diff --git a/client-sdks/stainless/openapi.yml b/client-sdks/stainless/openapi.yml
index 51607d92d..11a736ece 100644
--- a/client-sdks/stainless/openapi.yml
+++ b/client-sdks/stainless/openapi.yml
@@ -3893,6 +3893,41 @@ paths:
             schema:
               $ref: '#/components/schemas/SupervisedFineTuneRequest'
         required: true
+  /v1alpha/file-processors/process:
+    post:
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: ProcessedContent with extracted text, optional chunks, and metadata.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProcessedContent'
+        '400':
+          description: Bad Request
+          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest400'
+        '429':
+          description: Too Many Requests
+          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests429'
+        '500':
+          description: Internal Server Error
+          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError500'
+        default:
+          description: Default Response
+          $ref: '#/components/responses/DefaultError'
+      tags:
+      - File Processors
+      summary: Process File
+      description: |-
+        Process a file into structured content with optional chunking and embeddings.
+
+        This method processes raw file data and converts it into text content for applications such as vector store ingestion.
+      operationId: process_file_v1alpha_file_processors_process_post
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProcessFileRequest'
+        required: true
 components:
   schemas:
     Error:
@@ -12100,6 +12135,73 @@ components:
       required:
       - reasoning_tokens
       title: OutputTokensDetails
+    ProcessFileRequest:
+      properties:
+        file_data:
+          type: string
+          format: binary
+          title: File Data
+        filename:
+          type: string
+          title: Filename
+        options:
+          anyOf:
+          - additionalProperties: true
+            type: object
+          - type: 'null'
+        chunking_strategy:
+          anyOf:
+          - oneOf:
+            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto'
+              title: VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto
+            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic'
+              title: VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic
+            discriminator:
+              propertyName: type
+              mapping:
+                auto: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto'
+                static: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic'
+            title: VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto | VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic
+          - type: 'null'
+          title: Chunking Strategy
+        include_embeddings:
+          type: boolean
+          title: Include Embeddings
+          default: false
+      type: object
+      required:
+      - file_data
+      - filename
+      title: ProcessFileRequest
+    ProcessedContent:
+      properties:
+        content:
+          type: string
+          title: Content
+        chunks:
+          anyOf:
+          - items:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Chunk-Output'
+            type: array
+          - type: 'null'
+        embeddings:
+          anyOf:
+          - items:
+              items:
+                type: number
+              type: array
+            type: array
+          - type: 'null'
+        metadata:
+          additionalProperties: true
+          type: object
+          title: Metadata
+      type: object
+      required:
+      - content
+      - metadata
+      title: ProcessedContent
+      description: Result of file processing operation.
     SearchRankingOptions:
       properties:
         ranker:
@@ -12706,6 +12808,7 @@ components:
       - benchmarks
       - tool_groups
       - files
+      - file_processors
       - prompts
       - conversations
       - inspect
diff --git a/docs/docs/providers/file_processor/index.mdx b/docs/docs/providers/file_processor/index.mdx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3355112f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docs/providers/file_processor/index.mdx
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+sidebar_label: File Processor
+title: File_Processor
+---
+
+# File_Processor
+
+## Overview
+
+This section contains documentation for all available providers for the **file_processor** API.
diff --git a/docs/docs/providers/file_processor/inline_reference.mdx b/docs/docs/providers/file_processor/inline_reference.mdx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9fe76f51f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docs/providers/file_processor/inline_reference.mdx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+description: "Reference file processor implementation (placeholder for development)"
+sidebar_label: Reference
+title: inline::reference
+---
+
+# inline::reference
+
+## Description
+
+Reference file processor implementation (placeholder for development)
+
+## Sample Configuration
+
+```yaml
+{}
+```
diff --git a/docs/docs/providers/file_processors/index.mdx b/docs/docs/providers/file_processors/index.mdx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9119d40e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docs/providers/file_processors/index.mdx
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+sidebar_label: File Processors
+title: File_Processors
+---
+
+# File_Processors
+
+## Overview
+
+This section contains documentation for all available providers for the **file_processors** API.
