diff --git a/src/app/api/video-file/[filename]/route.ts b/src/app/api/video-file/[filename]/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c51d36d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/video-file/[filename]/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import { readVideoFile } from '@/lib/storage';
+
+export const runtime = 'nodejs';
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
+
+export async function GET(_req: Request, ctx: { params: Promise<{ filename: string }> }) {
+  const { filename } = await ctx.params;
+  const video = await readVideoFile(filename);
+  if (!video) return NextResponse.json({ error: 'video not found' }, { status: 404 });
+
+  return new Response(new Uint8Array(video.buf), {
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': video.type,
+      'Content-Length': String(video.buf.length),
+      'Cache-Control': 'private, max-age=3600',
+      'Accept-Ranges': 'bytes',
+    },
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/video/generate/route.ts b/src/app/api/video/generate/route.ts
index 3ca5bf2..e6c326e 100644
--- a/src/app/api/video/generate/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/video/generate/route.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
 import { recordEvent } from '@/lib/auditDb';
 import { generateSeedanceVideo } from '@/lib/videoProviders';
-import { loadSession, saveSession } from '@/lib/storage';
+import { loadSession, saveRemoteVideo, saveSession } from '@/lib/storage';
 import { VIDEO_TEMPLATES } from '@/lib/templates';
 import type { VideoGenerationRequest, VideoTask } from '@/lib/types';
 
@@ -14,12 +14,16 @@ export async function POST(req: Request) {
     recordEvent({ action: 'video.generate_started', sessionId: body.sessionId, targetType: 'video', targetId: body.templateId, status: 'started', provider: 'seedance', metadata: { ratio: body.ratio, duration: body.duration, hasImage: Boolean(body.imageUrl), refs: body.references?.length ?? 0 } });
     const response = await generateSeedanceVideo(body);
     let task: VideoTask | undefined;
+    let videoUrl = response.videoUrl;
 
     if (body.sessionId && body.templateId) {
       const session = await loadSession(body.sessionId);
       if (!session) return NextResponse.json({ error: 'session not found' }, { status: 404 });
       const template = VIDEO_TEMPLATES.find(item => item.id === body.templateId);
       const now = Date.now();
+      if (videoUrl) {
+        videoUrl = await saveRemoteVideo(session.id, response.taskId || body.templateId, videoUrl);
+      }
       task = {
         id: `vid_${session.id}_${body.templateId}`,
         templateId: body.templateId,
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@ export async function POST(req: Request) {
         model: response.model,
         taskId: response.taskId,
         status: response.status,
-        videoUrl: response.videoUrl,
+        videoUrl,
         ratio: body.ratio || template?.ratio || '16:9',
         duration: body.duration || template?.duration || 6,
         submittedAt: now,
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ export async function POST(req: Request) {
     }
 
     recordEvent({ action: 'video.generate_submitted', sessionId: body.sessionId, targetType: 'video', targetId: response.taskId ?? body.templateId ?? response.status, status: 'queued', provider: 'seedance', metadata: { status: response.status, templateId: body.templateId } });
-    return NextResponse.json({ ...response, task });
+    return NextResponse.json({ ...response, videoUrl, task });
   } catch (error) {
     const message = String(error);
     recordEvent({ action: 'video.generate_failed', sessionId: body.sessionId, targetType: 'video', targetId: body.templateId, status: 'error', provider: 'seedance', message });
diff --git a/src/app/api/video/status/[taskId]/route.ts b/src/app/api/video/status/[taskId]/route.ts
index 6884724..65a643a 100644
--- a/src/app/api/video/status/[taskId]/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/video/status/[taskId]/route.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
 import { recordEvent } from '@/lib/auditDb';
 import { getSeedanceVideoTask } from '@/lib/videoProviders';
-import { loadSession, saveSession } from '@/lib/storage';
+import { loadSession, saveRemoteVideo, saveSession } from '@/lib/storage';
 
 export const runtime = 'nodejs';
 export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
@@ -12,16 +12,20 @@ export async function GET(req: Request, ctx: { params: Promise<{ taskId: string
   try {
     const response = await getSeedanceVideoTask(taskId);
     let task = undefined;
+    let videoUrl = response.videoUrl;
 
     if (sessionId) {
       const session = await loadSession(sessionId);
       if (session?.videoTasks?.length) {
         const index = session.videoTasks.findIndex(item => item.taskId === taskId);
         if (index >= 0) {
+          if (videoUrl) {
+            videoUrl = await saveRemoteVideo(session.id, taskId, videoUrl);
+          }
           task = {
             ...session.videoTasks[index],
             status: response.status,
-            videoUrl: response.videoUrl ?? session.videoTasks[index].videoUrl,
+            videoUrl: videoUrl ?? session.videoTasks[index].videoUrl,
             model: response.model,
             updatedAt: Date.now(),
             raw: response.raw,
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ export async function GET(req: Request, ctx: { params: Promise<{ taskId: string
     }
 
