diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8bf6d079..39de5c26 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Click on the buttons below to install MCP in your respective IDE:
 
 > **Note:** The hosted Remote MCP server (`mcp.browserstack.com`) is now fully stateless over Streamable HTTP — any Streamable-HTTP client (Claude, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT) connects with no configuration change.
 
-#### Note : Ensure you are using Node version >= `18.0` 
+#### Note : Ensure you are using Node version >= `20.9` 
 - Check your node version using `node --version`. Recommended version: `v22.15.0` (LTS)
 - To Upgrade Node :
 - 1. On macOS `(Homebrew) - brew update && brew upgrade node  or if using (nvm) - nvm install 22.15.0 && nvm use 22.15.0 && nvm alias default 22.15.0`
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Generate test cases from PRDs, convert manual tests to low-code automation, and
 ## 🛠️ Installation
 
 ### 📋 Prerequisites for MCP Setup
-#### Note : Ensure you are using Node version >= `18.0` 
+#### Note : Ensure you are using Node version >= `20.9` 
 - Check your node version using `node --version`. Recommended version: `v22.15.0` (LTS)
    
 ### **One Click MCP Setup**
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ Click on the buttons below to install MCP in your respective IDE:
 
    - Once you have an account (and purchased appropriate plan), note down your `username` and `access_key` from [Account Settings](https://www.browserstack.com/accounts/profile/details).
 
-2. #### Note : Ensure you are using Node version >= `18.0` 
+2. #### Note : Ensure you are using Node version >= `20.9` 
     - Check your node version using `node --version`. Recommended version: `v22.15.0` (LTS)
    
