diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/plugin/openai/README.md b/packages/opencode/src/plugin/openai/README.md
index c359f8c60..2286b3509 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/plugin/openai/README.md
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/plugin/openai/README.md
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ Enabled by default on `local`, `dev`, and `beta`. On `latest` and `prod`, set `O
 
 ## Retries
 
-- If WebSocket setup fails or it fails before its first event, replay over HTTP and keep that session on HTTP until idle-pruned.
-- If the server returns `websocket_connection_limit_reached` before output, reconnect up to 5 times, then follow the same HTTP fallback.
-- If a WebSocket fails after its first event, fail the stream. Do not replay partial output.
+- Retry WebSocket stream/setup failures up to 5 times, then use HTTP for that session until the pool entry is idle-pruned.
+- `websocket_connection_limit_reached` consumes the same retry budget and HTTP fallback.
+- If a WebSocket fails after its first event, fail it as retryable rather than replaying partial output in transport.
 - Abort or cancel closes the socket.
 
 ## Next Steps
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/plugin/openai/ws-pool.ts b/packages/opencode/src/plugin/openai/ws-pool.ts
index 0af4c57c9..331657097 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/plugin/openai/ws-pool.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/plugin/openai/ws-pool.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import WebSocket from "ws"
 import * as Log from "@opencode-ai/core/util/log"
+import { ProviderError } from "@/provider/error"
 import { isRecord } from "@/util/record"
 import { OpenAIWebSocket } from "./ws"
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ export interface CreateWebSocketFetchOptions {
   connectTimeout?: number
   idleTimeout?: number
   maxConnectionAge?: number
-  connectionLimitRetries?: number
+  streamRetries?: number
 }
 
 interface PoolEntry {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ interface PoolEntry {
   lastUsedAt: number
   busy: boolean
   fallback: boolean
+  streamFailures: number
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = 15_000
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ export function createWebSocketFetch(options?: CreateWebSocketFetchOptions) {
   const connectTimeout = options?.connectTimeout ?? DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT
   const idleTimeout = options?.idleTimeout ?? DEFAULT_IDLE_TIMEOUT
   const maxConnectionAge = options?.maxConnectionAge ?? DEFAULT_MAX_CONNECTION_AGE
-  const connectionLimitRetries = options?.connectionLimitRetries ?? 5
+  const streamRetries = options?.streamRetries ?? 5
   const pruneTimer = setInterval(() => prune(), Math.min(idleTimeout, 60_000))
   if (typeof pruneTimer === "object" && "unref" in pruneTimer && typeof pruneTimer.unref === "function") {
     pruneTimer.unref()
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ export function createWebSocketFetch(options?: CreateWebSocketFetchOptions) {
     }
     const key = `${sessionID}:conversation`
 
-    const entry = pool.get(key) ?? { lastUsedAt: Date.now(), busy: false, fallback: false }
+    const entry = pool.get(key) ?? { lastUsedAt: Date.now(), busy: false, fallback: false, streamFailures: 0 }
     pool.set(key, entry)
 
     if (entry.fallback) {
@@ -87,7 +89,6 @@ export function createWebSocketFetch(options?: CreateWebSocketFetchOptions) {
     entry.busy = true
     entry.lastUsedAt = Date.now()
     try {
-      let connectionLimitAttempts = 0
       entry.socket = await socket(
         entry,
         options?.url ?? url,
@@ -111,15 +112,16 @@ export function createWebSocketFetch(options?: CreateWebSocketFetchOptions) {
         onTerminal: (event) => {
           entry.busy = false
           entry.lastUsedAt = Date.now()
+          entry.streamFailures = 0
           if (event.type !== "response.completed" && event.type !== "response.done") {
             log.warn("websocket terminal failure", { key, type: event.type })
             invalidate(entry)
           }
         },
         onConnectionInvalid: (error) => {
-          log.warn("websocket invalidated", { key, error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error) })
+          log.warn("websocket invalidated", { key, error: error.message })
           entry.busy = false
-          entry.fallback = true
+          if (!entry.fallback) recordStreamFailure(entry)
           invalidate(entry)
           resolveFirstEvent(false)
         },
@@ -127,51 +129,52 @@ export function createWebSocketFetch(options?: CreateWebSocketFetchOptions) {
           log.debug("websocket aborted", { key })
           entry.busy = false
           entry.lastUsedAt = Date.now()
+          entry.streamFailures = 0
           invalidate(entry)
           rejectFirstEvent(error)
         },
         onRetryableTerminal: async (event) => {
           const error = connectionLimitError(event)
           if (!error) return undefined
-          if (connectionLimitAttempts >= connectionLimitRetries) throw error
-
-          connectionLimitAttempts++
-          log.warn("websocket connection limit reached", { key, attempt: connectionLimitAttempts })
-          invalidate(entry)
-          entry.socket = await socket(
-            entry,
-            options?.url ?? url,
-            OpenAIWebSocket.normalizeHeaders(httpInit?.headers),
-            connectTimeout,
-            maxConnectionAge,
-            init?.signal,
-          )
-          entry.lastUsedAt = Date.now()
-          return entry.socket
+          log.warn("websocket connection limit reached", { key })
+          throw error
         },
       })
       if (await firstEvent) return response
-      log.debug("http fallback", { key, reason: "websocket_failed_before_first_event" })
+      if (!entry.fallback) return response
+      log.debug("http fallback", { key, reason: "websocket_retries_exhausted" })
       return httpFetch(input, httpInit)
     } catch (error) {
       entry.busy = false
       entry.lastUsedAt = Date.now()
       if (OpenAIWebSocket.isAbortError(error)) {
+        entry.streamFailures = 0
         invalidate(entry)
         throw error
       }
 
