diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/helpers/terminal-perf.ts b/packages/app/e2e/helpers/terminal-perf.ts
index a47790057..394666551 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/helpers/terminal-perf.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/helpers/terminal-perf.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ export type TerminalPerfDaemonClient = {
     terminal: { id: string; name: string; cwd: string } | null;
     error: string | null;
   }>;
+  createAgent(options: {
+    provider: string;
+    cwd: string;
+    title?: string;
+    modeId?: string;
+  }): Promise<{ id: string; status: string }>;
+  sendAgentMessage(agentId: string, text: string): Promise<void>;
   subscribeTerminal(
     terminalId: string,
   ): Promise<{ terminalId: string; slot: number; error: null } | { error: string }>;
diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/terminal-keystroke-stress.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/terminal-keystroke-stress.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c56d4921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/terminal-keystroke-stress.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,350 @@
+import { performance } from "node:perf_hooks";
+import type { Page, TestInfo } from "@playwright/test";
+import { test, expect } from "./fixtures";
+import { TerminalE2EHarness, type TerminalInstance } from "./helpers/terminal-dsl";
+import {
+  installTerminalKeystrokeStressProbe,
+  readTerminalKeystrokeStressReport,
+  resetTerminalKeystrokeStressProbe,
+  type LatencyStats,
+} from "./helpers/terminal-probes";
+import { waitForTerminalContent } from "./helpers/terminal-perf";
+
+const INPUT_TEXT = buildStressText(600);
+const BIG_DIFF_BYTES = 256_000;
+const SMALL_AGENT_STREAM_UPDATES = 1000;
+const STRESS_TIMEOUT_MS = 15_000;
+const RUN_MANUAL_TERMINAL_PERF = process.env.PASEO_TERMINAL_PERF_E2E === "1";
+const terminalPerfDescribe = RUN_MANUAL_TERMINAL_PERF ? test.describe : test.describe.skip;
+
+type DaemonEchoReport = {
+  inputTextLength: number;
+  inputFrameCount: number;
+  outputEventCount: number;
+  echoedBytes: number;
+  sendToOutputMs: LatencyStats;
+  firstSendAt: number;
+  lastOutputAt: number;
+};
+
+terminalPerfDescribe("Terminal keystroke stress", () => {
+  let harness: TerminalE2EHarness;
+
+  test.beforeAll(async () => {
+    harness = await TerminalE2EHarness.create({ tempPrefix: "terminal-key-stress-" });
+  });
+
+  test.afterAll(async () => {
+    await harness?.cleanup();
+  });
+
+  test("logs daemon-only and app keystroke echo latency under burst input", async ({
+    page,
+  }, testInfo) => {
+    test.setTimeout(75_000);
+
+    const daemonTerminal = await harness.createTerminal({ name: "daemon-keystroke-baseline" });
+    try {
+      const daemonReport = await measureDaemonBurstEcho(harness, daemonTerminal, INPUT_TEXT);
+      await attachJson(testInfo, "daemon-keystroke-baseline", daemonReport);
+      console.log("[terminal-stress-daemon]", JSON.stringify(daemonReport));
+
+      expect(daemonReport.echoedBytes).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    } finally {
+      await harness.killTerminal(daemonTerminal.id);
+    }
+
+    await installTerminalKeystrokeStressProbe(page);
+    const appBaselineReport = await measureAppBurstEcho({
+      page,
+      harness,
+      terminalName: "app-keystroke-stress",
+    });
+    await attachJson(testInfo, "app-keystroke-stress", appBaselineReport);
+    console.log("[terminal-stress-app]", JSON.stringify(appBaselineReport));
+
+    expect(appBaselineReport.keydownCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    expect(appBaselineReport.inputFramePayloadBytes).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    expect(appBaselineReport.outputFramePayloadBytes).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    expect(appBaselineReport.keydownToXtermCommitMs?.count ?? 0).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    const appSmallChunksReport = await measureAppBurstEcho({
+      page,
+      harness,
+      terminalName: "app-keystroke-stress-small-agent-chunks",
+      agentStreamUpdateCount: SMALL_AGENT_STREAM_UPDATES,
+    });
+    await attachJson(testInfo, "app-keystroke-stress-small-agent-chunks", appSmallChunksReport);
+    console.log("[terminal-stress-app-small-agent-chunks]", JSON.stringify(appSmallChunksReport));
+
