 'Image file reference' },
+    model: { type: 'string', description: 'Vision model' },
+    prompt: { type: 'string', description: 'Analysis prompt' },
+  },
+}
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/registry.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/registry.ts
index 225a3b224..6aa34b6c2 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/registry.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/registry.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { ElasticsearchBlock } from '@/blocks/blocks/elasticsearch'
 import { ElevenLabsBlock } from '@/blocks/blocks/elevenlabs'
 import { EvaluatorBlock } from '@/blocks/blocks/evaluator'
 import { ExaBlock } from '@/blocks/blocks/exa'
-import { FileBlock, FileV2Block } from '@/blocks/blocks/file'
+import { FileBlock, FileV2Block, FileV3Block } from '@/blocks/blocks/file'
 import { FirecrawlBlock } from '@/blocks/blocks/firecrawl'
 import { FirefliesBlock } from '@/blocks/blocks/fireflies'
 import { FunctionBlock } from '@/blocks/blocks/function'
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ import { TwilioVoiceBlock } from '@/blocks/blocks/twilio_voice'
 import { TypeformBlock } from '@/blocks/blocks/typeform'
 import { VariablesBlock } from '@/blocks/blocks/variables'
 import { VideoGeneratorBlock, VideoGeneratorV2Block } from '@/blocks/blocks/video_generator'
-import { VisionBlock } from '@/blocks/blocks/vision'
+import { VisionBlock, VisionV2Block } from '@/blocks/blocks/vision'
 import { WaitBlock } from '@/blocks/blocks/wait'
 import { WealthboxBlock } from '@/blocks/blocks/wealthbox'
 import { WebflowBlock } from '@/blocks/blocks/webflow'
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ export const registry: Record<string, BlockConfig> = {
   exa: ExaBlock,
   file: FileBlock,
   file_v2: FileV2Block,
+  file_v3: FileV3Block,
   firecrawl: FirecrawlBlock,
   fireflies: FirefliesBlock,
   function: FunctionBlock,
@@ -314,6 +315,7 @@ export const registry: Record<string, BlockConfig> = {
   video_generator: VideoGeneratorBlock,
   video_generator_v2: VideoGeneratorV2Block,
   vision: VisionBlock,
+  vision_v2: VisionV2Block,
   wait: WaitBlock,
   wealthbox: WealthboxBlock,
   webflow: WebflowBlock,
diff --git a/apps/sim/blocks/types.ts b/apps/sim/blocks/types.ts
index c59ad427c..352f10642 100644
--- a/apps/sim/blocks/types.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/blocks/types.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ export type PrimitiveValueType =
   | 'boolean'
   | 'json'
   | 'array'
-  | 'files'
+  | 'file'
+  | 'file[]'
   | 'any'
 
 export type BlockCategory = 'blocks' | 'tools' | 'triggers'
diff --git a/apps/sim/executor/execution/block-executor.ts b/apps/sim/executor/execution/block-executor.ts
index d17da0e7c..2e5258504 100644
--- a/apps/sim/executor/execution/block-executor.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/executor/execution/block-executor.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export class BlockExecutor {
         normalizedOutput = this.normalizeOutput(output)
       }
 
-      if (ctx.includeFileBase64 && containsUserFileWithMetadata(normalizedOutput)) {
+      if (containsUserFileWithMetadata(normalizedOutput)) {
         normalizedOutput = (await hydrateUserFilesWithBase64(normalizedOutput, {
           requestId: ctx.metadata.requestId,
           executionId: ctx.executionId,
diff --git a/apps/sim/executor/utils/block-reference.test.ts b/apps/sim/executor/utils/block-reference.test.ts
index 6f110c2bc..470522b77 100644
--- a/apps/sim/executor/utils/block-reference.test.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/executor/utils/block-reference.test.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ describe('resolveBlockReference', () => {
           'block-1': {
             input: { type: 'string' },
             conversationId: { type: 'string' },
-            files: { type: 'files' },
+            files: { type: 'file[]' },
           },
         },
       })
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ describe('resolveBlockReference', () => {
           },
         },
         blockOutputSchemas: {
-          'block-1': { files: { type: 'files' } },
+          'block-1': { files: { type: 'file[]' } },
         },
       })
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ describe('resolveBlockReference', () => {
       const ctx = createContext({
         blockData: { 'block-1': { files: [] } },
         blockOutputSchemas: {
-          'block-1': { files: { type: 'files' } },
+          'block-1': { files: { type: 'file[]' } },
         },
       })
 
diff --git a/apps/sim/executor/utils/block-reference.ts b/apps/sim/executor/utils/block-reference.ts
index 590e9d869..4ae41a2b1 100644
--- a/apps/sim/executor/utils/block-reference.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/executor/utils/block-reference.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class InvalidFieldError extends Error {
 function isFileType(value: unknown): boolean {
   if (typeof value !== 'object' || value === null) return false
   const typed = value as { type?: string }
-  return typed.type === 'file[]' || typed.type === 'files'
+  return typed.type === 'file' || typed.type === 'file[]'
 }
 
 function isArrayType(value: unknown): value is { type: 'array'; items?: unknown } {
diff --git a/apps/sim/lib/execution/files.ts b/apps/sim/lib/execution/files.ts
index 9eb26905e..d80f2ae77 100644
--- a/apps/sim/lib/execution/files.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/lib/execution/files.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export async function processInputFileFields(
   }
 
   const inputFormat = extractInputFormatFromBlock(startBlock)
-  const fileFields = inputFormat.filter((field) => field.type === 'files')
+  const fileFields = inputFormat.filter((field) => field.type === 'file[]')
 
   if (fileFields.length === 0) {
     return input
diff --git a/apps/sim/lib/mcp/workflow-tool-schema.ts b/apps/sim/lib/mcp/workflow-tool-schema.ts
index 7af927ff1..4678e96b3 100644
--- a/apps/sim/lib/mcp/workflow-tool-schema.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/lib/mcp/workflow-tool-schema.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export function generateToolInputSchema(inputFormat: InputFormatField[]): McpToo
 