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 304cb2c8..8e6833ff 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
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         "url": "https://opencollective.com/libvips"
       },
       "optionalDependencies": {
-        "@img/sharp-libvips-linux-s390x": "1.2.4"
+        "@img/sharp-libvips-linux-s390x": "1.3.3"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@img/sharp-linux-x64": {
-      "version": "0.34.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@img/sharp-linux-x64/-/sharp-linux-x64-0.34.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-MEzd8HPKxVxVenwAa+JRPwEC7QFjoPWuS5NZnBt6B3pu7EG2Ge0id1oLHZpPJdn3OQK+BQDiw9zStiHBTJQQQQ==",
+      "version": "0.35.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@img/sharp-linux-x64/-/sharp-linux-x64-0.35.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9qvvEAuk8k89TfWUoX2htWjbAMX8p+NxCppjpcg5k6xMsjhBQPTsoIh36h9Qde4WRuGpJeYnOjdosDn/cnv+OA==",
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],
@@ -1051,19 +1070,19 @@
         "linux"
       ],
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^18.17.0 || ^20.3.0 || >=21.0.0"
+        "node": ">=20.9.0"
       },
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/libvips"
       },
       "optionalDependencies": {
-        "@img/sharp-libvips-linux-x64": "1.2.4"
+        "@img/sharp-libvips-linux-x64": "1.3.3"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@img/sharp-linuxmusl-arm64": {
-      "version": "0.34.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@img/sharp-linuxmusl-arm64/-/sharp-linuxmusl-arm64-0.34.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-fprJR6GtRsMt6Kyfq44IsChVZeGN97gTD331weR1ex1c1rypDEABN6Tm2xa1wE6lYb5DdEnk03NZPqA7Id21yg==",
+      "version": "0.35.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@img/sharp-linuxmusl-arm64/-/sharp-linuxmusl-arm64-0.35.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-KB5jxpfWQTr0nc3xdHtWChdbifHrBGsd2SM62Eyxrl8afikm+f5qGBU75SJIZBT/S1MC8XyacdlXBMSWq6OURA==",
       "cpu": [
         "arm64"
       ],
@@ -1073,19 +1092,19 @@
         "linux"
       ],
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^18.17.0 || ^20.3.0 || >=21.0.0"
+        "node": ">=20.9.0"
       },
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/libvips"
       },
       "optionalDependencies": {
-        "@img/sharp-libvips-linuxmusl-arm64": "1.2.4"
+        "@img/sharp-libvips-linuxmusl-arm64": "1.3.3"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@img/sharp-linuxmusl-x64": {
-      "version": "0.34.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@img/sharp-linuxmusl-x64/-/sharp-linuxmusl-x64-0.34.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Jg8wNT1MUzIvhBFxViqrEhWDGzqymo3sV7z7ZsaWbZNDLXRJZoRGrjulp60YYtV4wfY8VIKcWidjojlLcWrd8Q==",
+      "version": "0.35.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@img/sharp-linuxmusl-x64/-/sharp-linuxmusl-x64-0.35.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-f+eZJZIQNEEd26RPSW+76chwOf1XtA2Y/O+5ocVyLliHkeih3e+jhLVBdNTd2rS3IbNXK8+ug93Vf5ZXtF5Lxg==",
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],
@@ -1095,38 +1114,54 @@
         "linux"
       ],
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^18.17.0 || ^20.3.0 || >=21.0.0"
+        "node": ">=20.9.0"
       },
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/libvips"
       },
       "optionalDependencies": {
-        "@img/sharp-libvips-linuxmusl-x64": "1.2.4"
+        "@img/sharp-libvips-linuxmusl-x64": "1.3.3"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@img/sharp-wasm32": {
-      "version": "0.34.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@img/sharp-wasm32/-/sharp-wasm32-0.34.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-OdWTEiVkY2PHwqkbBI8frFxQQFekHaSSkUIJkwzclWZe64O1X4UlUjqqqLaPbUpMOQk6FBu/HtlGXNblIs0huw==",
+      "version": "0.35.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@img/sharp-wasm32/-/sharp-wasm32-0.35.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zQnl4Kwp7Q6NHsENtU2T/00Zi+w3AQNwz3+UaTyVBy2FpXrzXzGjndpK61onhZjRtRpQXxCTeqw19bVyXOh7jA==",
+      "license": "Apache-2.0 AND LGPL-3.0-or-later AND MIT",
+      "optional": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@emnapi/runtime": "^1.11.3"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20.9.0"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://opencollective.com/libvips"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@img/sharp-webcontainers-wasm32": {
+      "version": "0.35.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@img/sharp-webcontainers-wasm32/-/sharp-webcontainers-wasm32-0.35.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ESfNkywmCfPNyaZjxooddJQiQ+l/nTpGEOGthxiLnIHXC/CmcBixnfwUleX9mCz9ovrUUvKMap/pm8RYbzfwaA==",
       "cpu": [
         "wasm32"
       ],
-      "license": "Apache-2.0 AND LGPL-3.0-or-later AND MIT",
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "dependencies": {
-        "@emnapi/runtime": "^1.7.0"
+        "@img/sharp-wasm32": "0.35.4"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^18.17.0 || ^20.3.0 || >=21.0.0"
+        "node": ">=20.9.0"
       },
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/libvips"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@img/sharp-win32-arm64": {
-      "version": "0.34.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@img/sharp-win32-arm64/-/sharp-win32-arm64-0.34.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-WQ3AgWCWYSb2yt+IG8mnC6Jdk9Whs7O0gxphblsLvdhSpSTtmu69ZG1Gkb6NuvxsNACwiPV6cNSZNzt0KPsw7g==",
+      "version": "0.35.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@img/sharp-win32-arm64/-/sharp-win32-arm64-0.35.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iNdlBX9gLVvqe2I3uIJSIKTq6wckP/DYxZtcqxm09x5Gi24DnFBmPAWZmr60ZyYMG0xlzo6goG3670ar+RXvRw==",
       "cpu": [
         "arm64"
       ],
@@ -1136,16 +1171,16 @@
         "win32"
       ],
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^18.17.0 || ^20.3.0 || >=21.0.0"
+        "node": ">=20.9.0"
       },
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/libvips"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@img/sharp-win32-ia32": {
-      "version": "0.34.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@img/sharp-win32-ia32/-/sharp-win32-ia32-0.34.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FV9m/7NmeCmSHDD5j4+4pNI8Cp3aW+JvLoXcTUo0IqyjSfAZJ8dIUmijx1qaJsIiU+Hosw6xM5KijAWRJCSgNg==",
+      "version": "0.35.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@img/sharp-win32-ia32/-/sharp-win32-ia32-0.35.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kqRsbaa5CS6KHlpxnN7WhE6vAAugXyZButpRdvDWetlv6Qv4N9WTcrWzF7tXfB9T7MsoadqdI8hmwLq6UlLvtw==",
       "cpu": [
         "ia32"
       ],
@@ -1155,16 +1190,16 @@
         "win32"
       ],
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^18.17.0 || ^20.3.0 || >=21.0.0"
