diff --git a/src/google/adk/artifacts/__init__.py b/src/google/adk/artifacts/__init__.py
index 4a6c7c6c51..9a506ab06b 100644
--- a/src/google/adk/artifacts/__init__.py
+++ b/src/google/adk/artifacts/__init__.py
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
 from .base_artifact_service import BaseArtifactService
 from .gcs_artifact_service import GcsArtifactService
 from .in_memory_artifact_service import InMemoryArtifactService
+from .local_file_artifact_service import LocalFileArtifactService
 
 __all__ = [
     'BaseArtifactService',
     'GcsArtifactService',
     'InMemoryArtifactService',
+    'LocalFileArtifactService',
 ]
diff --git a/src/google/adk/artifacts/local_file_artifact_service.py b/src/google/adk/artifacts/local_file_artifact_service.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fc24c82bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/google/adk/artifacts/local_file_artifact_service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,356 @@
+# Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""An artifact service implementation using the local file system.
+
+The file path format used depends on whether the filename has a user namespace:
+  - For files with user namespace (starting with "user:"):
+    {base_path}/{app_name}/{user_id}/user/{filename}/{version}
+  - For regular session-scoped files:
+    {base_path}/{app_name}/{user_id}/{session_id}/{filename}/{version}
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+import shutil
+from typing import Optional
+
+from google.genai import types
+from typing_extensions import override
+
+from .base_artifact_service import BaseArtifactService
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("google_adk." + __name__)
+
+
+class LocalFileArtifactService(BaseArtifactService):
+  """An artifact service implementation using the local file system."""
+
+  def __init__(self, base_path: str = "./adk_artifacts"):
+    """Initializes the LocalFileArtifactService.
+
+    Args:
+        base_path: The base directory path where artifacts will be stored.
+                   Defaults to "./adk_artifacts".
+    """
+    self.base_path = Path(base_path).resolve()
+    self.base_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+  @override
+  async def save_artifact(
+      self,
+      *,
+      app_name: str,
+      user_id: str,
+      session_id: str,
+      filename: str,
+      artifact: types.Part,
+  ) -> int:
+    return await asyncio.to_thread(
+        self._save_artifact,
+        app_name,
+        user_id,
+        session_id,
+        filename,
+        artifact,
+    )
+
+  @override
+  async def load_artifact(
+      self,
+      *,
+      app_name: str,
+      user_id: str,
+      session_id: str,
+      filename: str,
+      version: Optional[int] = None,
+  ) -> Optional[types.Part]:
+    return await asyncio.to_thread(
+        self._load_artifact,
+        app_name,
+        user_id,
+        session_id,
+        filename,
+        version,
+    )
+
+  @override
+  async def list_artifact_keys(
+      self, *, app_name: str, user_id: str, session_id: str
+  ) -> list[str]:
+    return await asyncio.to_thread(
+        self._list_artifact_keys,
+        app_name,
+        user_id,
+        session_id,
+    )
+
+  @override
+  async def delete_artifact(
+      self, *, app_name: str, user_id: str, session_id: str, filename: str
+  ) -> None:
+    return await asyncio.to_thread(
+        self._delete_artifact,
+        app_name,
+        user_id,
+        session_id,
+        filename,
+    )
+
+  @override
+  async def list_versions(
+      self, *, app_name: str, user_id: str, session_id: str, filename: str
+  ) -> list[int]:
+    return await asyncio.to_thread(
+        self._list_versions,
+        app_name,
+        user_id,
+        session_id,
+        filename,
+    )
+
+  def _file_has_user_namespace(self, filename: str) -> bool:
+    """Checks if the filename has a user namespace.
+
+    Args:
+        filename: The filename to check.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if the filename has a user namespace (starts with "user:"),
+        False otherwise.
+    """
+    return filename.startswith("user:")
+
+  def _get_artifact_dir(
+      self,
+      app_name: str,
+      user_id: str,
+      session_id: str,
+      filename: str,
+  ) -> Path:
+    """Constructs the directory path for an artifact.