     // Handle array types
     if (fieldType === 'array') {
-      if (field.type === 'files') {
+      if (field.type === 'file[]') {
         property.items = {
           type: 'object',
           properties: {
diff --git a/apps/sim/lib/uploads/contexts/execution/execution-file-manager.ts b/apps/sim/lib/uploads/contexts/execution/execution-file-manager.ts
index bbf2a123e..6c237668c 100644
--- a/apps/sim/lib/uploads/contexts/execution/execution-file-manager.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/lib/uploads/contexts/execution/execution-file-manager.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { createLogger } from '@sim/logger'
 import { isUserFileWithMetadata } from '@/lib/core/utils/user-file'
+import { StorageService } from '@/lib/uploads'
 import type { ExecutionContext } from '@/lib/uploads/contexts/execution/utils'
 import { generateExecutionFileKey, generateFileId } from '@/lib/uploads/contexts/execution/utils'
 import type { UserFile } from '@/executor/types'
@@ -89,10 +90,7 @@ export async function uploadExecutionFile(
   }
 
   try {
-    const { uploadFile, generatePresignedDownloadUrl } = await import(
-      '@/lib/uploads/core/storage-service'
-    )
-    const fileInfo = await uploadFile({
+    const fileInfo = await StorageService.uploadFile({
       file: fileBuffer,
       fileName: storageKey,
       contentType,
@@ -102,21 +100,24 @@ export async function uploadExecutionFile(
       metadata, // Pass metadata for cloud storage and database tracking
     })
 
-    // Generate presigned URL for file access (10 minutes expiration)
-    const fullUrl = await generatePresignedDownloadUrl(fileInfo.key, 'execution', 600)
+    const presignedUrl = await StorageService.generatePresignedDownloadUrl(
+      fileInfo.key,
+      'execution',
+      5 * 60
+    )
 
     const userFile: UserFile = {
       id: fileId,
       name: fileName,
       size: fileBuffer.length,
       type: contentType,
-      url: fullUrl, // Presigned URL for external access and downstream workflow usage
+      url: presignedUrl,
       key: fileInfo.key,
-      context: 'execution', // Preserve context in file object
+      context: 'execution',
+      base64: fileBuffer.toString('base64'),
     }
 
     logger.info(`Successfully uploaded execution file: ${fileName} (${fileBuffer.length} bytes)`, {
-      url: fullUrl,
       key: fileInfo.key,
     })
     return userFile
@@ -135,8 +136,7 @@ export async function downloadExecutionFile(userFile: UserFile): Promise<Buffer>
   logger.info(`Downloading execution file: ${userFile.name}`)
 
   try {
-    const { downloadFile } = await import('@/lib/uploads/core/storage-service')
-    const fileBuffer = await downloadFile({
+    const fileBuffer = await StorageService.downloadFile({
       key: userFile.key,
       context: 'execution',
     })
diff --git a/apps/sim/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas.ts b/apps/sim/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0939131ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/sim/lib/uploads/utils/file-schemas.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { z } from 'zod'
+
+export const RawFileInputSchema = z
+  .object({
+    id: z.string().optional(),
+    key: z.string().optional(),
+    path: z.string().optional(),
+    url: z.string().optional(),
+    name: z.string().min(1),
+    size: z.number().nonnegative(),
+    type: z.string().optional(),
+    uploadedAt: z.union([z.string(), z.date()]).optional(),
+    expiresAt: z.union([z.string(), z.date()]).optional(),
+    context: z.string().optional(),
+    base64: z.string().optional(),
+  })
+  .passthrough()
+  .refine((data) => Boolean(data.key || data.path || data.url), {
+    message: 'File must include key, path, or url',
+  })
+
+export const RawFileInputArraySchema = z.array(RawFileInputSchema)
+
+export const FileInputSchema = z.union([RawFileInputSchema, z.string()])
diff --git a/apps/sim/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.ts b/apps/sim/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.ts
index 7b1d925ec..e234f7069 100644
--- a/apps/sim/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/lib/uploads/utils/file-utils.ts
@@ -458,17 +458,23 @@ function isCompleteUserFile(file: RawFileInput): file is UserFile {
 
 /**
  * Converts a single raw file object to UserFile format
- * @param file - Raw file object
+ * @param file - Raw file object (must be a single file, not an array)
  * @param requestId - Request ID for logging
  * @param logger - Logger instance
  * @returns UserFile object
- * @throws Error if file has no storage key
+ * @throws Error if file is an array or has no storage key
  */
 export function processSingleFileToUserFile(
   file: RawFileInput,
   requestId: string,
   logger: Logger
 ): UserFile {
+  if (Array.isArray(file)) {
+    const errorMsg = `Expected a single file but received an array with ${file.length} file(s). Use a file input that accepts multiple files, or select a specific file from the array (e.g., {{block.files[0]}}).`
+    logger.error(`[${requestId}] ${errorMsg}`)
+    throw new Error(errorMsg)
+  }
+
   if (isCompleteUserFile(file)) {
     return file
   }
@@ -495,21 +501,51 @@ export function processSingleFileToUserFile(
 
 /**
  * Converts raw file objects (from file-upload or variable references) to UserFile format
- * @param files - Array of raw file objects
+ * Accepts either a single file or an array of files and normalizes to array output
+ * @param files - Single file or array of raw file objects
  * @param requestId - Request ID for logging
  * @param logger - Logger instance
  * @returns Array of UserFile objects
  */
 export function processFilesToUserFiles(
-  files: RawFileInput[],
+  files: RawFileInput | RawFileInput[],
   requestId: string,
   logger: Logger
 ): UserFile[] {
+  const filesArray = Array.isArray(files) ? files : [files]
   const userFiles: UserFile[] = []
 
