diff --git a/scripts/debug-publish.ts b/scripts/debug-publish.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38beeed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/debug-publish.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { chromium } from 'rebrowser-playwright';
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+
+const COOKIE_FILE = `${process.env.HOME}/.social-mcp/xiaohongshu/cookies.json`;
+
+async function main() {
+  const raw = JSON.parse(readFileSync(COOKIE_FILE, 'utf-8'));
+  const browser = await chromium.launch({ headless: true, args: ['--no-sandbox', '--disable-setuid-sandbox', '--disable-dev-shm-usage', '--disable-gpu'] });
+  const ctx = await browser.newContext({ storageState: raw });
+  const page = await ctx.newPage();
+
+  console.log('Visiting main site...');
+  await page.goto('https://www.xiaohongshu.com/explore', { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+  await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+  // Find creator center link on the main site
+  const creatorLinks = await page.$$eval('a[href*="creator"]', els =>
+    els.map(el => ({ href: el.getAttribute('href'), text: el.textContent?.trim() })).slice(0, 5)
+  );
+  console.log('Creator links on main site:', creatorLinks);
+
+  // The creator link opens in a new tab — capture it
+  const [creatorPage] = await Promise.all([
+    ctx.waitForEvent('page'),
+    page.click('a[href*="creator.xiaohongshu.com/publish"]'),
+  ]);
+  await creatorPage.waitForLoadState('domcontentloaded');
+  await creatorPage.waitForTimeout(3000);
+
+  console.log('\nCreator page URL:', creatorPage.url());
+  console.log('Creator page title:', await creatorPage.title());
+
+  console.log('Title:', await page.title());
+  console.log('URL:', page.url());
+
+  const pg = creatorPage;
+
+  // Switch to image tab — skip off-screen duplicate
+  const switched = await pg.$$eval('.creator-tab', (tabs) => {
+    for (const tab of tabs) {
+      if (!tab.textContent?.includes('图文')) continue;
+      const style = (tab as HTMLElement).style;
+      if (style.left && parseInt(style.left) < -100) continue;
+      const rect = tab.getBoundingClientRect();
+      if (rect.width === 0 && rect.height === 0) continue;
+      (tab as HTMLElement).click();
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  });
+  console.log('Switched to image tab:', switched);
+  await pg.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+  // Set the file on the hidden input
+  const fileInput = await pg.waitForSelector('input[type="file"]', { state: 'attached', timeout: 10000 });
+  console.log('File input found, setting file...');
+  await fileInput.setInputFiles('/Users/xd/Downloads/IMG_1479.png');
+  console.log('File set. Waiting 5s for upload...');
+  await pg.waitForTimeout(5000);
+
+  // Check what appeared after upload
+  const allImgEls = await pg.$$eval('img', els =>
+    els.filter(el => el.src && !el.src.startsWith('data:') && el.offsetParent !== null)
+      .map(el => ({ src: el.src.slice(0, 80), cls: el.className }))
+  );
+  console.log('\nVisible imgs after upload:', allImgEls);
+
+  // Check fixed selector
+  const imgContainers = await pg.$$('.img-upload-area .img-container');
+  console.log('\n.img-upload-area .img-container count:', imgContainers.length);
+
+  // Verify updated selectors
+  const imgContainerCount = await pg.$$('.img-upload-area .img-container').then(els => els.length);
+  console.log('\n[selector check] .img-upload-area .img-container:', imgContainerCount);
+
+  const titleInput = await pg.$('input.d-text[placeholder*="标题"]');
+  console.log('[selector check] title input:', !!titleInput);
+
+  const contentEditor = await pg.$('.tiptap.ProseMirror');
+  console.log('[selector check] content editor:', !!contentEditor);
+
+  const publishBtn = await pg.$('button.d-button:has-text("发布")');
+  console.log('[selector check] publish button:', !!publishBtn, publishBtn ? await publishBtn.textContent() : '');
+
+  await browser.close();
+}
+
+main().catch(e => { console.error(e); process.exit(1); });
diff --git a/src/platforms/xiaohongshu/publish.ts b/src/platforms/xiaohongshu/publish.ts
index ddea568..a04e55e 100644
--- a/src/platforms/xiaohongshu/publish.ts
+++ b/src/platforms/xiaohongshu/publish.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import { XHS_SELECTORS } from './selectors.js';
 // Constants
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-const CREATOR_PUBLISH_URL = 'https://creator.xiaohongshu.com/publish/publish';
+const MAIN_EXPLORE_URL = 'https://www.xiaohongshu.com/explore';
+const CREATOR_PUBLISH_URL = 'https://creator.xiaohongshu.com/publish/publish?source=official';
 