+
+    Args:
+        app_name: The name of the application.
+        user_id: The ID of the user.
+        session_id: The ID of the session.
+        filename: The name of the artifact file.
+
+    Returns:
+        The constructed directory path.
+    """
+    if self._file_has_user_namespace(filename):
+      return self.base_path / app_name / user_id / "user" / filename
+    return self.base_path / app_name / user_id / session_id / filename
+
+  def _get_artifact_file_path(
+      self,
+      app_name: str,
+      user_id: str,
+      session_id: str,
+      filename: str,
+      version: int,
+  ) -> Path:
+    """Constructs the full file path for an artifact version.
+
+    Args:
+        app_name: The name of the application.
+        user_id: The ID of the user.
+        session_id: The ID of the session.
+        filename: The name of the artifact file.
+        version: The version of the artifact.
+
+    Returns:
+        The constructed file path.
+    """
+    artifact_dir = self._get_artifact_dir(
+        app_name, user_id, session_id, filename
+    )
+    return artifact_dir / str(version)
+
+  def _get_metadata_file_path(
+      self,
+      app_name: str,
+      user_id: str,
+      session_id: str,
+      filename: str,
+      version: int,
+  ) -> Path:
+    """Constructs the metadata file path for an artifact version.
+
+    Args:
+        app_name: The name of the application.
+        user_id: The ID of the user.
+        session_id: The ID of the session.
+        filename: The name of the artifact file.
+        version: The version of the artifact.
+
+    Returns:
+        The constructed metadata file path.
+    """
+    artifact_dir = self._get_artifact_dir(
+        app_name, user_id, session_id, filename
+    )
+    return artifact_dir / f"{version}.metadata.json"
+
+  def _save_artifact(
+      self,
+      app_name: str,
+      user_id: str,
+      session_id: str,
+      filename: str,
+      artifact: types.Part,
+  ) -> int:
+    versions = self._list_versions(
+        app_name=app_name,
+        user_id=user_id,
+        session_id=session_id,
+        filename=filename,
+    )
+    version = 0 if not versions else max(versions) + 1
+
+    artifact_dir = self._get_artifact_dir(
+        app_name, user_id, session_id, filename
+    )
+    artifact_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    artifact_file_path = self._get_artifact_file_path(
+        app_name, user_id, session_id, filename, version
+    )
+    metadata_file_path = self._get_metadata_file_path(
+        app_name, user_id, session_id, filename, version
+    )
+
+    # Save the artifact data
+    artifact_file_path.write_bytes(artifact.inline_data.data)
+
+    # Save metadata (mime_type)
+    metadata = {"mime_type": artifact.inline_data.mime_type}
+    metadata_file_path.write_text(json.dumps(metadata))
+
+    return version
+
+  def _load_artifact(
+      self,
+      app_name: str,
+      user_id: str,
+      session_id: str,
+      filename: str,
+      version: Optional[int] = None,
+  ) -> Optional[types.Part]:
+    if version is None:
+      versions = self._list_versions(
+          app_name=app_name,
+          user_id=user_id,
+          session_id=session_id,
+          filename=filename,
+      )
+      if not versions:
+        return None
+      version = max(versions)
+
+    artifact_file_path = self._get_artifact_file_path(
+        app_name, user_id, session_id, filename, version
+    )
+    metadata_file_path = self._get_metadata_file_path(
+        app_name, user_id, session_id, filename, version
+    )
+
+    if not artifact_file_path.exists() or not metadata_file_path.exists():
+      return None
+
+    try:
+      artifact_data = artifact_file_path.read_bytes()
+      metadata_text = metadata_file_path.read_text()
+      metadata = json.loads(metadata_text)
+
+      artifact = types.Part.from_bytes(
+          data=artifact_data, mime_type=metadata["mime_type"]
+      )
+      return artifact
+    except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError, KeyError):
+      logger.warning(
+          "Failed to load artifact %s for app %s, user %s, session %s,"
+          " version %d",
+          filename,
+          app_name,
+          user_id,
+          session_id,
+          version,
+      )
+      return None
+