-  for (const file of files) {
+  for (const file of filesArray) {
     try {
-      const userFile = processSingleFileToUserFile(file, requestId, logger)
+      if (Array.isArray(file)) {
+        logger.warn(`[${requestId}] Skipping nested array in file input`)
+        continue
+      }
+
+      if (isCompleteUserFile(file)) {
+        userFiles.push(file)
+        continue
+      }
+
+      const storageKey = file.key || (file.path ? extractStorageKey(file.path) : null)
+
+      if (!storageKey) {
+        logger.warn(`[${requestId}] Skipping file without storage key: ${file.name || 'unknown'}`)
+        continue
+      }
+
+      const userFile: UserFile = {
+        id: file.id || `file-${Date.now()}`,
+        name: file.name,
+        url: file.url || file.path || '',
+        size: file.size,
+        type: file.type || 'application/octet-stream',
+        key: storageKey,
+      }
+
+      logger.info(
+        `[${requestId}] Converted file to UserFile: ${userFile.name} (key: ${userFile.key})`
+      )
       userFiles.push(userFile)
     } catch (error) {
       logger.warn(
diff --git a/apps/sim/lib/webhooks/attachment-processor.ts b/apps/sim/lib/webhooks/attachment-processor.ts
index cf2adbcef..0cbbf494e 100644
--- a/apps/sim/lib/webhooks/attachment-processor.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/lib/webhooks/attachment-processor.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export class WebhookAttachmentProcessor {
       userId?: string
     }
   ): Promise<UserFile> {
-    return uploadFileFromRawData(
+    const userFile = await uploadFileFromRawData(
       {
         name: attachment.name,
         data: attachment.data,
@@ -86,5 +86,14 @@ export class WebhookAttachmentProcessor {
       executionContext,
       executionContext.userId
     )
+
+    if (userFile.base64) {
+      return userFile
+    }
+
+    return {
+      ...userFile,
+      base64: attachment.data.toString('base64'),
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/sim/lib/workflows/blocks/block-outputs.ts b/apps/sim/lib/workflows/blocks/block-outputs.ts
index 96833fa87..edb95fdf0 100644
--- a/apps/sim/lib/workflows/blocks/block-outputs.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/lib/workflows/blocks/block-outputs.ts
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ function filterOutputsByCondition(
 const CHAT_OUTPUTS: OutputDefinition = {
   input: { type: 'string', description: 'User message' },
   conversationId: { type: 'string', description: 'Conversation ID' },
-  files: { type: 'files', description: 'Uploaded files' },
+  files: { type: 'file[]', description: 'Uploaded files' },
 }
 
 const UNIFIED_START_OUTPUTS: OutputDefinition = {
   input: { type: 'string', description: 'Primary user input or message' },
   conversationId: { type: 'string', description: 'Conversation thread identifier' },
-  files: { type: 'files', description: 'User uploaded files' },
+  files: { type: 'file[]', description: 'User uploaded files' },
 }
 
 function applyInputFormatFields(
@@ -341,6 +341,17 @@ function expandFileTypeProperties(path: string): string[] {
   return USER_FILE_ACCESSIBLE_PROPERTIES.map((prop) => `${path}.${prop}`)
 }
 
+type FileOutputType = 'file' | 'file[]'
+
+function isFileOutputDefinition(value: unknown): value is { type: FileOutputType } {
+  if (!value || typeof value !== 'object' || !('type' in value)) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  const { type } = value as { type?: unknown }
+  return type === 'file' || type === 'file[]'
+}
+
 export function getBlockOutputPaths(
   blockType: string,
   subBlocks?: Record<string, SubBlockWithValue>,
@@ -373,13 +384,7 @@ function getFilePropertyType(outputs: OutputDefinition, pathParts: string[]): st
     current = (current as Record<string, unknown>)[part]
   }
 
-  if (
-    current &&
-    typeof current === 'object' &&
-    'type' in current &&
-    ((current as { type: unknown }).type === 'files' ||
-      (current as { type: unknown }).type === 'file[]')
-  ) {
+  if (isFileOutputDefinition(current)) {
     return USER_FILE_PROPERTY_TYPES[lastPart as keyof typeof USER_FILE_PROPERTY_TYPES]
   }
 
@@ -485,7 +490,7 @@ function generateOutputPaths(outputs: Record<string, any>, prefix = ''): string[
       paths.push(currentPath)
     } else if (typeof value === 'object' && value !== null) {
       if ('type' in value && typeof value.type === 'string') {
-        if (value.type === 'files' || value.type === 'file[]') {
+        if (isFileOutputDefinition(value)) {
           paths.push(...expandFileTypeProperties(currentPath))
           continue
         }
@@ -546,7 +551,7 @@ function generateOutputPathsWithTypes(
       paths.push({ path: currentPath, type: value })
     } else if (typeof value === 'object' && value !== null) {
       if ('type' in value && typeof value.type === 'string') {
-        if (value.type === 'files' || value.type === 'file[]') {
+        if (isFileOutputDefinition(value)) {
           paths.push({ path: currentPath, type: value.type })
           for (const prop of USER_FILE_ACCESSIBLE_PROPERTIES) {
             paths.push({
diff --git a/apps/sim/lib/workflows/operations/deployment-utils.ts b/apps/sim/lib/workflows/operations/deployment-utils.ts
index c0dce11aa..7da79ce2b 100644
--- a/apps/sim/lib/workflows/operations/deployment-utils.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/lib/workflows/operations/deployment-utils.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export function getInputFormatExample(
               case 'array':
                 exampleData[field.name] = [1, 2, 3]
                 break
-              case 'files':
+              case 'file[]':
                 exampleData[field.name] = [
                   {
                     data: 'data:application/pdf;base64,...',
diff --git a/apps/sim/lib/workflows/types.ts b/apps/sim/lib/workflows/types.ts
index 4596ce9e9..9e51d7ff1 100644
--- a/apps/sim/lib/workflows/types.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/lib/workflows/types.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export interface InputFormatField {
   name?: string
-  type?: 'string' | 'number' | 'boolean' | 'object' | 'array' | 'files' | string
+  type?: 'string' | 'number' | 'boolean' | 'object' | 'array' | 'file[]' | string
   description?: string
   value?: unknown
 }
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/discord/types.ts b/apps/sim/tools/discord/types.ts
index cad8f68c7..9573309e9 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/discord/types.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/discord/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { UserFile } from '@/executor/types'
+
 export interface DiscordMessage {
   id: string
   content: string
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ export interface DiscordSendMessageParams extends DiscordAuthParams {
     description?: string
     color?: string | number
   }
-  files?: any[]
+  files?: UserFile[]
 }
 
