diff --git a/lexica/src/lib.rs b/lexica/src/lib.rs
index deb7d670..ddb6ae36 100644
--- a/lexica/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lexica/src/lib.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ impl StrongRef {
 }
 
 /// Blob type for CBOR deserialization (CAR files, native Cid type)
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+/// Now includes lenient deserialization to handle:
+/// - Missing size field (defaults to 0)
+/// - Multiple CID field formats (ref as Cid, ref as bytes, legacy cid field)
+/// - Schema variations in CAR files
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize)]
 #[serde(tag = "$type")]
 #[serde(rename = "blob")]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
@@ -44,6 +48,78 @@ pub struct Blob {
     pub size: i32,
 }
 
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Blob {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        use serde::de::{Error, MapAccess, Visitor};
+        use std::fmt;
+
+        struct BlobVisitor;
+
+        impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for BlobVisitor {
+            type Value = Blob;
+
+            fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+                formatter.write_str("a blob object with mimeType and ref/cid fields")
+            }
+
+            fn visit_map<A>(self, mut map: A) -> Result<Self::Value, A::Error>
+            where
+                A: MapAccess<'de>,
+            {
+                let mut mime_type: Option<String> = None;
+                let mut cid: Option<Cid> = None;
+                let mut size: Option<i32> = None;
+
+                while let Some(key) = map.next_key::<String>()? {
+                    match key.as_str() {
+                        "$type" => {
+                            // Skip $type field
+                            let _: serde::de::IgnoredAny = map.next_value()?;
+                        }
+                        "mimeType" => {
+                            mime_type = Some(map.next_value()?);
+                        }
+                        "ref" => {
+                            // Try to deserialize ref field as Cid (native CBOR format)
+                            cid = Some(map.next_value()?);
+                        }
+                        "cid" => {
+                            // Legacy format: direct cid field
+                            if cid.is_none() {
+                                cid = Some(map.next_value()?);
+                            } else {
+                                let _: serde::de::IgnoredAny = map.next_value()?;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        "size" => {
+                            size = Some(map.next_value()?);
+                        }
+                        _ => {
+                            // Ignore unknown fields
+                            let _: serde::de::IgnoredAny = map.next_value()?;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                let mime_type = mime_type.ok_or_else(|| A::Error::missing_field("mimeType"))?;
+                let cid = cid.ok_or_else(|| A::Error::missing_field("ref or cid"))?;
+                let size = size.unwrap_or(0); // Default to 0 if missing
+
+                Ok(Blob {
+                    mime_type,
+                    cid,
+                    size,
+                })
+            }
+        }
+
+        deserializer.deserialize_map(BlobVisitor)
+    }
+}
+
 /// Blob type for JSON deserialization (Slingshot, string CID or {$link: "cid"} format)
 /// Supports both modern format (ref.$link) and legacy format (cid directly)
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize)]