-      entry.fallback = true
+      recordStreamFailure(entry)
       log.warn("websocket setup failed", {
         key,
         error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
-        fallback: "http",
+        fallback: entry.fallback ? "http" : undefined,
       })
       invalidate(entry)
-      return httpFetch(input, httpInit)
+      if (entry.fallback) return httpFetch(input, httpInit)
+      return failedResponse(
+        new ProviderError.ResponseStreamError(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error), {
+          cause: error,
+        }),
+      )
     }
   }
 
+  function recordStreamFailure(entry: PoolEntry) {
+    entry.streamFailures++
+    // Codex counts retries after the initial failed WebSocket attempt.
+    if (entry.streamFailures > streamRetries) entry.fallback = true
+  }
+
   function prune() {
     const now = Date.now()
     for (const [key, entry] of pool) {
@@ -198,6 +201,20 @@ function connectionLimitError(event: Record<string, unknown>) {
   return new Error(typeof event.error.message === "string" ? event.error.message : CONNECTION_LIMIT_REACHED_CODE)
 }
 
+function failedResponse(error: ProviderError.ResponseStreamError) {
+  return new Response(
+    new ReadableStream({
+      start(controller) {
+        controller.error(error)
+      },
+    }),
+    {
+      status: 200,
+      headers: { "content-type": "text/event-stream" },
+    },
+  )
+}
+
 async function socket(
   entry: PoolEntry,
   url: string,
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/plugin/openai/ws.ts b/packages/opencode/src/plugin/openai/ws.ts
index 7176ab210..cad676960 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/plugin/openai/ws.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/plugin/openai/ws.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // fallback, and continuation state intentionally live above this file.
 
 import WebSocket from "ws"
+import { ProviderError } from "@/provider/error"
 
 export const PROTOCOL_HEADER = "responses_websockets=2026-02-06"
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ export interface StreamResponsesWebSocketOptions {
   onComplete?: (event: Record<string, unknown>) => void
   onTerminal?: (event: Record<string, unknown>) => void
   onRetryableTerminal?: (event: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<WebSocket | undefined>
-  onConnectionInvalid?: (error: Error) => void
+  onConnectionInvalid?: (error: ProviderError.ResponseStreamError) => void
   onAbort?: (error: Error) => void
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ export function connectResponsesWebSocket(options: ConnectResponsesWebSocketOpti
 
     function onClose(code: number, reason: Buffer) {
       cleanup()
-      reject(closeError("WebSocket closed before open", code, reason))
+      reject(new Error(closeMessage("WebSocket closed before open", code, reason)))
     }
 
     function onAbort() {
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ export function streamResponsesWebSocket(options: StreamResponsesWebSocketOption
     controller?.close()
   }
 
-  function invalidate(error: Error) {
+  function invalidate(error: ProviderError.ResponseStreamError) {
     if (completed) return
     completed = true
     cleanup()
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ export function streamResponsesWebSocket(options: StreamResponsesWebSocketOption
     if (completed) return
     if (!options.idleTimeout) return
     if (idleTimer) clearTimeout(idleTimer)
-    idleTimer = setTimeout(() => invalidate(new Error(message)), options.idleTimeout)
+    idleTimer = setTimeout(() => invalidate(new ProviderError.ResponseStreamError(message)), options.idleTimeout)
     if (typeof idleTimer === "object" && "unref" in idleTimer && typeof idleTimer.unref === "function") {
       idleTimer.unref()
     }
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ export function streamResponsesWebSocket(options: StreamResponsesWebSocketOption
   async function onMessage(data: WebSocket.RawData, isBinary: boolean) {
     if (completed) return
     if (isBinary) {
-      invalidate(new Error("Unexpected binary WebSocket frame"))
+      invalidate(new ProviderError.ResponseStreamError("Unexpected binary WebSocket frame"))
       return
     }
 