diff --git a/docs/static/deprecated-llama-stack-spec.yaml b/docs/static/deprecated-llama-stack-spec.yaml
index 2d0ce6e08..2801a581a 100644
--- a/docs/static/deprecated-llama-stack-spec.yaml
+++ b/docs/static/deprecated-llama-stack-spec.yaml
@@ -9094,6 +9094,73 @@ components:
       required:
       - reasoning_tokens
       title: OutputTokensDetails
+    ProcessFileRequest:
+      properties:
+        file_data:
+          type: string
+          format: binary
+          title: File Data
+        filename:
+          type: string
+          title: Filename
+        options:
+          anyOf:
+          - additionalProperties: true
+            type: object
+          - type: 'null'
+        chunking_strategy:
+          anyOf:
+          - oneOf:
+            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto'
+              title: VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto
+            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic'
+              title: VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic
+            discriminator:
+              propertyName: type
+              mapping:
+                auto: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto'
+                static: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic'
+            title: VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto | VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic
+          - type: 'null'
+          title: Chunking Strategy
+        include_embeddings:
+          type: boolean
+          title: Include Embeddings
+          default: false
+      type: object
+      required:
+      - file_data
+      - filename
+      title: ProcessFileRequest
+    ProcessedContent:
+      properties:
+        content:
+          type: string
+          title: Content
+        chunks:
+          anyOf:
+          - items:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Chunk-Output'
+            type: array
+          - type: 'null'
+        embeddings:
+          anyOf:
+          - items:
+              items:
+                type: number
+              type: array
+            type: array
+          - type: 'null'
+        metadata:
+          additionalProperties: true
+          type: object
+          title: Metadata
+      type: object
+      required:
+      - content
+      - metadata
+      title: ProcessedContent
+      description: Result of file processing operation.
     SearchRankingOptions:
       properties:
         ranker:
@@ -9700,6 +9767,7 @@ components:
       - benchmarks
       - tool_groups
       - files
+      - file_processors
       - prompts
       - conversations
       - inspect
diff --git a/docs/static/experimental-llama-stack-spec.yaml b/docs/static/experimental-llama-stack-spec.yaml
index 4d5a43693..ffa2587ed 100644
--- a/docs/static/experimental-llama-stack-spec.yaml
+++ b/docs/static/experimental-llama-stack-spec.yaml
@@ -630,6 +630,41 @@ paths:
             schema:
               $ref: '#/components/schemas/SupervisedFineTuneRequest'
         required: true
+  /v1alpha/file-processors/process:
+    post:
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: ProcessedContent with extracted text, optional chunks, and metadata.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProcessedContent'
+        '400':
+          description: Bad Request
+          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest400'
+        '429':
+          description: Too Many Requests
+          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests429'
+        '500':
+          description: Internal Server Error
+          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError500'
+        default:
+          description: Default Response
+          $ref: '#/components/responses/DefaultError'
+      tags:
+      - File Processors
+      summary: Process File
+      description: |-
+        Process a file into structured content with optional chunking and embeddings.
+
+        This method processes raw file data and converts it into text content for applications such as vector store ingestion.
+      operationId: process_file_v1alpha_file_processors_process_post
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProcessFileRequest'
+        required: true
 components:
   schemas:
     Error:
@@ -7860,6 +7895,73 @@ components:
       required:
       - reasoning_tokens
       title: OutputTokensDetails
+    ProcessFileRequest:
+      properties:
+        file_data:
+          type: string
+          format: binary
+          title: File Data
+        filename:
+          type: string
+          title: Filename
+        options:
+          anyOf:
+          - additionalProperties: true
+            type: object
+          - type: 'null'
+        chunking_strategy:
+          anyOf:
+          - oneOf:
+            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto'
+              title: VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto
+            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic'
+              title: VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic
+            discriminator:
+              propertyName: type
+              mapping:
+                auto: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto'
+                static: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic'
+            title: VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto | VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic
+          - type: 'null'
+          title: Chunking Strategy
+        include_embeddings:
+          type: boolean
+          title: Include Embeddings
+          default: false
+      type: object
+      required:
+      - file_data
+      - filename
+      title: ProcessFileRequest
+    ProcessedContent:
+      properties:
+        content:
+          type: string
+          title: Content
+        chunks:
+          anyOf:
+          - items:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Chunk-Output'
+            type: array
+          - type: 'null'
+        embeddings:
+          anyOf:
+          - items:
+              items:
+                type: number
+              type: array
+            type: array
+          - type: 'null'
+        metadata:
+          additionalProperties: true
+          type: object
+          title: Metadata
+      type: object
+      required:
+      - content
+      - metadata
+      title: ProcessedContent
+      description: Result of file processing operation.