     recordEvent({ action: 'video.status_checked', sessionId, targetType: 'video', targetId: taskId, status: 'ok', provider: 'seedance', metadata: { status: response.status } });
-    return NextResponse.json({ ...response, task });
+    return NextResponse.json({ ...response, videoUrl, task });
   } catch (error) {
     const message = String(error);
     recordEvent({ action: 'video.status_failed', sessionId, targetType: 'video', targetId: taskId, status: 'error', provider: 'seedance', message });
diff --git a/src/lib/storage.ts b/src/lib/storage.ts
index 81fe3a5..2b996ff 100644
--- a/src/lib/storage.ts
+++ b/src/lib/storage.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const GEN_DIR = path.join(ROOT, 'generated');
 const PACK_DIR = path.join(ROOT, 'packs');
 const ANCHOR_DIR = path.join(ROOT, 'anchors');
 const UPLOAD_DIR = path.join(ROOT, 'uploads');
+const VIDEO_DIR = path.join(ROOT, 'videos');
 const EXPORT_DIR = path.join(ROOT, 'exports');
 
 const BUCKET_DIRS = {
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ const BUCKET_DIRS = {
 } as const;
 
 async function ensureDirs() {
-  await Promise.all([SESS_DIR, SEL_DIR, REF_DIR, GEN_DIR, PACK_DIR, ANCHOR_DIR, UPLOAD_DIR, EXPORT_DIR].map(d => fs.mkdir(d, { recursive: true })));
+  await Promise.all([SESS_DIR, SEL_DIR, REF_DIR, GEN_DIR, PACK_DIR, ANCHOR_DIR, UPLOAD_DIR, VIDEO_DIR, EXPORT_DIR].map(d => fs.mkdir(d, { recursive: true })));
 }
 
 export async function saveSession(s: GenSession) {
@@ -70,6 +71,9 @@ export async function listSessions(): Promise<GenSession[]> {
 function extFromMime(mime: string): string {
   if (mime.includes('jpeg')) return 'jpg';
   if (mime.includes('svg')) return 'svg';
+  if (mime.includes('mp4')) return 'mp4';
+  if (mime.includes('quicktime')) return 'mov';
+  if (mime.includes('webm')) return 'webm';
   if (mime.includes('png')) return 'png';
   if (mime.includes('webp')) return 'webp';
   return 'bin';
@@ -392,6 +396,51 @@ export async function readImageUrl(url: string): Promise<{ buf: Buffer; type: st
   throw new Error(`unsupported anchor image URL: ${url}`);
 }
 
+function videoTypeFromFilename(filename: string) {
+  const ext = path.extname(filename).slice(1).toLowerCase();
+  if (ext === 'webm') return 'video/webm';
+  if (ext === 'mov') return 'video/quicktime';
+  return 'video/mp4';
+}
+
+export async function saveRemoteVideo(sessionId: string, taskId: string, url: string): Promise<string> {
+  if (url.startsWith('/api/video-file/')) return url;
+  if (!/^https?:\/\//i.test(url)) return url;
+
+  await ensureDirs();
+  const res = await fetch(url);
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`failed to fetch generated video ${res.status}`);
+
+  const type = res.headers.get('content-type')?.split(';')[0] || 'video/mp4';
+  const fromPath = new URL(url).pathname.match(/\.([a-z0-9]+)$/i)?.[1];
+  const inferredExt = (fromPath || extFromMime(type) || 'mp4').toLowerCase();
+  const ext = inferredExt === 'bin' || inferredExt === 'm4v' ? 'mp4' : inferredExt;
+  const safeTaskId = safePart(taskId);
+  const filename = `${safePart(sessionId)}_${safeTaskId}.${ext}`;
+  const file = path.join(VIDEO_DIR, filename);
+  const buffer = Buffer.from(await res.arrayBuffer());
+  await fs.writeFile(file, buffer);
+  recordEvent({
+    action: 'video.saved',
+    sessionId,
+    targetType: 'video',
+    targetId: taskId,
+    status: 'ok',
+    metadata: { filename, bytes: buffer.length, type },
+  });
+  return `/api/video-file/${filename}`;
+}
+
+export async function readVideoFile(filename: string): Promise<{ buf: Buffer; type: string } | null> {
+  try {
+    const safeFilename = path.basename(filename);
+    const buf = await fs.readFile(path.join(VIDEO_DIR, safeFilename));
+    return { buf, type: videoTypeFromFilename(safeFilename) };
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 export async function saveRefImage(sessionId: string, idx: number, dataUrl: string): Promise<string> {
   await ensureDirs();
   const m = dataUrl.match(/^data:([^;]+);base64,(.+)$/);