+  def _list_artifact_keys(
+      self, app_name: str, user_id: str, session_id: str
+  ) -> list[str]:
+    filenames = set()
+
+    # List session-scoped artifacts
+    session_dir = self.base_path / app_name / user_id / session_id
+    if session_dir.exists():
+      for item in session_dir.iterdir():
+        if item.is_dir():
+          filenames.add(item.name)
+
+    # List user-namespaced artifacts
+    user_namespace_dir = self.base_path / app_name / user_id / "user"
+    if user_namespace_dir.exists():
+      for item in user_namespace_dir.iterdir():
+        if item.is_dir():
+          filenames.add(item.name)
+
+    return sorted(list(filenames))
+
+  def _delete_artifact(
+      self, app_name: str, user_id: str, session_id: str, filename: str
+  ) -> None:
+    artifact_dir = self._get_artifact_dir(
+        app_name, user_id, session_id, filename
+    )
+    if artifact_dir.exists():
+      shutil.rmtree(artifact_dir)
+
+  def _list_versions(
+      self, app_name: str, user_id: str, session_id: str, filename: str
+  ) -> list[int]:
+    """Lists all available versions of an artifact.
+
+    This method retrieves all versions of a specific artifact by listing
+    the version directories within the artifact's directory.
+
+    Args:
+        app_name: The name of the application.
+        user_id: The ID of the user who owns the artifact.
+        session_id: The ID of the session (ignored for user-namespaced files).
+        filename: The name of the artifact file.
+
+    Returns:
+        A list of version numbers (integers) available for the specified
+        artifact. Returns an empty list if no versions are found.
+    """
+    artifact_dir = self._get_artifact_dir(
+        app_name, user_id, session_id, filename
+    )
+    if not artifact_dir.exists():
+      return []
+
+    versions = []
+    for item in artifact_dir.iterdir():
+      if item.is_file() and item.name.isdigit():
+        versions.append(int(item.name))
+
+    return sorted(versions)
diff --git a/tests/unittests/artifacts/test_artifact_service.py b/tests/unittests/artifacts/test_artifact_service.py
index 920aad6835..6bf1bdd57f 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/artifacts/test_artifact_service.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/artifacts/test_artifact_service.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 from datetime import datetime
 import enum
+import tempfile
 from typing import Optional
 from typing import Union
 from unittest import mock
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 from google.adk.artifacts.base_artifact_service import ArtifactVersion
 from google.adk.artifacts.gcs_artifact_service import GcsArtifactService
 from google.adk.artifacts.in_memory_artifact_service import InMemoryArtifactService
+from google.adk.artifacts.local_file_artifact_service import LocalFileArtifactService
 from google.genai import types
 import pytest
 
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@
 class ArtifactServiceType(Enum):
   IN_MEMORY = "IN_MEMORY"
   GCS = "GCS"
+  LOCAL_FILE = "LOCAL_FILE"
 
 
 class MockBlob:
@@ -153,12 +156,20 @@ def get_artifact_service(
   """Creates an artifact service for testing."""
   if service_type == ArtifactServiceType.GCS:
     return mock_gcs_artifact_service()
+  elif service_type == ArtifactServiceType.LOCAL_FILE:
+    temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+    return LocalFileArtifactService(base_path=temp_dir)
   return InMemoryArtifactService()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "service_type", [ArtifactServiceType.IN_MEMORY, ArtifactServiceType.GCS]
+    "service_type",
+    [
+        ArtifactServiceType.IN_MEMORY,
+        ArtifactServiceType.GCS,
+        ArtifactServiceType.LOCAL_FILE,
+    ],
 )
 async def test_load_empty(service_type):
   """Tests loading an artifact when none exists."""
@@ -173,7 +184,12 @@ async def test_load_empty(service_type):
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "service_type", [ArtifactServiceType.IN_MEMORY, ArtifactServiceType.GCS]
+    "service_type",
+    [
+        ArtifactServiceType.IN_MEMORY,
+        ArtifactServiceType.GCS,
+        ArtifactServiceType.LOCAL_FILE,
+    ],
 )
 async def test_save_load_delete(service_type):
   """Tests saving, loading, and deleting an artifact."""