     SearchRankingOptions:
       properties:
         ranker:
@@ -8466,6 +8568,7 @@ components:
       - benchmarks
       - tool_groups
       - files
+      - file_processors
       - prompts
       - conversations
       - inspect
diff --git a/docs/static/llama-stack-spec.yaml b/docs/static/llama-stack-spec.yaml
index a593fef85..7e512ee88 100644
--- a/docs/static/llama-stack-spec.yaml
+++ b/docs/static/llama-stack-spec.yaml
@@ -10536,6 +10536,73 @@ components:
       required:
       - reasoning_tokens
       title: OutputTokensDetails
+    ProcessFileRequest:
+      properties:
+        file_data:
+          type: string
+          format: binary
+          title: File Data
+        filename:
+          type: string
+          title: Filename
+        options:
+          anyOf:
+          - additionalProperties: true
+            type: object
+          - type: 'null'
+        chunking_strategy:
+          anyOf:
+          - oneOf:
+            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto'
+              title: VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto
+            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic'
+              title: VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic
+            discriminator:
+              propertyName: type
+              mapping:
+                auto: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto'
+                static: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic'
+            title: VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto | VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic
+          - type: 'null'
+          title: Chunking Strategy
+        include_embeddings:
+          type: boolean
+          title: Include Embeddings
+          default: false
+      type: object
+      required:
+      - file_data
+      - filename
+      title: ProcessFileRequest
+    ProcessedContent:
+      properties:
+        content:
+          type: string
+          title: Content
+        chunks:
+          anyOf:
+          - items:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Chunk-Output'
+            type: array
+          - type: 'null'
+        embeddings:
+          anyOf:
+          - items:
+              items:
+                type: number
+              type: array
+            type: array
+          - type: 'null'
+        metadata:
+          additionalProperties: true
+          type: object
+          title: Metadata
+      type: object
+      required:
+      - content
+      - metadata
+      title: ProcessedContent
+      description: Result of file processing operation.
     SearchRankingOptions:
       properties:
         ranker:
@@ -11142,6 +11209,7 @@ components:
       - benchmarks
       - tool_groups
       - files
+      - file_processors
       - prompts
       - conversations
       - inspect
diff --git a/docs/static/stainless-llama-stack-spec.yaml b/docs/static/stainless-llama-stack-spec.yaml
index 51607d92d..11a736ece 100644
--- a/docs/static/stainless-llama-stack-spec.yaml
+++ b/docs/static/stainless-llama-stack-spec.yaml
@@ -3893,6 +3893,41 @@ paths:
             schema:
               $ref: '#/components/schemas/SupervisedFineTuneRequest'
         required: true
+  /v1alpha/file-processors/process:
+    post:
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: ProcessedContent with extracted text, optional chunks, and metadata.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProcessedContent'
+        '400':
+          description: Bad Request
+          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest400'
+        '429':
+          description: Too Many Requests
+          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests429'
+        '500':
+          description: Internal Server Error
+          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError500'
+        default:
+          description: Default Response
+          $ref: '#/components/responses/DefaultError'
+      tags:
+      - File Processors
+      summary: Process File
+      description: |-
+        Process a file into structured content with optional chunking and embeddings.
+
+        This method processes raw file data and converts it into text content for applications such as vector store ingestion.