+        "node": "^20.9.0"
       },
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/libvips"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@img/sharp-win32-x64": {
-      "version": "0.34.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@img/sharp-win32-x64/-/sharp-win32-x64-0.34.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+29YMsqY2/9eFEiW93eqWnuLcWcufowXewwSNIT6UwZdUUCrM3oFjMWH/Z6/TMmb4hlFenmfAVbpWeup2jryCw==",
+      "version": "0.35.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@img/sharp-win32-x64/-/sharp-win32-x64-0.35.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XtmnYhBcrORsJ4XJngyzr/EWP0hRZLAZRFaApdKuviyqF78+ylxh2y06ZmtULAMOnObJ3ucpN0AcwSWnMowTRg==",
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],
@@ -1174,7 +1209,7 @@
         "win32"
       ],
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^18.17.0 || ^20.3.0 || >=21.0.0"
+        "node": ">=20.9.0"
       },
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/libvips"
@@ -6317,9 +6352,9 @@
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause"
     },
     "node_modules/semver": {
-      "version": "7.8.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.8.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-rkVq3IXh+4FDGch+KwzX3aV9W3kO54GyEgpvBzSyctDA6Xtd7RJQV1xmXbeQp5v7+VzLOfVqiutSE6GICgPFvg==",
+      "version": "7.8.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.8.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Y7/KDsb8LjooZpwaqGyulO6DQlksgCncchHGk+sZIY4SBvUocMBEFH5Ur1fI4dV+Jvl0w6cjvucaIi40puRioA==",
       "license": "ISC",
       "bin": {
         "semver": "bin/semver.js"
@@ -6413,47 +6448,52 @@
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/sharp": {
-      "version": "0.34.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sharp/-/sharp-0.34.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Ou9I5Ft9WNcCbXrU9cMgPBcCK8LiwLqcbywW3t4oDV37n1pzpuNLsYiAV8eODnjbtQlSDwZ2cUEeQz4E54Hltg==",
-      "hasInstallScript": true,
+      "version": "0.35.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sharp/-/sharp-0.35.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-n++8XWcj+jCOr2IOl7h8LbKnGBDY4aPbmprMONBNFdn0ImXqpGVv5zliDs0V9HbmbCQLpbuo2ej9rAoOQTvMDA==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@img/colour": "^1.0.0",
+        "@img/colour": "^1.1.0",
         "detect-libc": "^2.1.2",
-        "semver": "^7.7.3"
+        "semver": "^7.8.5"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^18.17.0 || ^20.3.0 || >=21.0.0"
+        "node": ">=20.9.0"
       },
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/libvips"
       },
       "optionalDependencies": {
-        "@img/sharp-darwin-arm64": "0.34.5",
-        "@img/sharp-darwin-x64": "0.34.5",
-        "@img/sharp-libvips-darwin-arm64": "1.2.4",
-        "@img/sharp-libvips-darwin-x64": "1.2.4",
-        "@img/sharp-libvips-linux-arm": "1.2.4",
-        "@img/sharp-libvips-linux-arm64": "1.2.4",
-        "@img/sharp-libvips-linux-ppc64": "1.2.4",
-        "@img/sharp-libvips-linux-riscv64": "1.2.4",
-        "@img/sharp-libvips-linux-s390x": "1.2.4",
-        "@img/sharp-libvips-linux-x64": "1.2.4",
-        "@img/sharp-libvips-linuxmusl-arm64": "1.2.4",
-        "@img/sharp-libvips-linuxmusl-x64": "1.2.4",
-        "@img/sharp-linux-arm": "0.34.5",
-        "@img/sharp-linux-arm64": "0.34.5",
-        "@img/sharp-linux-ppc64": "0.34.5",
-        "@img/sharp-linux-riscv64": "0.34.5",
-        "@img/sharp-linux-s390x": "0.34.5",
-        "@img/sharp-linux-x64": "0.34.5",
-        "@img/sharp-linuxmusl-arm64": "0.34.5",
-        "@img/sharp-linuxmusl-x64": "0.34.5",
-        "@img/sharp-wasm32": "0.34.5",
-        "@img/sharp-win32-arm64": "0.34.5",
-        "@img/sharp-win32-ia32": "0.34.5",
-        "@img/sharp-win32-x64": "0.34.5"
+        "@img/sharp-darwin-arm64": "0.35.4",
+        "@img/sharp-darwin-x64": "0.35.4",
+        "@img/sharp-freebsd-wasm32": "0.35.4",
+        "@img/sharp-libvips-darwin-arm64": "1.3.3",
+        "@img/sharp-libvips-darwin-x64": "1.3.3",
+        "@img/sharp-libvips-linux-arm": "1.3.3",
+        "@img/sharp-libvips-linux-arm64": "1.3.3",
+        "@img/sharp-libvips-linux-ppc64": "1.3.3",
+        "@img/sharp-libvips-linux-riscv64": "1.3.3",
+        "@img/sharp-libvips-linux-s390x": "1.3.3",
+        "@img/sharp-libvips-linux-x64": "1.3.3",
+        "@img/sharp-libvips-linuxmusl-arm64": "1.3.3",
+        "@img/sharp-libvips-linuxmusl-x64": "1.3.3",
+        "@img/sharp-linux-arm": "0.35.4",
+        "@img/sharp-linux-arm64": "0.35.4",
+        "@img/sharp-linux-ppc64": "0.35.4",
+        "@img/sharp-linux-riscv64": "0.35.4",
+        "@img/sharp-linux-s390x": "0.35.4",
+        "@img/sharp-linux-x64": "0.35.4",
+        "@img/sharp-linuxmusl-arm64": "0.35.4",
+        "@img/sharp-linuxmusl-x64": "0.35.4",
+        "@img/sharp-webcontainers-wasm32": "0.35.4",
+        "@img/sharp-win32-arm64": "0.35.4",
+        "@img/sharp-win32-ia32": "0.35.4",
+        "@img/sharp-win32-x64": "0.35.4"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "@types/node": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
       }
     },
     "node_modules/shebang-command": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fb822c76..d3d03276 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "automation"
   ],
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18"
+    "node": ">=20.9.0"
   },
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "form-data": "^4.0.5",
     "pino": "^10.3.1",
     "pino-pretty": "^13.1.3",
-    "sharp": "^0.34.5",
+    "sharp": "^0.35.4",
     "uuid": "^13.0.0",
     "webdriverio": "^9.27.0",
     "zod": "^4.3.6"
diff --git a/src/lib/node-version-notice.ts b/src/lib/node-version-notice.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb582c9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/node-version-notice.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const RECOMMENDED_NODE_MAJOR = 22;
+
+export function nodeUpgradeNotice(
+  version: string = process.versions.node,
+): string {
+  const major = Number(version.split(".")[0]) || 0;
+  if (major >= RECOMMENDED_NODE_MAJOR) return "";
+  return (
+    `⚠️ Please use Node version > ${RECOMMENDED_NODE_MAJOR - 1}.x.x ` +
+    `(Node ${RECOMMENDED_NODE_MAJOR} LTS recommended). This server is running on ` +
+    `Node ${version}; older versions will be unsupported.`
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/utils.ts b/src/lib/utils.ts
index 5b8d5af6..31af99f8 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import sharp from "sharp";
 import type { ApiResponse } from "./apiClient.js";
 import { BrowserStackConfig } from "./types.js";
 import { getBrowserStackAuth } from "./get-auth.js";
 import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
 import { CallToolResult } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js";
 import { trackMCP } from "../index.js";
+import logger from "../logger.js";
 