@@ -226,7 +242,12 @@ async def test_save_load_delete(service_type):
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "service_type", [ArtifactServiceType.IN_MEMORY, ArtifactServiceType.GCS]
+    "service_type",
+    [
+        ArtifactServiceType.IN_MEMORY,
+        ArtifactServiceType.GCS,
+        ArtifactServiceType.LOCAL_FILE,
+    ],
 )
 async def test_list_keys(service_type):
   """Tests listing keys in the artifact service."""
@@ -257,7 +278,12 @@ async def test_list_keys(service_type):
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "service_type", [ArtifactServiceType.IN_MEMORY, ArtifactServiceType.GCS]
+    "service_type",
+    [
+        ArtifactServiceType.IN_MEMORY,
+        ArtifactServiceType.GCS,
+        ArtifactServiceType.LOCAL_FILE,
+    ],
 )
 async def test_list_versions(service_type):
   """Tests listing versions of an artifact."""
diff --git a/tests/unittests/artifacts/test_local_file_artifact_service.py b/tests/unittests/artifacts/test_local_file_artifact_service.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51e07d1897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unittests/artifacts/test_local_file_artifact_service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,518 @@
+# Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Tests for the LocalFileArtifactService."""
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+import tempfile
+
+from google.adk.artifacts.local_file_artifact_service import LocalFileArtifactService
+from google.genai import types
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def temp_dir():
+  """Creates a temporary directory for testing."""
+  with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
+    yield temp_dir
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def artifact_service(temp_dir):
+  """Creates a LocalFileArtifactService for testing."""
+  return LocalFileArtifactService(base_path=temp_dir)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_load_empty(artifact_service):
+  """Tests loading an artifact when none exists."""
+  assert not await artifact_service.load_artifact(
+      app_name="test_app",
+      user_id="test_user",
+      session_id="session_id",
+      filename="filename",
+  )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_save_load_delete(artifact_service):
+  """Tests saving, loading, and deleting an artifact."""
+  artifact = types.Part.from_bytes(data=b"test_data", mime_type="text/plain")
+  app_name = "app0"
+  user_id = "user0"
+  session_id = "123"
+  filename = "file456"
+
+  # Save artifact
+  version = await artifact_service.save_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+      artifact=artifact,
+  )
+  assert version == 0
+
+  # Load artifact
+  loaded_artifact = await artifact_service.load_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+  )
+  assert loaded_artifact == artifact
+
+  # Delete artifact
+  await artifact_service.delete_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+  )
+  assert not await artifact_service.load_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+  )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_list_keys(artifact_service):
+  """Tests listing keys in the artifact service."""
+  artifact = types.Part.from_bytes(data=b"test_data", mime_type="text/plain")
+  app_name = "app0"
+  user_id = "user0"
+  session_id = "123"
+  filename = "filename"
+  filenames = [filename + str(i) for i in range(5)]
+
+  for f in filenames:
+    await artifact_service.save_artifact(
+        app_name=app_name,
+        user_id=user_id,
+        session_id=session_id,
+        filename=f,
+        artifact=artifact,
+    )
+
+  assert (
+      await artifact_service.list_artifact_keys(
+          app_name=app_name, user_id=user_id, session_id=session_id
+      )
+      == filenames
+  )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_list_versions(artifact_service):
+  """Tests listing versions of an artifact."""
+  app_name = "app0"
+  user_id = "user0"
+  session_id = "123"
+  filename = "with/slash/filename"
+  versions = [
+      types.Part.from_bytes(
+          data=i.to_bytes(2, byteorder="big"), mime_type="text/plain"
+      )
+      for i in range(3)
+  ]
+
+  # Save multiple versions
+  for i in range(3):
+    version = await artifact_service.save_artifact(
+        app_name=app_name,
+        user_id=user_id,
+        session_id=session_id,
+        filename=filename,
+        artifact=versions[i],
+    )
+    assert version == i
+
+  # List versions
+  response_versions = await artifact_service.list_versions(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+  )
+
+  assert response_versions == list(range(3))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_load_specific_version(artifact_service):
+  """Tests loading a specific version of an artifact."""
