diff --git a/desktop/src/agents/cli/cli-adapters.cjs b/desktop/src/agents/cli/cli-adapters.cjs
index d59477a..2db7654 100644
--- a/desktop/src/agents/cli/cli-adapters.cjs
+++ b/desktop/src/agents/cli/cli-adapters.cjs
@@ -53,6 +53,17 @@ const MAX_STDOUT_CAPTURE_BYTES = 10 * 1024 * 1024
 const MAX_STDERR_CAPTURE_BYTES = 1024 * 1024
 const OUTPUT_TRUNCATION_MARKER = Buffer.from('\n[output truncated]\n')
 
+const BROKEN_INPUT_GRACE_MS = 5000
+
+// A step that ends because the model asked for tools is followed by more
+// steps (the tools run, then the model continues); only the last step's finish
+// ends the run. Ending the process after the first one cut every tool-using
+// MiMo or OpenCode turn short.
+function stepFinishContinues(event) {
+  const reason = String(event?.part?.reason || event?.reason || '').toLowerCase()
+  return /^tool[-_ ]?(calls?|use)$/.test(reason)
+}
+
 function createBoundedOutputCapture(maxBytes) {
   const headLimit = Math.floor(maxBytes / 2)
   const tailLimit = maxBytes - headLimit
@@ -245,6 +256,7 @@ async function runAgent(agent, prompt, workdir, options = {}) {
     let stopRequested = false
     let timeoutRequested = false
     let inputError = null
+    let brokenInputTimer = null
     let timeout
     let forceKillTimeout
     let forceSettleTimeout
@@ -294,6 +306,7 @@ async function runAgent(agent, prompt, workdir, options = {}) {
       clearTimeout(forceSettleTimeout)
       clearTimeout(terminalKillTimer)
       clearTimeout(terminalForceKillTimer)
+      clearTimeout(brokenInputTimer)
       options.signal?.removeEventListener('abort', abort)
       callback()
     }
@@ -315,7 +328,8 @@ async function runAgent(agent, prompt, workdir, options = {}) {
         (['workbuddy', 'claude', 'qwen'].includes(agent.kind) && event.type === 'result')
         || (agent.kind === 'pi' && event.type === 'agent_end')
         || (agent.kind === 'codex' && event.type === 'turn.completed')
-        || (['mimo', 'opencode'].includes(agent.kind) && event.type === 'step_finish')
+        || (['mimo', 'opencode'].includes(agent.kind) && event.type === 'step_finish'
+          && !stepFinishContinues(event))
         || (agent.kind === 'gemini' && event.type === 'result')
         || (agent.kind === 'kimi' && event.type === 'session.resume_hint')
       )
@@ -384,10 +398,23 @@ async function runAgent(agent, prompt, workdir, options = {}) {
     })
     child.stdin.on('error', (error) => {
       if (settled || inputError) return
-      inputError = agentExecutionError(
+      const sendFailure = () => agentExecutionError(
         'LOCAL_AGENT_SEND_FAILED',
         redactChildSecrets(error?.message || error, childEnv),
       )
+      // A closed pipe usually means the CLI exited before it read the whole
+      // prompt (expired sign-in, rejected flag). Its own output says why, so
+      // let the process finish and report that. Only a process that stays
+      // alive without reading its input is a send failure.