 /** Maximum time to wait for image uploads to finish (60 seconds). */
 const UPLOAD_WAIT_TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000;
@@ -65,16 +66,56 @@ export async function publishImageNote(
   // 1. Navigate to the creator publish page
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+  // creator.xiaohongshu.com returns 401 when navigated to directly (headless).
+  // Visiting the main site first establishes the session context that allows
+  // the creator center to accept the shared .xiaohongshu.com cookies.
+  await page.goto(MAIN_EXPLORE_URL, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+  await page.waitForTimeout(1_000);
+
   await page.goto(CREATOR_PUBLISH_URL, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
-  // Allow the SPA to hydrate.
+  // Allow the SPA to hydrate and tabs to render.
   await page.waitForTimeout(2_000);
 
+  // Verify we're not on the login page.
+  if (page.url().includes('/login')) {
+    throw new Error('Creator center redirected to login — cookies may be expired');
+  }
+
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  // 2. Upload images via the file input
+  // 2. Switch to the image-note tab (page defaults to video upload)
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+  // The publish page has tabs: 上传视频, 上传图文, 写长文.
+  // One of the 上传图文 tabs is rendered off-screen (left:-9999px) as a
+  // hidden duplicate — we must click only the visible (on-screen) one.
+  const clicked = await page.$$eval('.creator-tab', (tabs) => {
+    for (const tab of tabs) {
+      if (!tab.textContent?.includes('图文')) continue;
+      // Skip the off-screen duplicate (style="position:absolute;left:-9999px")
+      const styleLeft = (tab as HTMLElement).style.left;
+      if (styleLeft && parseInt(styleLeft, 10) < -100) continue;
+      (tab as HTMLElement).click();
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  });
+
+  if (clicked) {
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1_000);
+    log.debug('Switched to image note tab');
+  } else {
+    log.debug('Image tab not found — assuming page is already in image mode');
+  }
+
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // 3. Upload images via the file input
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  // The file input is hidden (display:none) by design; Playwright's
+  // setInputFiles works on hidden inputs without needing visibility.
   const fileInput = await page.waitForSelector(sel.imageFileInput, {
     timeout: 10_000,
+    state: 'attached',
   });
 
   // Playwright's setInputFiles supports multiple files at once.
@@ -93,7 +134,7 @@ export async function publishImageNote(
   log.debug('All images uploaded successfully');
 
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  // 3. Fill in the title
+  // 4. Fill in the title
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   const titleInput = await page.waitForSelector(sel.titleInput, {
@@ -105,7 +146,7 @@ export async function publishImageNote(
   await page.waitForTimeout(FIELD_SETTLE_MS);
 
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  // 4. Fill in the content / description
+  // 5. Fill in the content / description
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   const contentEditor = await page.waitForSelector(sel.contentEditor, {
@@ -116,7 +157,7 @@ export async function publishImageNote(
   await page.waitForTimeout(FIELD_SETTLE_MS);
 
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  // 5. Add tags (optional)
+  // 6. Add tags (optional)
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   if (options?.tags && options.tags.length > 0) {
diff --git a/src/platforms/xiaohongshu/selectors.ts b/src/platforms/xiaohongshu/selectors.ts
index 9d49c61..f653596 100644
--- a/src/platforms/xiaohongshu/selectors.ts
+++ b/src/platforms/xiaohongshu/selectors.ts
@@ -134,17 +134,17 @@ export const XHS_SELECTORS = {
     /** The file input element for uploading images on the creator publish page. */
     imageFileInput: 'input[type="file"]',
     /** Title input field on the publish form. */
-    titleInput: '#note-title',
-    /** Content / body editor area on the publish form (contenteditable). */
-    contentEditor: '#note-content',
+    titleInput: 'input.d-text[placeholder*="标题"]',
+    /** Content / body editor area on the publish form (contenteditable ProseMirror). */
+    contentEditor: '.tiptap.ProseMirror',
     /** The tag / topic button that opens the topic input. */
-    tagButton: '#topicBtn',
+    tagButton: 'button.contentBtn.topic-btn',
     /** Tag / topic input field for typing hashtags. */
-    tagInput: '#topicBtn input',
+    tagInput: 'button.contentBtn.topic-btn input',
     /** Topic / hashtag suggestion dropdown item. */
     tagSuggestionItem: '.publish-topic-item, .topic-item',
     /** "Publish" / submit button. */
-    publishButton: '.publishBtn',
+    publishButton: 'button.d-button:has-text("发布")',
     /** Schedule / timing selector button. */
     scheduleButton: '.timing-btn, button:has-text("定时")',
     /** Schedule date/time input field. */
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export const XHS_SELECTORS = {
     /** Visibility option for friends only. */
     visibilityFriends: '.permission-option:has-text("好友"), .visibility-option:has-text("好友")',
     /** Upload complete indicator (images uploaded and thumbnails visible). */
-    uploadedImageItem: '.upload-item img, .img-item img, .image-item img',
+    uploadedImageItem: '.img-upload-area .img-container',
     /** Video upload complete indicator (video thumbnail visible). */
     uploadedVideoItem: '.upload-video video, .video-item video, .video-container video',
     /** Success indicator shown after publish completes. */