diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/session/prompt.ts b/packages/opencode/src/session/prompt.ts
index 0590fc38274c..c4a663c7a2f1 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/session/prompt.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/session/prompt.ts
@@ -1562,7 +1562,23 @@ NOTE: At any point in time through this workflow you should feel free to ask the
               }
             }
 
-            yield* plugin.trigger("experimental.chat.messages.transform", {}, { messages: msgs })
+            // Allow plugins to transform messages before LLM invocation
+            // (e.g., replace image attachments with text descriptions via Vision)
+            yield* plugin.trigger(
+              "pre_chat.messages.transform",
+              {
+                sessionID,
+                agent: agent.name,
+                model,
+                messages: msgs,
+              },
+              { messages: structuredClone(msgs) },
+            )
+            yield* plugin.trigger(
+              "experimental.chat.messages.transform",
+              { sessionID, agent: agent.name, model, messages: msgs },
+              { messages: msgs },
+            )
 
             const [skills, env, instructions, modelMsgs] = yield* Effect.all([
               sys.skills(agent),
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin/src/index.ts
index 2e96dd980179..a8520ab2dcd9 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/index.ts
@@ -278,6 +278,39 @@ export interface Hooks {
       metadata: any
     },
   ) => Promise<void>
+  /**
+   * Called before the LLM is invoked. Allows plugins to inspect and
+   * transform the messages array (e.g., strip images, add vision
+   * descriptions, modify system prompts).
+   *
+   * - `messages`: The full messages array including all parts
+   * - `output.messages`: Return a new array or mutate to transform messages.
+   *   Remove `FilePart` objects with `image: true` to strip images.
+   *   Replace with `TextPart` containing the vision description.
+   * - Runs BEFORE `experimental.chat.messages.transform`.
+   */
+  "pre_chat.messages.transform"?: (
+    input: {
+      sessionID: string
+      agent: string
+      model: Model
+      messages: {
+        info: Message
+        parts: Part[]
+      }[]
+    },
+    output: {
+      messages: {
+        info: Message
+        parts: Part[]
+      }[]
+    },
+  ) => Promise<void>
+  /**
+   * @deprecated Use `pre_chat.messages.transform` instead.
+   * This hook exists for backward compatibility but has empty input
+   * and does not receive messages.
+   */
   "experimental.chat.messages.transform"?: (
     input: {},
     output: {