@@ -195,7 +196,11 @@ export function streamResponsesWebSocket(options: StreamResponsesWebSocketOption
           return
         }
       } catch (error) {
-        invalidate(error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(String(error)))
+        invalidate(
+          new ProviderError.ResponseStreamError(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error), {
+            cause: error,
+          }),
+        )
         return
       }
     }
@@ -230,12 +235,14 @@ export function streamResponsesWebSocket(options: StreamResponsesWebSocketOption
   }
 
   function onError(error: Error) {
-    invalidate(error)
+    invalidate(new ProviderError.ResponseStreamError(error.message, { cause: error }))
   }
 
   function onClose(code: number, reason: Buffer) {
     if (completed) return
-    invalidate(closeError("WebSocket closed before response.completed", code, reason))
+    invalidate(
+      new ProviderError.ResponseStreamError(closeMessage("WebSocket closed before response.completed", code, reason)),
+    )
   }
 
   function onAbort() {
@@ -272,7 +279,7 @@ export function streamResponsesWebSocket(options: StreamResponsesWebSocketOption
     socket.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "response.create", ...payload }), (error) => {
       if (completed) return
       resetIdleTimeout("idle timeout waiting for websocket")
-      if (error) invalidate(error)
+      if (error) invalidate(new ProviderError.ResponseStreamError(error.message, { cause: error }))
     })
   }
 
@@ -312,11 +319,11 @@ function abortError(signal: AbortSignal | undefined) {
   return new DOMException(reason instanceof Error ? reason.message : "Aborted", "AbortError")
 }
 
-function closeError(message: string, code: number, reason: Buffer) {
+function closeMessage(message: string, code: number, reason: Buffer) {
   const details = [`code ${code}`]
   if (code === 1009) details.push("message too big")
   if (reason.length > 0) details.push(reason.toString())
-  return new Error(`${message} (${details.join(": ")})`)
+  return `${message} (${details.join(": ")})`
 }
 
 export * as OpenAIWebSocket from "./ws"
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/provider/error.ts b/packages/opencode/src/provider/error.ts
index 423383917..06b388b48 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/provider/error.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/provider/error.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ export class HeaderTimeoutError extends Error {
   }
 }
 
+export class ResponseStreamError extends Error {
+  public override readonly name = "ProviderResponseStreamError"
+
+  constructor(message: string, options?: ErrorOptions) {
+    super(message, options)
+  }
+}
+
 // Adapted from overflow detection patterns in:
 // https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/ai/src/utils/overflow.ts
 const OVERFLOW_PATTERNS = [
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/session/message-v2.ts b/packages/opencode/src/session/message-v2.ts
index 29cc83a1e..68157f5f4 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/session/message-v2.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/session/message-v2.ts
@@ -1155,6 +1155,17 @@ export function fromError(
         },
         { cause: e },
       ).toObject()
+    case e instanceof ProviderError.ResponseStreamError:
+      return new APIError(
+        {
+          message: e.message,
+          isRetryable: true,
+          metadata: {
+            code: e.name,
+          },
+        },
+        { cause: e },
+      ).toObject()
     case APICallError.isInstance(e):
       const parsed = ProviderError.parseAPICallError({
         providerID: ctx.providerID,
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/plugin/openai-ws.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/plugin/openai-ws.test.ts
index 1fe26cfcb..d27774037 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/plugin/openai-ws.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/plugin/openai-ws.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
 import { EventEmitter } from "node:events"
-import type { IncomingMessage } from "node:http"
+import { createServer, type IncomingMessage, type Server as HttpServer } from "node:http"
 import net, { type AddressInfo, type Socket } from "node:net"
 import WebSocket, { WebSocketServer } from "ws"
+import { ProviderError } from "../../src/provider/error"
 import { OpenAIWebSocket } from "../../src/plugin/openai/ws"
 import { OpenAIWebSocketPool, TITLE_HEADER } from "../../src/plugin/openai/ws-pool"
 