+    expect(appSmallChunksReport.keydownCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    expect(appSmallChunksReport.inputFramePayloadBytes).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    expect(appSmallChunksReport.outputFramePayloadBytes).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    expect(appSmallChunksReport.keydownToXtermCommitMs?.count ?? 0).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(appSmallChunksReport.agentStreamTextMessageCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(
+      SMALL_AGENT_STREAM_UPDATES,
+    );
+
+    const appBigDiffReport = await measureAppBurstEcho({
+      page,
+      harness,
+      terminalName: "app-keystroke-stress-big-diff",
+      bigDiffBytes: BIG_DIFF_BYTES,
+    });
+    await attachJson(testInfo, "app-keystroke-stress-big-diff", appBigDiffReport);
+    console.log("[terminal-stress-app-big-diff]", JSON.stringify(appBigDiffReport));
+
+    expect(appBigDiffReport.keydownCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    expect(appBigDiffReport.inputFramePayloadBytes).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    expect(appBigDiffReport.outputFramePayloadBytes).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    expect(appBigDiffReport.keydownToXtermCommitMs?.count ?? 0).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(appBigDiffReport.largeAgentStreamTextMessageCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+    expect(appBigDiffReport.largestAgentStreamTextMessageBytes).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(
+      BIG_DIFF_BYTES,
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+async function measureAppBurstEcho(input: {
+  page: Page;
+  harness: TerminalE2EHarness;
+  terminalName: string;
+  bigDiffBytes?: number;
+  agentStreamUpdateCount?: number;
+}) {
+  const appTerminal = await input.harness.createTerminal({ name: input.terminalName });
+  try {
+    await input.harness.openTerminal(input.page, { terminalId: appTerminal.id });
+    await input.harness.setupPrompt(input.page);
+
+    const agent =
+      input.bigDiffBytes === undefined && input.agentStreamUpdateCount === undefined
+        ? null
+        : await input.harness.client.createAgent({
+            provider: "mock",
+            cwd: input.harness.tempRepo.path,
+            title: "Large WebSocket payload",
+            modeId: "load-test",
+          });
+
+    const bigDiffBytes = input.bigDiffBytes;
+    const agentStreamUpdateCount = input.agentStreamUpdateCount;
+    const startAgentLoad =
+      agent === null
+        ? null
+        : () => {
+            if (bigDiffBytes !== undefined) {
+              return emitLargeDiffAgentPayload(input.harness, {
+                agentId: agent.id,
+                bytes: bigDiffBytes,
+              });
+            }
+            if (agentStreamUpdateCount !== undefined) {
+              return emitRapidAgentStreamUpdates(input.harness, {
+                agentId: agent.id,
+                count: agentStreamUpdateCount,
+              });
+            }
+            return Promise.resolve();
+          };
+
+    const terminal = input.harness.terminalSurface(input.page);
+    await terminal.press("Control+c");
+    await input.page.waitForTimeout(200);
+    await resetTerminalKeystrokeStressProbe(input.page);
+
+    const activeAgentLoadPromise = startAgentLoad === null ? Promise.resolve() : startAgentLoad();
+
+    await terminal.pressSequentially(INPUT_TEXT, { delay: 0 });
+    await waitForAppStressEcho(input.page, INPUT_TEXT);
+    await waitForAppProbePayload(input.page, INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    if (input.bigDiffBytes !== undefined) {
+      await waitForLargeAgentStreamMessage(input.page, input.bigDiffBytes);
+    }
+    if (input.agentStreamUpdateCount !== undefined) {
+      await waitForAgentStreamMessages(input.page, input.agentStreamUpdateCount);
+    }
+    await activeAgentLoadPromise;
+
+    return readTerminalKeystrokeStressReport(input.page, INPUT_TEXT);
+  } finally {
+    await input.harness.killTerminal(appTerminal.id);
+  }
+}
+
+async function emitRapidAgentStreamUpdates(
+  harness: TerminalE2EHarness,
+  input: { agentId: string; count: number },
+): Promise<void> {
+  await harness.client.sendAgentMessage(input.agentId, `emit ${input.count} agent stream updates`);
+}
+
+async function emitLargeDiffAgentPayload(
+  harness: TerminalE2EHarness,
+  input: { agentId: string; bytes: number },
+): Promise<void> {
+  await harness.client.sendAgentMessage(
+    input.agentId,
+    `emit ${input.bytes} byte large diff agent stream update`,