 export interface DiscordGetMessagesParams extends DiscordAuthParams {
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/dropbox/download.ts b/apps/sim/tools/dropbox/download.ts
index e489b3d21..24292ebda 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/dropbox/download.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/dropbox/download.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { ToolConfig } from '@/tools/types'
 export const dropboxDownloadTool: ToolConfig<DropboxDownloadParams, DropboxDownloadResponse> = {
   id: 'dropbox_download',
   name: 'Dropbox Download File',
-  description: 'Download a file from Dropbox and get a temporary link',
+  description: 'Download a file from Dropbox with metadata and content',
   version: '1.0.0',
 
   oauth: {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const dropboxDownloadTool: ToolConfig<DropboxDownloadParams, DropboxDownl
   },
 
   request: {
-    url: 'https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/get_temporary_link',
+    url: 'https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/download',
     method: 'POST',
     headers: (params) => {
       if (!params.accessToken) {
@@ -30,45 +30,73 @@ export const dropboxDownloadTool: ToolConfig<DropboxDownloadParams, DropboxDownl
       }
       return {
         Authorization: `Bearer ${params.accessToken}`,
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        'Dropbox-API-Arg': JSON.stringify({ path: params.path }),
       }
     },
-    body: (params) => ({
-      path: params.path,
-    }),
   },
 
-  transformResponse: async (response) => {
-    const data = await response.json()
-
+  transformResponse: async (response, params) => {
     if (!response.ok) {
+      const errorText = await response.text()
       return {
         success: false,
-        error: data.error_summary || data.error?.message || 'Failed to download file',
+        error: errorText || 'Failed to download file',
         output: {},
       }
     }
 
+    const apiResultHeader =
+      response.headers.get('dropbox-api-result') || response.headers.get('Dropbox-API-Result')
+    const metadata = apiResultHeader ? JSON.parse(apiResultHeader) : undefined
+    const contentType = response.headers.get('content-type') || 'application/octet-stream'
+    const arrayBuffer = await response.arrayBuffer()
+    const buffer = Buffer.from(arrayBuffer)
+    const resolvedName = metadata?.name || params?.path?.split('/').pop() || 'download'
+
+    let temporaryLink: string | undefined
+    if (params?.accessToken) {
+      try {
+        const linkResponse = await fetch('https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/get_temporary_link', {
+          method: 'POST',
+          headers: {
+            Authorization: `Bearer ${params.accessToken}`,
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+          },
+          body: JSON.stringify({ path: params.path }),
+        })
+        if (linkResponse.ok) {
+          const linkData = await linkResponse.json()
+          temporaryLink = linkData.link
+        }
+      } catch {
+        temporaryLink = undefined
+      }
+    }
+
     return {
       success: true,
       output: {
-        file: data.metadata,
-        content: '', // Content will be available via the temporary link
-        temporaryLink: data.link,
+        file: {
+          name: resolvedName,
+          mimeType: contentType,
+          data: buffer.toString('base64'),
+          size: buffer.length,
+        },
+        content: buffer.toString('base64'),
+        metadata,
+        temporaryLink,
       },
     }
   },
 
   outputs: {
     file: {
-      type: 'object',
+      type: 'file',
+      description: 'Downloaded file stored in execution files',
+    },
+    metadata: {
+      type: 'json',
       description: 'The file metadata',
-      properties: {
-        id: { type: 'string', description: 'Unique identifier for the file' },
-        name: { type: 'string', description: 'Name of the file' },
-        path_display: { type: 'string', description: 'Display path of the file' },
-        size: { type: 'number', description: 'Size of the file in bytes' },
-      },
     },
     temporaryLink: {
       type: 'string',
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/dropbox/types.ts b/apps/sim/tools/dropbox/types.ts
index b48f30cc8..f789bcfce 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/dropbox/types.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/dropbox/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { ToolResponse } from '@/tools/types'
+import type { ToolFileData, ToolResponse } from '@/tools/types'
 
 // ===== Core Types =====
 
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ export interface DropboxDownloadParams extends DropboxBaseParams {
 
 export interface DropboxDownloadResponse extends ToolResponse {
   output: {
-    file?: DropboxFileMetadata
+    file?: ToolFileData
     content?: string // Base64 encoded file content
+    metadata?: DropboxFileMetadata
     temporaryLink?: string
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/file/index.ts b/apps/sim/tools/file/index.ts
index 236461d1a..6714c7ddd 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/file/index.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/file/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { fileParserTool, fileParserV2Tool } from '@/tools/file/parser'
+import { fileParserTool, fileParserV2Tool, fileParserV3Tool } from '@/tools/file/parser'
 
 export const fileParseTool = fileParserTool
 export { fileParserV2Tool }
+export { fileParserV3Tool }
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/file/parser.ts b/apps/sim/tools/file/parser.ts
index a20c6dd4c..5e3e32ca4 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/file/parser.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/file/parser.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import type {
   FileParserInput,
   FileParserOutput,
   FileParserOutputData,
+  FileParserV3Output,
+  FileParserV3OutputData,
 } from '@/tools/file/types'
 import type { ToolConfig } from '@/tools/types'
 
@@ -29,6 +31,66 @@ interface ToolBodyParams extends Partial<FileParserInput> {
   }
 }
 