+      operationId: process_file_v1alpha_file_processors_process_post
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProcessFileRequest'
+        required: true
 components:
   schemas:
     Error:
@@ -12100,6 +12135,73 @@ components:
       required:
       - reasoning_tokens
       title: OutputTokensDetails
+    ProcessFileRequest:
+      properties:
+        file_data:
+          type: string
+          format: binary
+          title: File Data
+        filename:
+          type: string
+          title: Filename
+        options:
+          anyOf:
+          - additionalProperties: true
+            type: object
+          - type: 'null'
+        chunking_strategy:
+          anyOf:
+          - oneOf:
+            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto'
+              title: VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto
+            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic'
+              title: VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic
+            discriminator:
+              propertyName: type
+              mapping:
+                auto: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto'
+                static: '#/components/schemas/VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic'
+            title: VectorStoreChunkingStrategyAuto | VectorStoreChunkingStrategyStatic
+          - type: 'null'
+          title: Chunking Strategy
+        include_embeddings:
+          type: boolean
+          title: Include Embeddings
+          default: false
+      type: object
+      required:
+      - file_data
+      - filename
+      title: ProcessFileRequest
+    ProcessedContent:
+      properties:
+        content:
+          type: string
+          title: Content
+        chunks:
+          anyOf:
+          - items:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Chunk-Output'
+            type: array
+          - type: 'null'
+        embeddings:
+          anyOf:
+          - items:
+              items:
+                type: number
+              type: array
+            type: array
+          - type: 'null'
+        metadata:
+          additionalProperties: true
+          type: object
+          title: Metadata
+      type: object
+      required:
+      - content
+      - metadata
+      title: ProcessedContent
+      description: Result of file processing operation.
     SearchRankingOptions:
       properties:
         ranker:
@@ -12706,6 +12808,7 @@ components:
       - benchmarks
       - tool_groups
       - files
+      - file_processors
       - prompts
       - conversations
       - inspect
diff --git a/src/llama_stack/core/resolver.py b/src/llama_stack/core/resolver.py
index dbab81f23..626d234d6 100644
--- a/src/llama_stack/core/resolver.py
+++ b/src/llama_stack/core/resolver.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from llama_stack_api import (
     DatasetsProtocolPrivate,
     Eval,
     ExternalApiSpec,
+    FileProcessors,
     Files,
     Inference,
     InferenceProvider,
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ def api_protocol_map(external_apis: dict[Api, ExternalApiSpec] | None = None) ->
         Api.files: Files,
         Api.prompts: Prompts,
         Api.conversations: Conversations,
+        Api.file_processors: FileProcessors,
     }
 
     if external_apis:
diff --git a/src/llama_stack/log.py b/src/llama_stack/log.py
index a44a0ac26..e950a5e5c 100644
--- a/src/llama_stack/log.py
+++ b/src/llama_stack/log.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ CATEGORIES = [
     "providers",
     "models",
     "files",
+    "file_processors",
     "vector_io",
     "tool_runtime",
     "cli",
diff --git a/src/llama_stack/providers/inline/file_processor/__init__.py b/src/llama_stack/providers/inline/file_processor/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..756f351d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/llama_stack/providers/inline/file_processor/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
+# the root directory of this source tree.
diff --git a/src/llama_stack/providers/registry/file_processors.py b/src/llama_stack/providers/registry/file_processors.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fef58de51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/llama_stack/providers/registry/file_processors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
+# the root directory of this source tree.