 export function sanitizeUrlParam(param: string): string {
   // Remove any characters that could be used for command injection
@@ -25,9 +25,17 @@ export async function maybeCompressBase64(base64: string): Promise<string> {
   const estimatedQuality = Math.floor(sizeRatio * 100);
   const quality = Math.min(95, Math.max(30, estimatedQuality));
 
-  const compressedBuffer = await sharp(buffer).png({ quality }).toBuffer();
-
-  return compressedBuffer.toString("base64");
+  try {
+    const { default: sharp } = await import("sharp");
+    const compressedBuffer = await sharp(buffer).png({ quality }).toBuffer();
+    return compressedBuffer.toString("base64");
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.warn(
+      "Image compression unavailable (sharp failed to load); returning the uncompressed image. %s",
+      err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err),
+    );
+    return base64;
+  }
 }
 
 export async function assertOkResponse(
diff --git a/src/server-factory.ts b/src/server-factory.ts
index c34f688b..47d22f4f 100644
--- a/src/server-factory.ts
+++ b/src/server-factory.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { setupOnInitialized } from "./oninitialized.js";
 import { BrowserStackConfig } from "./lib/types.js";
 import addRCATools from "./tools/rca-agent.js";
 import addAskBrowserStackAITool from "./tools/ask-browserstack/register.js";
+import { nodeUpgradeNotice } from "./lib/node-version-notice.js";
 
 /**
  * Wrapper class for BrowserStack MCP Server
@@ -36,10 +37,13 @@ export class BrowserStackMcpServer {
       packageJson.version,
     );
 