+const parseFileParserResponse = async (response: Response): Promise<FileParserOutput> => {
+  logger.info('Received response status:', response.status)
+
+  const result = (await response.json()) as FileParseApiResponse | FileParseApiMultiResponse
+  logger.info('Response parsed successfully')
+
+  // Handle multiple files response
+  if ('results' in result) {
+    logger.info('Processing multiple files response')
+
+    // Extract individual file results
+    const fileResults: FileParseResult[] = result.results.map((fileResult) => {
+      return fileResult.output || (fileResult as unknown as FileParseResult)
+    })
+
+    // Collect UserFile objects from results
+    const processedFiles: UserFile[] = fileResults
+      .filter((file): file is FileParseResult & { file: UserFile } => Boolean(file.file))
+      .map((file) => file.file)
+
+    // Combine all file contents with clear dividers
+    const combinedContent = fileResults
+      .map((file, index) => {
+        const divider = `\n${'='.repeat(80)}\n`
+
+        return file.content + (index < fileResults.length - 1 ? divider : '')
+      })
+      .join('\n')
+
+    // Create the base output
+    const output: FileParserOutputData = {
+      files: fileResults,
+      combinedContent,
+      ...(processedFiles.length > 0 && { processedFiles }),
+    }
+
+    return {
+      success: true,
+      output,
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Handle single file response
+  logger.info('Successfully parsed file:', result.output?.name || 'unknown')
+
+  const fileOutput: FileParseResult = result.output || (result as unknown as FileParseResult)
+
+  // For a single file, create the output with just array format
+  const output: FileParserOutputData = {
+    files: [fileOutput],
+    combinedContent: fileOutput?.content || result.content || '',
+    ...(fileOutput?.file && { processedFiles: [fileOutput.file] }),
+  }
+
+  return {
+    success: true,
+    output,
+  }
+}
+
 export const fileParserTool: ToolConfig<FileParserInput, FileParserOutput> = {
   id: 'file_parser',
   name: 'File Parser',
@@ -38,7 +100,7 @@ export const fileParserTool: ToolConfig<FileParserInput, FileParserOutput> = {
   params: {
     filePath: {
       type: 'string',
-      required: true,
+      required: false,
       visibility: 'user-only',
       description: 'Path to the file(s). Can be a single path, URL, or an array of paths.',
     },
@@ -111,65 +173,7 @@ export const fileParserTool: ToolConfig<FileParserInput, FileParserOutput> = {
     },
   },
 
-  transformResponse: async (response: Response): Promise<FileParserOutput> => {
-    logger.info('Received response status:', response.status)
-
-    const result = (await response.json()) as FileParseApiResponse | FileParseApiMultiResponse
-    logger.info('Response parsed successfully')
-
-    // Handle multiple files response
-    if ('results' in result) {
-      logger.info('Processing multiple files response')
-
-      // Extract individual file results
-      const fileResults: FileParseResult[] = result.results.map((fileResult) => {
-        return fileResult.output || (fileResult as unknown as FileParseResult)
-      })
-
-      // Collect UserFile objects from results
-      const processedFiles: UserFile[] = fileResults
-        .filter((file): file is FileParseResult & { file: UserFile } => Boolean(file.file))
-        .map((file) => file.file)
-
-      // Combine all file contents with clear dividers
-      const combinedContent = fileResults
-        .map((file, index) => {
-          const divider = `\n${'='.repeat(80)}\n`
-
-          return file.content + (index < fileResults.length - 1 ? divider : '')
-        })
-        .join('\n')
-
-      // Create the base output
-      const output: FileParserOutputData = {
-        files: fileResults,
-        combinedContent,
-        ...(processedFiles.length > 0 && { processedFiles }),
-      }
-
-      return {
-        success: true,
-        output,
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Handle single file response
-    logger.info('Successfully parsed file:', result.output?.name || 'unknown')
-
-    const fileOutput: FileParseResult = result.output || (result as unknown as FileParseResult)
-
-    // For a single file, create the output with just array format
-    const output: FileParserOutputData = {
-      files: [fileOutput],
-      combinedContent: fileOutput?.content || result.content || '',
-      ...(fileOutput?.file && { processedFiles: [fileOutput.file] }),
-    }
-
-    return {
-      success: true,
-      output,
-    }
-  },
+  transformResponse: parseFileParserResponse,
 
   outputs: {
     files: { type: 'array', description: 'Array of parsed files with content and metadata' },
@@ -186,7 +190,7 @@ export const fileParserV2Tool: ToolConfig<FileParserInput, FileParserOutput> = {
 
   params: fileParserTool.params,
   request: fileParserTool.request,
-  transformResponse: fileParserTool.transformResponse,
+  transformResponse: parseFileParserResponse,
 
   outputs: {
     files: {
@@ -199,3 +203,34 @@ export const fileParserV2Tool: ToolConfig<FileParserInput, FileParserOutput> = {
     },
   },
 }
+
+export const fileParserV3Tool: ToolConfig<FileParserInput, FileParserV3Output> = {
+  id: 'file_parser_v3',
+  name: 'File Parser',
+  description: 'Parse one or more uploaded files or files from URLs (text, PDF, CSV, images, etc.)',
+  version: '3.0.0',
+  params: fileParserTool.params,
+  request: fileParserTool.request,
+  transformResponse: async (response: Response): Promise<FileParserV3Output> => {
+    const parsed = await parseFileParserResponse(response)
+    const output = parsed.output as FileParserOutputData
+    const files =
+      Array.isArray(output.processedFiles) && output.processedFiles.length > 0
+        ? output.processedFiles
+        : []
+
+    const cleanedOutput: FileParserV3OutputData = {
+      files,
+      combinedContent: output.combinedContent,
+    }
+
+    return {
+      success: true,
+      output: cleanedOutput,
+    }
+  },
+  outputs: {
+    files: { type: 'file[]', description: 'Parsed files as UserFile objects' },
+    combinedContent: { type: 'string', description: 'Combined content of all parsed files' },
+  },
+}
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/file/types.ts b/apps/sim/tools/file/types.ts
index 252c9f21a..086e16b9c 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/file/types.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/file/types.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ export interface FileParserOutput extends ToolResponse {
   output: FileParserOutputData
 }
 