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ describe("plugin.openai.ws", () => {
   })
 
   test("errors the SSE stream when the server closes before a terminal event", async () => {
-    const invalid: string[] = []
+    const invalid: Error[] = []
     await using server = await createWebSocketServer((socket) => {
       socket.once("message", () => {
         socket.close(1009, "payload too large")
@@ -96,13 +97,14 @@ describe("plugin.openai.ws", () => {
     const response = OpenAIWebSocket.streamResponsesWebSocket({
       socket,
       body: { stream: true, input: "hi" },
-      onConnectionInvalid: (error) => invalid.push(error.message),
+      onConnectionInvalid: (error) => invalid.push(error),
     })
 
     await expect(response.text()).rejects.toThrow(
       "WebSocket closed before response.completed (code 1009: message too big: payload too large)",
     )
-    expect(invalid).toEqual([
+    expect(invalid[0]).toBeInstanceOf(ProviderError.ResponseStreamError)
+    expect(invalid.map((error) => error.message)).toEqual([
       "WebSocket closed before response.completed (code 1009: message too big: payload too large)",
     ])
   })
@@ -140,13 +142,12 @@ describe("plugin.openai.ws-pool", () => {
     })
     const fetch = OpenAIWebSocketPool.createWebSocketFetch({
       url: server.url,
-      httpFetch: mockFetch(async () => new Response("http")),
     })
 
-    const first = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
+    const first = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
     expect(await first.text()).toContain("data: [DONE]")
 
-    const second = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
+    const second = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
     expect(await second.text()).toContain("data: [DONE]")
     expect(connections).toBe(1)
     expect(messages).toBe(2)
@@ -163,41 +164,59 @@ describe("plugin.openai.ws-pool", () => {
     })
     const fetch = OpenAIWebSocketPool.createWebSocketFetch({
       url: server.url,
-      httpFetch: mockFetch(async () => new Response("http")),
       maxConnectionAge: 0,
     })
 
-    const first = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
+    const first = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
     expect(await first.text()).toContain("data: [DONE]")
 
-    const second = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
+    const second = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
     expect(await second.text()).toContain("data: [DONE]")
     expect(connections).toBe(2)
     fetch.close()
   })
 
-  test("falls back to HTTP when websocket setup fails and keeps the fallback sticky", async () => {
+  test("falls back to HTTP after websocket setup retries are exhausted", async () => {
     const attempts: string[] = []
     await using server = await createRejectingWebSocketServer(() => attempts.push("websocket"))
-    const httpRequests: Headers[] = []
     const fetch = OpenAIWebSocketPool.createWebSocketFetch({
       url: server.url,
-      httpFetch: mockFetch(async (_input, init) => {
-        httpRequests.push(new Headers(init?.headers))
-        return new Response("http")
-      }),
       connectTimeout: 100,
+      streamRetries: 1,
     })
 
-    const first = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest({ [TITLE_HEADER]: "false" }))
-    const second = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest({ [TITLE_HEADER]: "false" }))
+    const first = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest({ [TITLE_HEADER]: "false" }))
+    await expect(first.text()).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(ProviderError.ResponseStreamError)
+    const second = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest({ [TITLE_HEADER]: "false" }))
+    const third = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest({ [TITLE_HEADER]: "false" }))
 
-    expect(await first.text()).toBe("http")
     expect(await second.text()).toBe("http")
-    expect(attempts).toEqual(["websocket"])
-    expect(httpRequests).toHaveLength(2)
-    expect(httpRequests[0]?.get(TITLE_HEADER)).toBeNull()
-    expect(httpRequests[1]?.get(TITLE_HEADER)).toBeNull()
+    expect(await third.text()).toBe("http")
+    expect(attempts).toEqual(["websocket", "websocket"])
+    expect(server.httpRequests).toHaveLength(2)
+    expect(server.httpRequests[0]?.headers[TITLE_HEADER]).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(server.httpRequests[1]?.headers[TITLE_HEADER]).toBeUndefined()
+    fetch.close()
+  })
+
+  test("prunes HTTP fallback after its idle timeout", async () => {
+    let websocketAttempts = 0
+    await using server = await createRejectingWebSocketServer(() => websocketAttempts++)
+    const fetch = OpenAIWebSocketPool.createWebSocketFetch({
+      url: server.url,
+      connectTimeout: 100,
+      idleTimeout: 20,
+      streamRetries: 0,
+    })
+
+    const first = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
+    expect(await first.text()).toBe("http")
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 50))
+    const second = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
+
+    expect(await second.text()).toBe("http")
+    expect(websocketAttempts).toBe(2)
+    expect(server.httpRequests).toHaveLength(2)
     fetch.close()
   })
 