-    this.server = new McpServer({
-      name: "BrowserStack MCP Server",
-      version: packageJson.version,
-    });
+    this.server = new McpServer(
+      {
+        name: "BrowserStack MCP Server",
+        version: packageJson.version,
+      },
+      { instructions: nodeUpgradeNotice() || undefined },
+    );
 
     setupOnInitialized(this.server, this.config);
     this.registerTools();
diff --git a/tests/e2e/node-notice.e2e.test.ts b/tests/e2e/node-notice.e2e.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2cd4e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/node-notice.e2e.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, afterEach } from "vitest";
+
+vi.mock("../../src/lib/instrumentation", () => ({ trackMCP: vi.fn() }));
+
+import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js";
+import { InMemoryTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/inMemory.js";
+import { BrowserStackMcpServer } from "../../src/server-factory";
+
+const NOTICE_MARKER = "Node version > 21.x.x";
+
+// process.versions.node is read-only; override per-case then restore so both
+// the below-22 and 22-or-newer paths run deterministically on any host Node.
+const realNode = process.versions.node;
+const setNode = (v: string) =>
+  Object.defineProperty(process.versions, "node", {
+    value: v,
+    configurable: true,
+  });
+
+async function serverInstructions(): Promise<string | undefined> {
+  const config: any = {
+    "browserstack-username": "u",
+    "browserstack-access-key": "k",
+  };
+  const bs = new BrowserStackMcpServer(config); // sets instructions from faked node
+  const [clientT, serverT] = InMemoryTransport.createLinkedPair();
+  const client = new Client(
+    { name: "e2e", version: "1.0.0" },
+    { capabilities: {} },
+  );
+  await Promise.all([
+    client.connect(clientT),
+    bs.getInstance().connect(serverT),
+  ]);
+  const instructions = client.getInstructions();
+  await client.close();
+  return instructions;
+}
+
+describe("e2e: Node upgrade notice via server instructions (server prompt)", () => {
+  afterEach(() => setNode(realNode));
+
+  it("includes the notice in server instructions on simulated Node < 22", async () => {
+    setNode("18.20.8");
+    expect(await serverInstructions()).toContain(NOTICE_MARKER);
+  });
+
+  it("omits it (empty instructions) on simulated Node >= 22", async () => {
+    setNode("22.18.0");
+    const instructions = await serverInstructions();
+    expect(instructions ?? "").not.toContain(NOTICE_MARKER);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/lib/node-version-notice.test.ts b/tests/lib/node-version-notice.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dce599ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/node-version-notice.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { nodeUpgradeNotice } from "../../src/lib/node-version-notice";
+
+describe("nodeUpgradeNotice", () => {
+  it.each(["18.19.0", "20.9.0", "21.7.3"])(
+    "returns a nudge for Node < 22 (%s)",
+    (v) => {
+      expect(nodeUpgradeNotice(v)).toContain("Node version > 21.x.x");
+      expect(nodeUpgradeNotice(v)).toContain(v);
+    },
+  );
+
+  it.each(["22.0.0", "24.3.1", "26.1.0"])(
+    "returns empty on Node >= 22 (%s)",
+    (v) => {
+      expect(nodeUpgradeNotice(v)).toBe("");
+    },
+  );
+});
diff --git a/tests/lib/utils.test.ts b/tests/lib/utils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de320e56
--- /dev/null
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+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, Mock } from "vitest";
+import sharp from "sharp";
+import logger from "../../src/logger";
+import { maybeCompressBase64 } from "../../src/lib/utils";
+
+// utils.ts imports trackMCP from the entry module; stub it so importing the
+// real utils under test does not pull in the server bootstrap.
+vi.mock("../../src/index", () => ({ trackMCP: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock("../../src/logger", () => ({
+  default: { error: vi.fn(), warn: vi.fn(), info: vi.fn(), debug: vi.fn() },
+}));
+
+// sharp itself is globally mocked in tests/setup.ts (native module).
+const ONE_MB = 1048576;
+const overSized = () => Buffer.alloc(ONE_MB + 1, 7).toString("base64");
+
+describe("maybeCompressBase64", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => vi.clearAllMocks());
+
+  it("returns the input unchanged when already <= 1 MB (never touches sharp)", async () => {
+    const small = Buffer.from("small-image").toString("base64");
+    expect(await maybeCompressBase64(small)).toBe(small);
+    expect(sharp as unknown as Mock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("lazily loads sharp and returns the compressed image when > 1 MB", async () => {
+    const out = await maybeCompressBase64(overSized());
+    // setup.ts mock returns Buffer.from("mock-image")
+    expect(out).toBe(Buffer.from("mock-image").toString("base64"));
+    expect(sharp as unknown as Mock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the uncompressed image (and warns) when sharp fails to load", async () => {
+    (sharp as unknown as Mock).mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+      throw new Error("Could not load the sharp module (Node < 20.9)");
+    });
+    const input = overSized();
+    expect(await maybeCompressBase64(input)).toBe(input); // unchanged fallback
+    expect(logger.warn as Mock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});