+export interface FileParserV3OutputData {
+  /** Array of parsed files as UserFile objects */
+  files: UserFile[]
+  /** Combined text content from all files */
+  combinedContent: string
+}
+
+export interface FileParserV3Output extends ToolResponse {
+  output: FileParserV3OutputData
+}
+
 /** API response structure for single file parse */
 export interface FileParseApiResponse {
   success: boolean
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/google_drive/download.ts b/apps/sim/tools/google_drive/download.ts
index 0f6d2b8ef..2def338f8 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/google_drive/download.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/google_drive/download.ts
@@ -224,14 +224,8 @@ export const downloadTool: ToolConfig<GoogleDriveToolParams, GoogleDriveDownload
 
   outputs: {
     file: {
-      type: 'object',
-      description: 'Downloaded file data',
-      properties: {
-        name: { type: 'string', description: 'File name' },
-        mimeType: { type: 'string', description: 'MIME type of the file' },
-        data: { type: 'string', description: 'File content as base64-encoded string' },
-        size: { type: 'number', description: 'File size in bytes' },
-      },
+      type: 'file',
+      description: 'Downloaded file stored in execution files',
     },
     metadata: {
       type: 'object',
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/google_drive/types.ts b/apps/sim/tools/google_drive/types.ts
index 5ce31af6b..cb92ac81c 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/google_drive/types.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/google_drive/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { UserFile } from '@/executor/types'
 import type { ToolResponse } from '@/tools/types'
 
 // User information returned in various file metadata fields
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ export interface GoogleDriveToolParams {
   folderSelector?: string
   fileId?: string
   fileName?: string
-  file?: any // UserFile object
+  file?: UserFile
   content?: string
   mimeType?: string
   query?: string
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/microsoft_teams/types.ts b/apps/sim/tools/microsoft_teams/types.ts
index da7281780..dac19fb8c 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/microsoft_teams/types.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/microsoft_teams/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { UserFile } from '@/executor/types'
 import type { ToolResponse } from '@/tools/types'
 
 export interface MicrosoftTeamsAttachment {
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ export interface MicrosoftTeamsToolParams {
   teamId?: string
   content?: string
   includeAttachments?: boolean
-  files?: any[] // UserFile array for attachments
+  files?: UserFile[]
   reactionType?: string // For reaction operations
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/mistral/parser.ts b/apps/sim/tools/mistral/parser.ts
index ee348dd70..f7db85e5f 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/mistral/parser.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/mistral/parser.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { getBaseUrl } from '@/lib/core/utils/urls'
 import type {
   MistralParserInput,
   MistralParserOutput,
+  MistralParserV2Input,
   MistralParserV2Output,
 } from '@/tools/mistral/types'
 import type { ToolConfig } from '@/tools/types'
@@ -420,14 +421,84 @@ export const mistralParserTool: ToolConfig<MistralParserInput, MistralParserOutp
   },
 }
 
-export const mistralParserV2Tool: ToolConfig<MistralParserInput, MistralParserV2Output> = {
+const mistralParserV2Params = {
+  fileData: {
+    type: 'object',
+    required: false,
+    visibility: 'hidden',
+    description: 'File data from a previous block',
+  },
+  filePath: {
+    type: 'string',
+    required: false,
+    visibility: 'hidden',
+    description: 'File path or URL (legacy)',
+  },
+  resultType: mistralParserTool.params.resultType,
+  includeImageBase64: mistralParserTool.params.includeImageBase64,
+  pages: mistralParserTool.params.pages,
+  imageLimit: mistralParserTool.params.imageLimit,
+  imageMinSize: mistralParserTool.params.imageMinSize,
+  apiKey: mistralParserTool.params.apiKey,
+} satisfies ToolConfig['params']
+
+export const mistralParserV2Tool: ToolConfig<MistralParserV2Input, MistralParserV2Output> = {
   id: 'mistral_parser_v2',
   name: 'Mistral PDF Parser',
   description: 'Parse PDF documents using Mistral OCR API',
   version: '2.0.0',
 
-  params: mistralParserTool.params,
-  request: mistralParserTool.request,
+  params: mistralParserV2Params,
+  request: {
+    url: '/api/tools/mistral/parse',
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: (params) => {
+      return {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        Accept: 'application/json',
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${params.apiKey}`,
+      }
+    },
+    body: (params) => {
+      if (!params || typeof params !== 'object') {
+        throw new Error('Invalid parameters: Parameters must be provided as an object')
+      }
+      if (!params.apiKey || typeof params.apiKey !== 'string' || params.apiKey.trim() === '') {
+        throw new Error('Missing or invalid API key: A valid Mistral API key is required')
+      }
+
+      const fileData = params.fileData ?? params.filePath
+      if (!fileData) {
+        throw new Error('File input is required')
+      }
+
+      const requestBody: Record<string, unknown> = {
+        apiKey: params.apiKey,
+        resultType: params.resultType || 'markdown',
+      }
+
+      if (typeof fileData === 'string') {
+        requestBody.filePath = fileData.trim()
+      } else {
+        requestBody.fileData = fileData
+      }
+
+      if (params.pages) {
+        requestBody.pages = params.pages
+      }
+      if (params.includeImageBase64 !== undefined) {
+        requestBody.includeImageBase64 = params.includeImageBase64
+      }
+      if (params.imageLimit !== undefined) {
+        requestBody.imageLimit = params.imageLimit
+      }
+      if (params.imageMinSize !== undefined) {
+        requestBody.imageMinSize = params.imageMinSize
+      }
+
+      return requestBody
+    },
+  },
 
   transformResponse: async (response: Response) => {
     let ocrResult
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/mistral/types.ts b/apps/sim/tools/mistral/types.ts
index db912b76c..2ac78c2a0 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/mistral/types.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/mistral/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { UserFile } from '@/executor/types'
 import type { OutputProperty, ToolResponse } from '@/tools/types'
 
 /**
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ export const MISTRAL_PARSER_METADATA_OUTPUT: OutputProperty = {
 
 export interface MistralParserInput {
   filePath: string
-  fileUpload?: any
+  fileUpload?: UserFile
   _internalFilePath?: string
   apiKey: string
   resultType?: 'markdown' | 'text' | 'json'
@@ -147,6 +148,17 @@ export interface MistralParserInput {
   imageMinSize?: number
 }
 