@@ -209,26 +228,21 @@ describe("plugin.openai.ws-pool", () => {
         socket.send(JSON.stringify({ type: connections === 1 ? "response.failed" : "response.completed" }))
       })
     })
-    const httpRequests: Headers[] = []
     const fetch = OpenAIWebSocketPool.createWebSocketFetch({
       url: server.url,
-      httpFetch: mockFetch(async (_input, init) => {
-        httpRequests.push(new Headers(init?.headers))
-        return new Response("http")
-      }),
     })
 
-    const first = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
+    const first = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
     expect(await first.text()).toContain('data: {"type":"response.failed"}')
 
-    const second = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
+    const second = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
     expect(await second.text()).toContain('data: {"type":"response.completed"}')
     expect(connections).toBe(2)
-    expect(httpRequests).toHaveLength(0)
+    expect(server.httpRequests).toHaveLength(0)
     fetch.close()
   })
 
-  test("reconnects and replays after websocket connection limit errors", async () => {
+  test("retries websocket connection limit errors on the next stream attempt", async () => {
     let connections = 0
     let messages = 0
     await using server = await createWebSocketServer((socket) => {
@@ -252,24 +266,21 @@ describe("plugin.openai.ws-pool", () => {
         socket.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "response.completed", response: { id: "resp_retry" } }))
       })
     })
-    const httpRequests: Headers[] = []
     const fetch = OpenAIWebSocketPool.createWebSocketFetch({
       url: server.url,
-      httpFetch: mockFetch(async (_input, init) => {
-        httpRequests.push(new Headers(init?.headers))
-        return new Response("http")
-      }),
     })
 
-    const response = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
-    const text = await response.text()
+    const first = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
+    await expect(first.text()).rejects.toThrow("Responses websocket connection limit reached")
+    const second = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
+    const text = await second.text()
 
     expect(text).not.toContain("websocket_connection_limit_reached")
     expect(text).toContain('data: {"type":"response.completed","response":{"id":"resp_retry"}}')
     expect(text).toContain("data: [DONE]")
     expect(connections).toBe(2)
     expect(messages).toBe(2)
-    expect(httpRequests).toHaveLength(0)
+    expect(server.httpRequests).toHaveLength(0)
     fetch.close()
   })
 
@@ -291,98 +302,159 @@ describe("plugin.openai.ws-pool", () => {
         )
       })
     })
-    let httpRequests = 0
     const fetch = OpenAIWebSocketPool.createWebSocketFetch({
       url: server.url,
-      connectionLimitRetries: 2,
-      httpFetch: mockFetch(async () => {
-        httpRequests += 1
-        return new Response("http")
-      }),
+      streamRetries: 2,
     })
 
-    const first = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
-    const second = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
+    const first = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
+    await expect(first.text()).rejects.toThrow("Responses websocket connection limit reached")
+    const second = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
+    await expect(second.text()).rejects.toThrow("Responses websocket connection limit reached")
+    const third = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
+    const fourth = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
 
-    expect(await first.text()).toBe("http")
-    expect(await second.text()).toBe("http")
+    expect(await third.text()).toBe("http")
+    expect(await fourth.text()).toBe("http")
     expect(connections).toBe(3)
-    expect(httpRequests).toBe(2)
+    expect(server.httpRequests).toHaveLength(2)
     fetch.close()
   })
 
-  test("replays over HTTP when websocket idles before its first event", async () => {
+  test("shares the websocket retry budget across stream and connection limit failures", async () => {
+    let connections = 0
+    await using server = await createWebSocketServer((socket) => {
+      connections += 1
+      socket.once("message", () => {
+        if (connections === 1) {
+          socket.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "response.output_text.delta", delta: "started" }))
+          socket.terminate()
+          return
+        }
+        socket.send(
+          JSON.stringify({
+            type: "error",
+            error: {
+              code: "websocket_connection_limit_reached",
+              message: "Responses websocket connection limit reached",
+            },
+          }),
+        )
+      })
+    })
+    const fetch = OpenAIWebSocketPool.createWebSocketFetch({
+      url: server.url,
+      streamRetries: 1,
+    })
+
+    const first = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
+    await expect(first.text()).rejects.toThrow("WebSocket closed before response.completed")
+    const second = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
+
+    expect(await second.text()).toBe("http")
+    expect(connections).toBe(2)
+    expect(server.httpRequests).toHaveLength(1)
+    fetch.close()
+  })
+
+  test("retries websocket idle failures before first event then falls back to HTTP", async () => {
     let connections = 0
     await using server = await createWebSocketServer((socket) => {
       connections += 1
       socket.once("message", () => {})
     })
-    const httpRequests: Headers[] = []
     const fetch = OpenAIWebSocketPool.createWebSocketFetch({
       url: server.url,
       idleTimeout: 20,
-      httpFetch: mockFetch(async (_input, init) => {
-        httpRequests.push(new Headers(init?.headers))
-        return new Response("http")
-      }),
+      streamRetries: 1,
     })
 
