diff --git a/crates/vtracer-py/README.md b/crates/vtracer-py/README.md
index 29216f6..49adf29 100644
--- a/crates/vtracer-py/README.md
+++ b/crates/vtracer-py/README.md
@@ -51,10 +51,11 @@ properties, plus the presets `Config.bw()`, `Config.poster()`, `Config.photo()`:
 | `length_threshold` | `4.0` | px |
 | `max_iterations` | `10` | |
 | `splice_threshold` | `45` | degrees |
+| `simplify` | `None` | curve simplification tolerance in px (try 1–2.5) |
 | `path_precision` | `2` | output decimal places |
 | `palette` | `None` | list of `#rrggbb` strings |
 | `max_colors` | `None` | auto-quantize target |
-| `optimize` | `1` | `0` off, `1` quantize+simplify, `2` + shorthands |
+| `optimize` | `1` | `0` off, `1` quantize+cleanup, `2` + shorthands |
 | `binary_threshold` | `128` | bw: fixed cutoff, foreground below it |
 | `adaptive` | `False` | bw: Bradley–Roth adaptive thresholding |
 | `adaptive_window` | `0` | bw adaptive: window px (`0` = auto) |
diff --git a/crates/vtracer-py/src/lib.rs b/crates/vtracer-py/src/lib.rs
index cdba7c3..3ae5129 100644
--- a/crates/vtracer-py/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/vtracer-py/src/lib.rs
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ impl PyConfig {
         length_threshold = 4.0,
         max_iterations = 10,
         splice_threshold = 45,
+        simplify = None,
         path_precision = 2,
         palette = None,
         max_colors = None,
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ impl PyConfig {
         length_threshold: f64,
         max_iterations: usize,
         splice_threshold: i32,
+        simplify: Option<f64>,
         path_precision: u32,
         palette: Option<Vec<String>>,
         max_colors: Option<usize>,
@@ -188,8 +190,7 @@ impl PyConfig {
                 length_threshold,
                 max_iterations,
                 splice_threshold,
-                // Curve simplification is not surfaced in the Python API yet.
-                simplify: None,
+                simplify,
                 path_precision: Some(path_precision),
                 palette,
                 max_colors,
@@ -331,6 +332,15 @@ impl PyConfig {
         self.inner.splice_threshold = v;
     }
 
+    #[getter]
+    fn simplify(&self) -> Option<f64> {
+        self.inner.simplify
+    }
+    #[setter]
+    fn set_simplify(&mut self, v: Option<f64>) {
+        self.inner.simplify = v;
+    }
+
     #[getter]
     fn path_precision(&self) -> Option<u32> {
         self.inner.path_precision
diff --git a/crates/vtracer-py/vtracer.pyi b/crates/vtracer-py/vtracer.pyi
index 5f2b7c6..ed62d53 100644
--- a/crates/vtracer-py/vtracer.pyi
+++ b/crates/vtracer-py/vtracer.pyi
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class Config:
         length_threshold: float = 4.0,
         max_iterations: int = 10,
         splice_threshold: int = 45,
+        simplify: Optional[float] = None,   # curve simplification tolerance in px (None = off)
         path_precision: int = 2,
         palette: Optional[list[str]] = None,   # e.g. ["#112233", "#445566"]
         max_colors: Optional[int] = None,      # auto-quantize target
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ class Config:
     length_threshold: float
     max_iterations: int
     splice_threshold: int
+    simplify: Optional[float]
     path_precision: Optional[int]
     palette: list[str]
     max_colors: Optional[int]
diff --git a/nodejs/README.md b/nodejs/README.md
index 73373bd..df6490d 100644
--- a/nodejs/README.md
+++ b/nodejs/README.md
@@ -37,11 +37,14 @@ const svg2 = vtracer.convertPixels(rgba, width, height, { clustering: 'bw' });
 ### `Options` (all optional, camelCase)
 