+export interface MistralParserV2Input {
+  fileData?: UserFile | string
+  filePath?: string
+  apiKey: string
+  resultType?: 'markdown' | 'text' | 'json'
+  includeImageBase64?: boolean
+  pages?: number[]
+  imageLimit?: number
+  imageMinSize?: number
+}
+
 export interface MistralOcrUsageInfo {
   pagesProcessed: number
   docSizeBytes: number | null
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/onedrive/types.ts b/apps/sim/tools/onedrive/types.ts
index 6ceb005c5..df30e2655 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/onedrive/types.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/onedrive/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { UserFile } from '@/executor/types'
 import type { ToolResponse } from '@/tools/types'
 
 export interface MicrosoftGraphDriveItem {
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ export interface OneDriveToolParams {
   folderName?: string
   fileId?: string
   fileName?: string
-  file?: unknown // UserFile or UserFile array
+  file?: UserFile
   content?: string
   mimeType?: string
   query?: string
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/outlook/types.ts b/apps/sim/tools/outlook/types.ts
index 6e7e630e2..a494245eb 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/outlook/types.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/outlook/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { UserFile } from '@/executor/types'
 import type { OutputProperty, ToolResponse } from '@/tools/types'
 
 /**
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ export interface OutlookSendParams {
   conversationId?: string
   cc?: string
   bcc?: string
-  attachments?: any[]
+  attachments?: UserFile[]
 }
 
 export interface OutlookSendResponse extends ToolResponse {
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ export interface OutlookDraftParams {
   subject: string
   body: string
   contentType?: 'text' | 'html'
-  attachments?: any[]
+  attachments?: UserFile[]
 }
 
 export interface OutlookDraftResponse extends ToolResponse {
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/registry.ts b/apps/sim/tools/registry.ts
index 0d396d8c0..4f342e027 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/registry.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/registry.ts
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ import {
   exaResearchTool,
   exaSearchTool,
 } from '@/tools/exa'
-import { fileParserV2Tool, fileParseTool } from '@/tools/file'
+import { fileParserV2Tool, fileParserV3Tool, fileParseTool } from '@/tools/file'
 import {
   firecrawlAgentTool,
   firecrawlCrawlTool,
@@ -1778,6 +1778,7 @@ export const tools: Record<string, ToolConfig> = {
   vision_tool: visionTool,
   file_parser: fileParseTool,
   file_parser_v2: fileParserV2Tool,
+  file_parser_v3: fileParserV3Tool,
   firecrawl_scrape: firecrawlScrapeTool,
   firecrawl_search: firecrawlSearchTool,
   firecrawl_crawl: firecrawlCrawlTool,
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/s3/get_object.ts b/apps/sim/tools/s3/get_object.ts
index 89f2f4a7b..585604265 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/s3/get_object.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/s3/get_object.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const s3GetObjectTool: ToolConfig = {
         )
       }
     },
-    method: 'HEAD',
+    method: 'GET',
     headers: (params) => {
       try {
         // Parse S3 URI if not already parsed
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const s3GetObjectTool: ToolConfig = {
         const amzDate = date.toISOString().replace(/[:-]|\.\d{3}/g, '')
         const dateStamp = amzDate.slice(0, 8)
 
-        const method = 'HEAD'
+        const method = 'GET'
         const encodedPath = encodeS3PathComponent(params.objectKey)
         const canonicalUri = `/${encodedPath}`
         const canonicalQueryString = ''
@@ -108,11 +108,18 @@ export const s3GetObjectTool: ToolConfig = {
       params.objectKey = objectKey
     }
 
-    // Get file metadata
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      const errorText = await response.text()
+      throw new Error(
+        `Failed to download S3 object: ${response.status} ${response.statusText} ${errorText}`
+      )
+    }
+
     const contentType = response.headers.get('content-type') || 'application/octet-stream'
-    const contentLength = Number.parseInt(response.headers.get('content-length') || '0', 10)
     const lastModified = response.headers.get('last-modified') || new Date().toISOString()
     const fileName = params.objectKey.split('/').pop() || params.objectKey
+    const arrayBuffer = await response.arrayBuffer()
+    const buffer = Buffer.from(arrayBuffer)
 
     // Generate pre-signed URL for download
     const url = generatePresignedUrl(params, 3600)
@@ -121,9 +128,15 @@ export const s3GetObjectTool: ToolConfig = {
       success: true,
       output: {
         url,
+        file: {
+          name: fileName,
+          mimeType: contentType,
+          data: buffer.toString('base64'),
+          size: buffer.length,
+        },
         metadata: {
           fileType: contentType,
-          size: contentLength,
+          size: buffer.length,
           name: fileName,
           lastModified: lastModified,
         },
@@ -136,6 +149,10 @@ export const s3GetObjectTool: ToolConfig = {
       type: 'string',
       description: 'Pre-signed URL for downloading the S3 object',
     },
+    file: {
+      type: 'file',
+      description: 'Downloaded file stored in execution files',
+    },
     metadata: {
       type: 'object',
       description: 'File metadata including type, size, name, and last modified date',
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/s3/types.ts b/apps/sim/tools/s3/types.ts
index 67f1fc49d..44612c44c 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/s3/types.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/s3/types.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+import type { UserFile } from '@/executor/types'
 import type { ToolResponse } from '@/tools/types'
 
 export interface S3Response extends ToolResponse {
   output: {
     url?: string
+    file?: UserFile
     objects?: Array<{
       key: string
       size: number
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/sendgrid/types.ts b/apps/sim/tools/sendgrid/types.ts
index a3f292883..cc9593a70 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/sendgrid/types.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/sendgrid/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { UserFile } from '@/executor/types'
 import type { ToolResponse } from '@/tools/types'
 
 // Shared type definitions
@@ -48,6 +49,14 @@ export interface SendGridPersonalization {
   dynamic_template_data?: Record<string, unknown>
 }
 