-    const first = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
-    expect(await first.text()).toBe("http")
-    const second = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
+    const first = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
+    await expect(first.text()).rejects.toThrow("idle timeout waiting for websocket")
+    const second = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
+    const third = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
 
     expect(await second.text()).toBe("http")
-    expect(connections).toBe(1)
-    expect(httpRequests).toHaveLength(2)
+    expect(await third.text()).toBe("http")
+    expect(connections).toBe(2)
+    expect(server.httpRequests).toHaveLength(2)
     fetch.close()
   })
 
-  test("does not replay over HTTP after a websocket event was emitted", async () => {
+  test("retries failed websocket streams before using HTTP fallback", async () => {
     await using server = await createWebSocketServer((socket) => {
       socket.once("message", () => {
         socket.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "response.output_text.delta", delta: "started" }))
       })
     })
-    const httpRequests: Headers[] = []
     const fetch = OpenAIWebSocketPool.createWebSocketFetch({
       url: server.url,
       idleTimeout: 20,
-      httpFetch: mockFetch(async (_input, init) => {
-        httpRequests.push(new Headers(init?.headers))
-        return new Response("http")
-      }),
+      streamRetries: 1,
     })
 
-    const first = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
+    const first = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
     await expect(first.text()).rejects.toThrow("idle timeout waiting for websocket")
-    const second = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
+    const second = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
+    await expect(second.text()).rejects.toThrow("idle timeout waiting for websocket")
+    const third = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
 
-    expect(await second.text()).toBe("http")
-    expect(httpRequests).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(await third.text()).toBe("http")
+    expect(server.httpRequests).toHaveLength(1)
+    fetch.close()
+  })
+
+  test("resets websocket stream failures after a completed response", async () => {
+    let connections = 0
+    let requests = 0
+    await using server = await createWebSocketServer((socket) => {
+      connections += 1
+      socket.on("message", () => {
+        requests += 1
+        if (requests === 1 || requests === 3) {
+          socket.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "response.output_text.delta", delta: "started" }))
+          socket.terminate()
+          return
+        }
+        socket.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "response.completed", response: { id: `resp_${requests}` } }))
+      })
+    })
+    const fetch = OpenAIWebSocketPool.createWebSocketFetch({
+      url: server.url,
+      streamRetries: 1,
+    })
+
+    const first = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
+    await expect(first.text()).rejects.toThrow("WebSocket closed before response.completed")
+    const second = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
+    expect(await second.text()).toContain("data: [DONE]")
+    const third = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
+    await expect(third.text()).rejects.toThrow("WebSocket closed before response.completed")
+    const fourth = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
+
+    expect(await fourth.text()).toContain("data: [DONE]")
+    expect(connections).toBe(3)
+    expect(requests).toBe(4)
+    expect(server.httpRequests).toHaveLength(0)
     fetch.close()
   })
 
   test("falls back to HTTP for missing session and title requests", async () => {
-    const httpRequests: Headers[] = []
-    const fetch = OpenAIWebSocketPool.createWebSocketFetch({
-      httpFetch: mockFetch(async (_input, init) => {
-        httpRequests.push(new Headers(init?.headers))
-        return new Response("http")
-      }),
-    })
+    await using server = await createWebSocketServer(() => {})
+    const fetch = OpenAIWebSocketPool.createWebSocketFetch()
 
-    const missingSession = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", {
+    const missingSession = await fetch(server.url, {
       method: "POST",
       headers: { [TITLE_HEADER]: "false" },
       body: JSON.stringify({ stream: true }),
     })
-    const title = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest({ [TITLE_HEADER]: "true" }))
+    const title = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest({ [TITLE_HEADER]: "true" }))
 
     expect(await missingSession.text()).toBe("http")
     expect(await title.text()).toBe("http")
-    expect(httpRequests).toHaveLength(2)
-    expect(httpRequests[0]?.get(TITLE_HEADER)).toBeNull()
-    expect(httpRequests[1]?.get(TITLE_HEADER)).toBeNull()
+    expect(server.httpRequests).toHaveLength(2)
+    expect(server.httpRequests[0]?.headers[TITLE_HEADER]).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(server.httpRequests[1]?.headers[TITLE_HEADER]).toBeUndefined()
     fetch.close()
   })
 