+  app_name = "app0"
+  user_id = "user0"
+  session_id = "123"
+  filename = "versioned_file"
+
+  # Save multiple versions
+  version1 = types.Part.from_bytes(data=b"version_1", mime_type="text/plain")
+  version2 = types.Part.from_bytes(data=b"version_2", mime_type="text/plain")
+  version3 = types.Part.from_bytes(data=b"version_3", mime_type="text/plain")
+
+  await artifact_service.save_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+      artifact=version1,
+  )
+  await artifact_service.save_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+      artifact=version2,
+  )
+  await artifact_service.save_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+      artifact=version3,
+  )
+
+  # Load specific versions
+  loaded_v0 = await artifact_service.load_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+      version=0,
+  )
+  loaded_v1 = await artifact_service.load_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+      version=1,
+  )
+  loaded_v2 = await artifact_service.load_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+      version=2,
+  )
+
+  # Load latest version (without specifying version)
+  loaded_latest = await artifact_service.load_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+  )
+
+  assert loaded_v0 == version1
+  assert loaded_v1 == version2
+  assert loaded_v2 == version3
+  assert loaded_latest == version3
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_user_namespaced_files(artifact_service):
+  """Tests handling of user-namespaced files (starting with 'user:')."""
+  artifact = types.Part.from_bytes(data=b"user_data", mime_type="text/plain")
+  app_name = "app0"
+  user_id = "user0"
+  session_id = "123"
+  user_filename = "user:shared_file"
+  regular_filename = "regular_file"
+
+  # Save user-namespaced artifact
+  await artifact_service.save_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=user_filename,
+      artifact=artifact,
+  )
+
+  # Save regular session-scoped artifact
+  await artifact_service.save_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=regular_filename,
+      artifact=artifact,
+  )
+
+  # Load both artifacts
+  loaded_user_artifact = await artifact_service.load_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=user_filename,
+  )
+  loaded_regular_artifact = await artifact_service.load_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=regular_filename,
+  )
+
+  assert loaded_user_artifact == artifact
+  assert loaded_regular_artifact == artifact
+
+  # List artifacts should include both
+  artifact_keys = await artifact_service.list_artifact_keys(
+      app_name=app_name, user_id=user_id, session_id=session_id
+  )
+  assert regular_filename in artifact_keys
+  assert user_filename in artifact_keys
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_different_mime_types(artifact_service):
+  """Tests handling different MIME types."""
+  app_name = "app0"
+  user_id = "user0"
+  session_id = "123"
+
+  # Test different MIME types
+  text_artifact = types.Part.from_bytes(
+      data=b"text content", mime_type="text/plain"
+  )
+  json_artifact = types.Part.from_bytes(
+      data=b'{"key": "value"}', mime_type="application/json"
+  )
+  image_artifact = types.Part.from_bytes(
+      data=b"fake_image_data", mime_type="image/png"
+  )
+
+  # Save artifacts with different MIME types
+  await artifact_service.save_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename="text_file",
+      artifact=text_artifact,
+  )
+  await artifact_service.save_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename="json_file",
+      artifact=json_artifact,
+  )
+  await artifact_service.save_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename="image_file",
+      artifact=image_artifact,
+  )
+
+  # Load and verify MIME types are preserved
+  loaded_text = await artifact_service.load_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename="text_file",
+  )
+  loaded_json = await artifact_service.load_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename="json_file",
+  )
+  loaded_image = await artifact_service.load_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename="image_file",
+  )
+
+  assert loaded_text == text_artifact
+  assert loaded_json == json_artifact
+  assert loaded_image == image_artifact
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_nonexistent_version(artifact_service):
+  """Tests loading a non-existent version."""