+export interface SendGridAttachment {
+  content: string
+  filename: string
+  type?: string
+  disposition?: string
+  content_id?: string
+}
+
 export interface SendGridMailBody {
   personalizations: SendGridPersonalization[]
   from: { email: string; name?: string }
@@ -55,7 +64,7 @@ export interface SendGridMailBody {
   template_id?: string
   content?: Array<{ type: 'text/plain' | 'text/html'; value?: string }>
   reply_to?: { email: string; name?: string }
-  attachments?: any[]
+  attachments?: SendGridAttachment[] | UserFile[]
 }
 
 export interface SendGridContactObject {
@@ -95,7 +104,7 @@ export interface SendMailParams extends SendGridBaseParams {
   bcc?: string
   replyTo?: string
   replyToName?: string
-  attachments?: string
+  attachments?: UserFile[] | SendGridAttachment[] | string
   templateId?: string
   dynamicTemplateData?: string
 }
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/sftp/types.ts b/apps/sim/tools/sftp/types.ts
index e1ed9004e..de32d3cc2 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/sftp/types.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/sftp/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { UserFile } from '@/executor/types'
 import type { ToolResponse } from '@/tools/types'
 
 export interface SftpConnectionConfig {
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ export interface SftpConnectionConfig {
 // Upload file params
 export interface SftpUploadParams extends SftpConnectionConfig {
   remotePath: string
-  files?: any[] // UserFile array from file-upload component
+  files?: UserFile[]
   fileContent?: string // Direct content for text files
   fileName?: string // File name when using direct content
   overwrite?: boolean
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/sharepoint/types.ts b/apps/sim/tools/sharepoint/types.ts
index 5be8061ce..c587d03f9 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/sharepoint/types.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/sharepoint/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { UserFile } from '@/executor/types'
 import type { ToolResponse } from '@/tools/types'
 
 export interface SharepointSite {
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ export interface SharepointToolParams {
   driveId?: string
   folderPath?: string
   fileName?: string
-  files?: any[]
+  files?: UserFile[]
 }
 
 export interface GraphApiResponse {
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/slack/types.ts b/apps/sim/tools/slack/types.ts
index 9dfc8e621..54c9bc21f 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/slack/types.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/slack/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { UserFile } from '@/executor/types'
 import type { OutputProperty, ToolResponse } from '@/tools/types'
 
 /**
@@ -516,7 +517,7 @@ export interface SlackMessageParams extends SlackBaseParams {
   userId?: string
   text: string
   thread_ts?: string
-  files?: any[]
+  files?: UserFile[]
 }
 
 export interface SlackCanvasParams extends SlackBaseParams {
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/smtp/types.ts b/apps/sim/tools/smtp/types.ts
index 9792262a9..a7b93891b 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/smtp/types.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/smtp/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { UserFile } from '@/executor/types'
 import type { ToolResponse } from '@/tools/types'
 
 export interface SmtpConnectionConfig {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ export interface SmtpSendMailParams extends SmtpConnectionConfig {
   cc?: string
   bcc?: string
   replyTo?: string
-  attachments?: any[]
+  attachments?: UserFile[]
 }
 
 export interface SmtpSendMailResult extends ToolResponse {
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/telegram/types.ts b/apps/sim/tools/telegram/types.ts
index f1ab4eb9d..0e54deeb4 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/telegram/types.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/telegram/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { UserFile } from '@/executor/types'
 import type { ToolResponse } from '@/tools/types'
 
 export interface TelegramMessage {
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ export interface TelegramSendAnimationParams extends TelegramAuthParams {
 }
 
 export interface TelegramSendDocumentParams extends TelegramAuthParams {
-  files?: any
+  files?: UserFile[]
   caption?: string
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/vision/tool.ts b/apps/sim/tools/vision/tool.ts
index 2eb186bec..a9c334a19 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/vision/tool.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/vision/tool.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const visionTool: ToolConfig<VisionParams, VisionResponse> = {
         apiKey: params.apiKey,
         imageUrl: params.imageUrl || null,
         imageFile: params.imageFile || null,
-        model: params.model || 'gpt-4o',
+        model: params.model || 'gpt-5.2',
         prompt: params.prompt || null,
       }
     },
diff --git a/apps/sim/tools/vision/types.ts b/apps/sim/tools/vision/types.ts
index a0c3412b2..cda8c4559 100644
--- a/apps/sim/tools/vision/types.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/tools/vision/types.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+import type { UserFile } from '@/executor/types'
 import type { ToolResponse } from '@/tools/types'
 
 export interface VisionParams {
   apiKey: string
   imageUrl?: string
-  imageFile?: any
+  imageFile?: UserFile
   model?: string
   prompt?: string
 }
diff --git a/apps/sim/triggers/generic/webhook.ts b/apps/sim/triggers/generic/webhook.ts
index 5dd24a489..92235cfe2 100644
--- a/apps/sim/triggers/generic/webhook.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/triggers/generic/webhook.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export const genericWebhookTrigger: TriggerConfig = {
       title: 'Input Format',
       type: 'input-format',
       description:
-        'Define the expected JSON input schema for this webhook (optional). Use type "files" for file uploads.',
+        'Define the expected JSON input schema for this webhook (optional). Use type "file[]" for file uploads.',
       mode: 'trigger',
     },
     {
diff --git a/apps/sim/triggers/microsoftteams/webhook.ts b/apps/sim/triggers/microsoftteams/webhook.ts
index e1d6f181d..abec61982 100644
--- a/apps/sim/triggers/microsoftteams/webhook.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/triggers/microsoftteams/webhook.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export const microsoftTeamsWebhookTrigger: TriggerConfig = {
     },
     message: {
       raw: {
-        attachments: { type: 'array', description: 'Array of attachments' },
+        attachments: { type: 'file[]', description: 'Array of attachments' },
         channelData: {
           team: { id: { type: 'string', description: 'Team ID' } },
           tenant: { id: { type: 'string', description: 'Tenant ID' } },