@@ -395,22 +467,17 @@ describe("plugin.openai.ws-pool", () => {
       })
     })
     const abort = new AbortController()
-    const httpRequests: Headers[] = []
     const fetch = OpenAIWebSocketPool.createWebSocketFetch({
       url: server.url,
-      httpFetch: mockFetch(async (_input, init) => {
-        httpRequests.push(new Headers(init?.headers))
-        return new Response("http")
-      }),
     })
 
-    const first = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest({}, abort.signal))
+    const first = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest({}, abort.signal))
     const firstText = first.text()
     await waitFor(() => connections === 1, "websocket did not connect")
-    const second = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
+    const second = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
 
     expect(await second.text()).toBe("http")
-    expect(httpRequests).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(server.httpRequests).toHaveLength(1)
     expect(connections).toBe(1)
     abort.abort(new Error("stop"))
     await expect(firstText).rejects.toThrow("stop")
@@ -419,28 +486,25 @@ describe("plugin.openai.ws-pool", () => {
 
   test("reserves a websocket lane while its socket is connecting", async () => {
     await using server = await createHangingTcpServer()
-    let httpRequests = 0
+    await using fallback = await createHttpServer()
     const fetch = OpenAIWebSocketPool.createWebSocketFetch({
       url: server.url,
       connectTimeout: 20,
-      httpFetch: mockFetch(async () => {
-        httpRequests += 1
-        return new Response("http")
-      }),
+      streamRetries: 0,
     })
 
-    const first = fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
+    const first = fetch(fallback.url, streamRequest())
     await waitFor(() => server.connections() === 1, "first websocket did not begin connecting")
-    const second = fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
+    const second = fetch(fallback.url, streamRequest())
 
     expect(await (await second).text()).toBe("http")
     expect(await (await first).text()).toBe("http")
     expect(server.connections()).toBe(1)
-    expect(httpRequests).toBe(2)
+    expect(fallback.httpRequests).toHaveLength(2)
     fetch.close()
   })
 
-  test("replays over HTTP after an unexpected close before the first event", async () => {
+  test("retries unexpected closes before first event then falls back to HTTP", async () => {
     let connections = 0
     await using server = await createWebSocketServer((socket) => {
       connections += 1
@@ -448,22 +512,20 @@ describe("plugin.openai.ws-pool", () => {
         socket.close(1001, "server shutdown")
       })
     })
-    const httpRequests: Headers[] = []
     const fetch = OpenAIWebSocketPool.createWebSocketFetch({
       url: server.url,
-      httpFetch: mockFetch(async (_input, init) => {
-        httpRequests.push(new Headers(init?.headers))
-        return new Response("http")
-      }),
+      streamRetries: 1,
     })
 
-    const first = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
-    expect(await first.text()).toBe("http")
-    const second = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
+    const first = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
+    await expect(first.text()).rejects.toThrow("WebSocket closed before response.completed")
+    const second = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
+    const third = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
 
     expect(await second.text()).toBe("http")
-    expect(connections).toBe(1)
-    expect(httpRequests).toHaveLength(2)
+    expect(await third.text()).toBe("http")
+    expect(connections).toBe(2)
+    expect(server.httpRequests).toHaveLength(2)
     fetch.close()
   })
 
@@ -479,27 +541,22 @@ describe("plugin.openai.ws-pool", () => {
         socket.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "response.completed", response: { id: "resp_456" } }))
       })
     })
-    const httpRequests: Headers[] = []
     const abort = new AbortController()
     const fetch = OpenAIWebSocketPool.createWebSocketFetch({
       url: server.url,
-      httpFetch: mockFetch(async (_input, init) => {
-        httpRequests.push(new Headers(init?.headers))
-        return new Response("http")
-      }),
     })
 
-    const first = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest({}, abort.signal))
+    const first = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest({}, abort.signal))
     const firstText = first.text()
     await waitFor(() => connections === 1, "first websocket did not connect")
     abort.abort(new Error("stop"))
     await expect(firstText).rejects.toThrow("stop")
 
-    const second = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
+    const second = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
 
     expect(await second.text()).toContain("data: [DONE]")
     expect(connections).toBe(2)
-    expect(httpRequests).toHaveLength(0)
+    expect(server.httpRequests).toHaveLength(0)
     fetch.close()
   })
 