+  );
+}
+
+async function measureDaemonBurstEcho(
+  harness: TerminalE2EHarness,
+  terminal: TerminalInstance,
+  inputText: string,
+): Promise<DaemonEchoReport> {
+  await harness.client.subscribeTerminal(terminal.id);
+
+  const outputTimesByByte: number[] = [];
+  let outputEventCount = 0;
+  let echoedBytes = 0;
+  const decoder = new TextDecoder();
+  const unsubscribe = harness.client.onTerminalStreamEvent((event) => {
+    if (event.terminalId !== terminal.id || event.type !== "output" || !event.data) {
+      return;
+    }
+    outputEventCount += 1;
+    const text = decoder.decode(event.data);
+    const now = performance.now();
+    const previousEchoedBytes = echoedBytes;
+    echoedBytes += text.length;
+    for (let index = previousEchoedBytes; index < echoedBytes; index += 1) {
+      outputTimesByByte[index] = now;
+    }
+  });
+
+  try {
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 250));
+    echoedBytes = 0;
+    outputTimesByByte.length = 0;
+
+    const sendTimes: number[] = [];
+    for (const char of inputText) {
+      sendTimes.push(performance.now());
+      harness.client.sendTerminalInput(terminal.id, {
+        type: "input",
+        data: char,
+      });
+    }
+
+    await waitForDaemonEchoBytes({
+      getEchoedBytes: () => echoedBytes,
+      expectedBytes: inputText.length,
+      timeoutMs: STRESS_TIMEOUT_MS,
+    });
+
+    const latencies = sendTimes.map((sentAt, index) => outputTimesByByte[index]! - sentAt);
+    return {
+      inputTextLength: inputText.length,
+      inputFrameCount: sendTimes.length,
+      outputEventCount,
+      echoedBytes,
+      sendToOutputMs: summarizeLatency(latencies),
+      firstSendAt: sendTimes[0] ?? 0,
+      lastOutputAt: outputTimesByByte[inputText.length - 1] ?? 0,
+    };
+  } finally {
+    unsubscribe();
+  }
+}
+
+async function waitForDaemonEchoBytes(input: {
+  getEchoedBytes: () => number;
+  expectedBytes: number;
+  timeoutMs: number;
+}): Promise<void> {
+  const deadline = Date.now() + input.timeoutMs;
+  while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+    if (input.getEchoedBytes() >= input.expectedBytes) {
+      return;
+    }
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 10));
+  }
+  throw new Error(
+    `Timed out waiting for daemon echo bytes: ${input.getEchoedBytes()}/${input.expectedBytes}`,
+  );
+}
+
+async function waitForAppStressEcho(page: Page, text: string): Promise<void> {
+  const tail = text.slice(-80);
+  await waitForTerminalContent(page, (content) => content.includes(tail), STRESS_TIMEOUT_MS);
+}
+
+async function waitForAppProbePayload(page: Page, expectedBytes: number): Promise<void> {
+  const deadline = Date.now() + STRESS_TIMEOUT_MS;
+  while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+    const report = await readTerminalKeystrokeStressReport(page, INPUT_TEXT);
+    if (report.outputFramePayloadBytes >= expectedBytes) {
+      return;
+    }
+    await page.waitForTimeout(25);
+  }
+}
+
+async function waitForLargeAgentStreamMessage(page: Page, expectedBytes: number): Promise<void> {
+  const deadline = Date.now() + STRESS_TIMEOUT_MS;
+  while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+    const report = await readTerminalKeystrokeStressReport(page, INPUT_TEXT);
+    if (report.largestAgentStreamTextMessageBytes >= expectedBytes) {
+      return;
+    }
+    await page.waitForTimeout(25);
+  }
+  const report = await readTerminalKeystrokeStressReport(page, INPUT_TEXT);
+  throw new Error(
+    `Timed out waiting for large agent_stream message: largest=${report.largestAgentStreamTextMessageBytes}, expected=${expectedBytes}`,
+  );
+}
+
+async function waitForAgentStreamMessages(page: Page, expectedCount: number): Promise<void> {
+  const deadline = Date.now() + STRESS_TIMEOUT_MS;
+  while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+    const report = await readTerminalKeystrokeStressReport(page, INPUT_TEXT);
+    if (report.agentStreamTextMessageCount >= expectedCount) {
+      return;
+    }
+    await page.waitForTimeout(25);
+  }
+  const report = await readTerminalKeystrokeStressReport(page, INPUT_TEXT);
+  throw new Error(
+    `Timed out waiting for agent_stream messages: count=${report.agentStreamTextMessageCount}, expected=${expectedCount}`,
+  );
+}
+
+async function attachJson(testInfo: TestInfo, name: string, value: unknown): Promise<void> {
+  await testInfo.attach(name, {
+    body: JSON.stringify(value, null, 2),
+    contentType: "application/json",