+  artifact = types.Part.from_bytes(data=b"test_data", mime_type="text/plain")
+  app_name = "app0"
+  user_id = "user0"
+  session_id = "123"
+  filename = "test_file"
+
+  # Save one version
+  await artifact_service.save_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+      artifact=artifact,
+  )
+
+  # Try to load non-existent version
+  loaded_artifact = await artifact_service.load_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+      version=999,
+  )
+
+  assert loaded_artifact is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_empty_list_versions(artifact_service):
+  """Tests listing versions when no artifact exists."""
+  response_versions = await artifact_service.list_versions(
+      app_name="app0",
+      user_id="user0",
+      session_id="123",
+      filename="nonexistent_file",
+  )
+
+  assert response_versions == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_file_structure(artifact_service, temp_dir):
+  """Tests that files are stored in the correct directory structure."""
+  artifact = types.Part.from_bytes(data=b"test_data", mime_type="text/plain")
+  app_name = "test_app"
+  user_id = "test_user"
+  session_id = "test_session"
+  filename = "test_file"
+  user_filename = "user:shared_file"
+
+  # Save regular file
+  await artifact_service.save_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+      artifact=artifact,
+  )
+
+  # Save user-namespaced file
+  await artifact_service.save_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=user_filename,
+      artifact=artifact,
+  )
+
+  base_path = Path(temp_dir)
+
+  # Check regular file structure
+  regular_file_path = (
+      base_path / app_name / user_id / session_id / filename / "0"
+  )
+  regular_metadata_path = (
+      base_path / app_name / user_id / session_id / filename / "0.metadata.json"
+  )
+  assert regular_file_path.exists()
+  assert regular_metadata_path.exists()
+
+  # Check user-namespaced file structure
+  user_file_path = base_path / app_name / user_id / "user" / user_filename / "0"
+  user_metadata_path = (
+      base_path
+      / app_name
+      / user_id
+      / "user"
+      / user_filename
+      / "0.metadata.json"
+  )
+  assert user_file_path.exists()
+  assert user_metadata_path.exists()
+
+  # Check metadata content
+  with open(regular_metadata_path) as f:
+    metadata = json.load(f)
+    assert metadata["mime_type"] == "text/plain"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_corrupted_metadata_handling(artifact_service, temp_dir):
+  """Tests handling of corrupted metadata files."""
+  artifact = types.Part.from_bytes(data=b"test_data", mime_type="text/plain")
+  app_name = "test_app"
+  user_id = "test_user"
+  session_id = "test_session"
+  filename = "test_file"
+
+  # Save artifact normally
+  await artifact_service.save_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+      artifact=artifact,
+  )
+
+  # Corrupt the metadata file
+  base_path = Path(temp_dir)
+  metadata_path = (
+      base_path / app_name / user_id / session_id / filename / "0.metadata.json"
+  )
+  metadata_path.write_text("invalid json{")
+
+  # Try to load the artifact - should return None due to corrupted metadata
+  loaded_artifact = await artifact_service.load_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+  )
+
+  assert loaded_artifact is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_missing_metadata_file(artifact_service, temp_dir):
+  """Tests handling when metadata file is missing."""
+  artifact = types.Part.from_bytes(data=b"test_data", mime_type="text/plain")
+  app_name = "test_app"
+  user_id = "test_user"
+  session_id = "test_session"
+  filename = "test_file"
+
+  # Save artifact normally
+  await artifact_service.save_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+      artifact=artifact,
+  )
+
+  # Delete the metadata file
+  base_path = Path(temp_dir)
+  metadata_path = (
+      base_path / app_name / user_id / session_id / filename / "0.metadata.json"
+  )
+  metadata_path.unlink()
+
+  # Try to load the artifact - should return None due to missing metadata
+  loaded_artifact = await artifact_service.load_artifact(
+      app_name=app_name,
+      user_id=user_id,
+      session_id=session_id,
+      filename=filename,
+  )
+
+  assert loaded_artifact is None