@@ -515,24 +572,19 @@ describe("plugin.openai.ws-pool", () => {
         socket.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "response.completed", response: { id: "resp_after_cancel" } }))
       })
     })
-    const httpRequests: Headers[] = []
     const fetch = OpenAIWebSocketPool.createWebSocketFetch({
       url: server.url,
-      httpFetch: mockFetch(async (_input, init) => {
-        httpRequests.push(new Headers(init?.headers))
-        return new Response("http")
-      }),
     })
 
-    const first = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
+    const first = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
     await waitFor(() => connections === 1, "first websocket did not connect")
     await first.body!.cancel("stop")
 
-    const second = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/responses", streamRequest())
+    const second = await fetch(server.url, streamRequest())
 
     expect(await second.text()).toContain("data: [DONE]")
     expect(connections).toBe(2)
-    expect(httpRequests).toHaveLength(0)
+    expect(server.httpRequests).toHaveLength(0)
     fetch.close()
   })
 })
@@ -550,20 +602,11 @@ function streamRequest(headers?: Record<string, string>, signal?: AbortSignal):
   }
 }
 
-function mockFetch(
-  fn: (
-    input: Parameters<typeof globalThis.fetch>[0],
-    init: Parameters<typeof globalThis.fetch>[1],
-  ) => ReturnType<typeof globalThis.fetch>,
-): typeof globalThis.fetch {
-  return Object.assign(fn, { preconnect: globalThis.fetch.preconnect })
-}
-
 async function createWebSocketServer(onConnection: (socket: WebSocket, request: IncomingMessage) => void) {
-  const server = new WebSocketServer({ host: "127.0.0.1", port: 0 })
+  const http = await createHttpServer()
+  const server = new WebSocketServer({ server: http.server })
   server.on("connection", onConnection)
-  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => server.once("listening", resolve))
-  return websocketServerHandle(server)
+  return websocketServerHandle(server, http)
 }
 
 async function createHangingTcpServer() {
@@ -588,31 +631,53 @@ async function createHangingTcpServer() {
 }
 
 async function createRejectingWebSocketServer(onAttempt: () => void) {
+  const http = await createHttpServer()
   const server = new WebSocketServer({
-    host: "127.0.0.1",
-    port: 0,
+    server: http.server,
     verifyClient(_info, callback) {
       onAttempt()
       callback(false, 401, "denied")
     },
   })
-  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => server.once("listening", resolve))
-  return websocketServerHandle(server)
+  return websocketServerHandle(server, http)
 }
 
-function websocketServerHandle(server: WebSocketServer) {
+async function createHttpServer() {
+  const httpRequests: IncomingMessage[] = []
+  const server = createServer((request, response) => {
+    httpRequests.push(request)
+    response.writeHead(200, { "content-type": "text/plain" })
+    response.end("http")
+  })
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => server.listen(0, "127.0.0.1", resolve))
   const address = server.address() as AddressInfo
-  const url = `http://127.0.0.1:${address.port}/v1/responses`
   return {
-    url,
-    wsUrl: url.replace(/^http/, "ws"),
+    server,
+    httpRequests,
+    url: `http://127.0.0.1:${address.port}/v1/responses`,
+    async [Symbol.asyncDispose]() {
+      await closeHttpServer(server)
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+function websocketServerHandle(server: WebSocketServer, http: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof createHttpServer>>) {
+  return {
+    url: http.url,
+    wsUrl: http.url.replace(/^http/, "ws"),
+    httpRequests: http.httpRequests,
     async [Symbol.asyncDispose]() {
       for (const socket of server.clients) socket.terminate()
       server.close()
+      http.server.close()
     },
   }
 }
 
+function closeHttpServer(server: HttpServer) {
+  return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => server.close((error) => (error ? reject(error) : resolve())))
+}
+
 async function waitFor(predicate: () => boolean, message: string) {
   const started = Date.now()
   while (!predicate()) {
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/session/retry.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/session/retry.test.ts
index 26c55bde7..e1cbec036 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/session/retry.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/session/retry.test.ts
@@ -172,6 +172,17 @@ describe("session.retry.retryable", () => {
     })
   })
 
+  test("retries websocket stream transport errors", () => {
+    const request = MessageV2.fromError(
+      new ProviderError.ResponseStreamError("WebSocket closed before response.completed (code 1006: Connection ended)"),
+      { providerID },
+    )
+    expect(MessageV2.APIError.isInstance(request)).toBe(true)
+    expect(SessionRetry.retryable(request, retryProvider)).toEqual({
+      message: "WebSocket closed before response.completed (code 1006: Connection ended)",
+    })
+  })
+
   test("does not retry context overflow errors", () => {
     const error = new MessageV2.ContextOverflowError({
       message: "Input exceeds context window of this model",