 `preset` (`"bw" | "poster" | "photo"`, applied first), `clustering`
-(`"color" | "bw"`), `hierarchical` (`"stacked" | "cutout"` for the seam-free
-mosaic), `mode` (`"pixel" | "polygon" | "spline"`), `filterSpeckle`,
-`colorPrecision`, `layerDifference`, `cornerThreshold`, `lengthThreshold`,
-`maxIterations`, `spliceThreshold`, `pathPrecision`, `palette` (list of
-`#rrggbb`), `maxColors`, `optimize` (`0 | 1 | 2`).
+(`"color-cluster" | "bw" | "watershed"`), `hierarchical` (`"stacked" | "cutout"`
+for the seam-free mosaic), `mode` (`"pixel" | "polygon" | "spline"`),
+`filterSpeckle`, `colorPrecision`, `layerDifference`, `cornerThreshold`,
+`lengthThreshold`, `maxIterations`, `spliceThreshold`, `simplify` (curve
+simplification tolerance in px, try 1–2.5), `pathPrecision`, `palette` (list of
+`#rrggbb`), `maxColors`, `optimize` (`0 | 1 | 2`), `binaryThreshold` /
+`adaptive` / `adaptiveWindow` / `adaptiveT` (binary mode), `watershedDetail`
+(0..=255).
 
 ## Build from source
 
diff --git a/nodejs/index.d.ts b/nodejs/index.d.ts
index e60c178..da75884 100644
--- a/nodejs/index.d.ts
+++ b/nodejs/index.d.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export interface Options {
   lengthThreshold?: number;
   maxIterations?: number;
   spliceThreshold?: number;
+  /** Curve simplification tolerance in px (omit = off; try 1-2.5). */
+  simplify?: number;
   pathPrecision?: number;
   /** Fixed palette: `#rrggbb` strings. */
   palette?: string[];
diff --git a/nodejs/src/lib.rs b/nodejs/src/lib.rs
index eccc4c9..ce80c80 100644
--- a/nodejs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nodejs/src/lib.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ struct Options {
     length_threshold: Option<f64>,
     max_iterations: Option<usize>,
     splice_threshold: Option<i32>,
+    /// Curve simplification tolerance in px (omit = off).
+    simplify: Option<f64>,
     path_precision: Option<u32>,
     palette: Option<Vec<String>>,
     max_colors: Option<usize>,
@@ -104,6 +106,9 @@ fn config_from(options: JsValue) -> Result<Config, JsValue> {
     if let Some(v) = opts.splice_threshold {
         config.splice_threshold = v;
     }
+    if let Some(v) = opts.simplify {
+        config.simplify = Some(v);
+    }
     if let Some(v) = opts.path_precision {
         config.path_precision = Some(v);
     }
diff --git a/nodejs/test.js b/nodejs/test.js
index 0526203..15b6145 100644
--- a/nodejs/test.js
+++ b/nodejs/test.js
@@ -12,11 +12,19 @@ let svg = vtracer.convertBuffer(data);
 assert(svg.includes('<svg') && svg.includes('<path'), 'default convertBuffer');
 console.log('convertBuffer default:', (svg.match(/<path/g) || []).length, 'paths');
 
-// options: bw preset -> all black
-svg = vtracer.convertBuffer(data, { colorMode: 'bw' });
+// options: bw clustering -> all black
+svg = vtracer.convertBuffer(data, { clustering: 'bw' });
 assert(svg.includes('fill="#000000"'), 'bw produces black');
 console.log('convertBuffer bw:', (svg.match(/<path/g) || []).length, 'paths');
 
+// curve simplification shrinks the output
+{
+  const plain = vtracer.convertBuffer(data);
+  const simplified = vtracer.convertBuffer(data, { simplify: 2 });
+  assert(simplified.length < plain.length, 'simplify shrinks output');
+  console.log('convertBuffer simplify:', plain.length, '->', simplified.length, 'bytes');
+}
+
 // options: mosaic + polygon + palette
 svg = vtracer.convertBuffer(data, { hierarchical: 'cutout', mode: 'polygon', palette: ['#000000', '#ffffff'], optimize: 2 });
 assert(svg.includes('<svg'), 'mosaic+palette');