+      if (['EPIPE', 'ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED', 'ECONNRESET'].includes(error?.code)) {
+        brokenInputTimer ||= setTimeout(() => {
+          if (settled || inputError) return
+          inputError = sendFailure()
+          abort()
+        }, BROKEN_INPUT_GRACE_MS)
+        return
+      }
+      inputError = sendFailure()
       abort()
     })
     child.on('error', error => finish(() => rejectTerminal(
diff --git a/desktop/test/agents/cli/cli-adapters.test.cjs b/desktop/test/agents/cli/cli-adapters.test.cjs
index 701fa9a..261c318 100644
--- a/desktop/test/agents/cli/cli-adapters.test.cjs
+++ b/desktop/test/agents/cli/cli-adapters.test.cjs
@@ -2149,3 +2149,72 @@ process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({
     '--json',
   ])
 })
+
+test('MiMo and OpenCode keep running after a step that ended in tool calls', async (t) => {
+  for (const kind of ['mimo', 'opencode']) {
+    await t.test(kind, async (t) => {
+      const directory = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), `meldwork-${kind}-multistep-`))
+      const cli = executable(directory, `${kind}-multistep.cjs`, `
+const send = value => process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(value) + '\\n')
+send({ type: 'step_start', sessionID: '${kind}-multistep-session', part: { type: 'step-start' } })
+send({ type: 'text', sessionID: '${kind}-multistep-session', part: { type: 'text', text: 'Reading the files first. ' } })
+// The model asked for tools: this step is over, the run is not.
+send({ type: 'step_finish', sessionID: '${kind}-multistep-session', part: { type: 'step-finish', reason: 'tool-calls' } })
+setTimeout(() => {
+  send({ type: 'step_start', sessionID: '${kind}-multistep-session', part: { type: 'step-start' } })
+  send({ type: 'text', sessionID: '${kind}-multistep-session', part: { type: 'text', text: 'Final answer after the tools.' } })
+  send({ type: 'step_finish', sessionID: '${kind}-multistep-session', part: { type: 'step-finish', reason: 'stop' } })
+}, 900)
+`)
+      t.after(() => fs.rmSync(directory, { recursive: true, force: true }))
+
+      const result = await within(runAgent(
+        { kind, executable: cli, name: kind },
+        'inspect and answer',
+        directory,
+        { loadAcpSdkFn: async () => { throw new Error('ACP SDK unavailable') } },
+      ), 15000)
+
+      assert.match(result.text, /Reading the files first\./)
+      assert.match(result.text, /Final answer after the tools\./)
+      assert.equal(result.outcome, 'completed')
+    })
+  }
+})
+
+test('a CLI that exits before reading its prompt reports its own error, not a broken pipe', async (t) => {
+  const directory = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'meldwork-codex-early-exit-'))
+  // Codex reads the prompt from stdin. A CLI that rejects the run at startup
+  // exits at once; a prompt larger than the pipe buffer then hits EPIPE.
+  const cli = executable(directory, 'codex-early-exit.cjs', `
+process.stderr.write('Not logged in. Please run codex login.\\n')
+process.exit(1)
+`)
+  t.after(() => fs.rmSync(directory, { recursive: true, force: true }))
+  const prompt = `Review this document.\n${'lorem ipsum '.repeat(300000)}`
+
+  await assert.rejects(
+    within(runAgent({ kind: 'codex', executable: cli, name: 'Codex' }, prompt, directory, {}), 15000),
+    (error) => {
+      assert.equal(error.code, 'LOCAL_AGENT_AUTH_REQUIRED')
+      assert.notEqual(error.message, 'LOCAL_AGENT_SEND_FAILED')
+      return true
+    },
+  )
+})
+
+test('a CLI that stays alive without reading its prompt still fails as a send failure', async (t) => {
+  const directory = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'meldwork-codex-no-reader-'))
+  const cli = executable(directory, 'codex-no-reader.cjs', `
+// Closes its input without reading it, then idles.
+require('node:fs').closeSync(0)
+setInterval(() => {}, 1000)
+`)
+  t.after(() => fs.rmSync(directory, { recursive: true, force: true }))
+  const prompt = `Review this document.\n${'lorem ipsum '.repeat(300000)}`
+
+  await assert.rejects(
+    within(runAgent({ kind: 'codex', executable: cli, name: 'Codex' }, prompt, directory, {}), 20000),
+    error => error.message === 'LOCAL_AGENT_SEND_FAILED',
+  )
+})