+
+from llama_stack_api import ProviderSpec
+
+
+def available_providers() -> list[ProviderSpec]:
+    return []
diff --git a/src/llama_stack_api/__init__.py b/src/llama_stack_api/__init__.py
index b6fe2fd23..758059047 100644
--- a/src/llama_stack_api/__init__.py
+++ b/src/llama_stack_api/__init__.py
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ from .datatypes import (
     VectorStoresProtocolPrivate,
 )
 from .eval import BenchmarkConfig, Eval, EvalCandidate, EvaluateResponse, ModelCandidate
+from .file_processors import FileProcessors, ProcessedContent, ProcessFileRequest
 from .files import (
     ExpiresAfter,
     Files,
@@ -518,6 +519,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "ExpiresAfter",
     "ExternalApiSpec",
     "ExtraBodyField",
+    "FileProcessors",
     "Files",
     "Fp8QuantizationConfig",
     "clear_dynamic_schema_types",
@@ -725,6 +727,8 @@ __all__ = [
     "ParamType",
     "parse_type",
     "PostTraining",
+    "ProcessedContent",
+    "ProcessFileRequest",
     "PostTrainingMetric",
     "PostTrainingJob",
     "PostTrainingJobArtifactsResponse",
diff --git a/src/llama_stack_api/datatypes.py b/src/llama_stack_api/datatypes.py
index f024068f3..fb8ed7039 100644
--- a/src/llama_stack_api/datatypes.py
+++ b/src/llama_stack_api/datatypes.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ class Api(Enum, metaclass=DynamicApiMeta):
     :cvar benchmarks: Benchmark suite management
     :cvar tool_groups: Tool group organization
     :cvar files: File storage and management
+    :cvar file_processors: File parsing and processing operations
     :cvar prompts: Prompt versions and management
     :cvar inspect: Built-in system inspection and introspection
     """
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ class Api(Enum, metaclass=DynamicApiMeta):
     benchmarks = "benchmarks"
     tool_groups = "tool_groups"
     files = "files"
+    file_processors = "file_processors"
     prompts = "prompts"
     conversations = "conversations"
 
diff --git a/src/llama_stack_api/file_processors.py b/src/llama_stack_api/file_processors.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..157b31e15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/llama_stack_api/file_processors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
+# the root directory of this source tree.
+
+from typing import Any, Protocol, runtime_checkable
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+from .common.tracing import telemetry_traceable
+from .schema_utils import json_schema_type, webmethod
+from .vector_io import Chunk, VectorStoreChunkingStrategy
+from .version import LLAMA_STACK_API_V1ALPHA
+
+
+@json_schema_type
+class ProcessFileRequest(BaseModel):
+    """Request for processing a file into structured content."""
+
+    file_data: bytes
+    """Raw file data to process."""
+
+    filename: str
+    """Original filename for format detection and processing hints."""
+
+    options: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+    """Optional processing options. Provider-specific parameters."""
+
+    chunking_strategy: VectorStoreChunkingStrategy | None = None
+    """Optional chunking strategy for splitting content into chunks."""
+
+    include_embeddings: bool = False
+    """Whether to generate embeddings for chunks."""
+
+
+@json_schema_type
+class ProcessedContent(BaseModel):
+    """Result of file processing operation."""
+
+    content: str
+    """Extracted text content from the file."""
+
+    chunks: list[Chunk] | None = None
+    """Optional chunks if chunking strategy was provided."""
+
+    embeddings: list[list[float]] | None = None
+    """Optional embeddings for chunks if requested."""
+
+    metadata: dict[str, Any]
+    """Processing metadata including processor name, timing, and provider-specific data."""
+
+
+@telemetry_traceable
+@runtime_checkable
+class FileProcessors(Protocol):
+    """
+    File Processor API for converting files into structured, processable content.
+
+    This API provides a flexible interface for processing various file formats
+    (PDFs, documents, images, etc.) into text content that can be used for
+    vector store ingestion, RAG applications, or standalone content extraction.
+
+    The API supports:
+    - Multiple file formats through extensible provider architecture
+    - Configurable processing options per provider
+    - Integration with vector store chunking strategies
+    - Optional embedding generation for chunks
+    - Rich metadata about processing results
+
+    Future providers can extend this interface to support additional formats,
+    processing capabilities, and optimization strategies.
+    """
+
+    @webmethod(route="/file-processors/process", method="POST", level=LLAMA_STACK_API_V1ALPHA)
+    async def process_file(
+        self,
+        file_data: bytes,
+        filename: str,
+        options: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+        chunking_strategy: VectorStoreChunkingStrategy | None = None,
+        include_embeddings: bool = False,
+    ) -> ProcessedContent:
+        """
+        Process a file into structured content with optional chunking and embeddings.
+
+        This method processes raw file data and converts it into text content for applications such as vector store ingestion.
+
+        :param file_data: Raw bytes of the file to process.
+        :param filename: Original filename for format detection.
+        :param options: Provider-specific processing options (e.g., OCR settings, output format).
+        :param chunking_strategy: Optional strategy for splitting content into chunks.
+        :param include_embeddings: Whether to generate embeddings for chunks.
+        :returns: ProcessedContent with extracted text, optional chunks, and metadata.
+        """
+        ...