+  });
+}
+
+function buildStressText(length: number): string {
+  const alphabet = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789";
+  let output = "";
+  while (output.length < length) {
+    output += alphabet;
+  }
+  return output.slice(0, length);
+}
+
+function summarizeLatency(values: number[]): LatencyStats {
+  const sorted = [...values].sort((a, b) => a - b);
+  const percentile = (p: number) => {
+    const index = Math.ceil((p / 100) * sorted.length) - 1;
+    return sorted[Math.max(0, Math.min(sorted.length - 1, index))] ?? 0;
+  };
+  const total = values.reduce((sum, value) => sum + value, 0);
+  return {
+    count: values.length,
+    minMs: round2(sorted[0] ?? 0),
+    p50Ms: round2(percentile(50)),
+    p95Ms: round2(percentile(95)),
+    maxMs: round2(sorted[sorted.length - 1] ?? 0),
+    avgMs: round2(total / values.length),
+  };
+}
+
+function round2(value: number): number {
+  return Math.round(value * 100) / 100;
+}
diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/terminal-performance.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/terminal-performance.spec.ts
index 1392ca4ac..307ee5637 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/terminal-performance.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/terminal-performance.spec.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ const LINE_COUNT = 50_000;
 const THROUGHPUT_BUDGET_MS = 30_000;
 const KEYSTROKE_SAMPLE_COUNT = 20;
 const KEYSTROKE_P95_BUDGET_MS = 150;
+const RUN_MANUAL_TERMINAL_PERF = process.env.PASEO_TERMINAL_PERF_E2E === "1";
+const terminalPerfDescribe = RUN_MANUAL_TERMINAL_PERF ? test.describe : test.describe.skip;
 
-test.describe("Terminal wire performance", () => {
+terminalPerfDescribe("Terminal wire performance", () => {
   let client: TerminalPerfDaemonClient;
   let tempRepo: { path: string; cleanup: () => Promise<void> };
   let workspaceId: string;
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/mock-load-test-agent.ts b/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/mock-load-test-agent.ts
index ff65cc315..e82ade211 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/mock-load-test-agent.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/mock-load-test-agent.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,16 @@ type ActiveTurn = {
   completed: Promise<AgentRunResult>;
 };
 
+type LargeAgentStreamPayloadRequest = {
+  bytes: number;
+  kind: "diff" | "file" | "image";
+};
+
+type AgentStreamStressRequest = {
+  count: number;
+  coalesced: boolean;
+};
+
 function resolveModelProfile(modelId: string | null | undefined): {
   modelId: string;
   durationMs: number;
@@ -115,6 +125,52 @@ function promptToText(prompt: AgentPromptInput): string {
     .trim();
 }
 
+function parseLargeAgentStreamPayloadPrompt(
+  prompt: AgentPromptInput,
+): LargeAgentStreamPayloadRequest | null {
+  const text = promptToText(prompt);
+  const match =
+    /emit\s+(\d+)\s+(?:byte\s+)?(?:large\s+)?(diff|file|image)\s+agent stream (?:update|payload)/i.exec(
+      text,
+    );
+  if (!match) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const bytes = Number(match[1]);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(bytes) || bytes <= 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return {
+    bytes: Math.min(bytes, 1_000_000),
+    kind: match[2]?.toLowerCase() as LargeAgentStreamPayloadRequest["kind"],
+  };
+}
+
+function parseAgentStreamStressPrompt(prompt: AgentPromptInput): AgentStreamStressRequest | null {
+  const text = promptToText(prompt);
+  const match = /emit\s+(\d+)\s+(coalesced\s+)?agent stream updates/i.exec(text);
+  if (!match) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const count = Number(match[1]);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(count) || count <= 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return {
+    count: Math.min(count, 5_000),
+    coalesced: Boolean(match[2]),
+  };
+}
+
+function buildRepeatedPayload(bytes: number, prefix: string): string {
+  const line = `${prefix} ${"x".repeat(96)}\n`;
+  let output = "";
+  while (output.length < bytes) {
+    output += line;
+  }
+  return output.slice(0, bytes);
+}
+
 function buildMarkdownDocument(iteration: number, prompt: AgentPromptInput): string {
   const promptPreview = promptToText(prompt).slice(0, 160) || "No prompt text supplied.";
   return [
@@ -282,7 +338,15 @@ export class MockLoadTestAgentSession implements AgentSession {
     };
     this.activeTurn = turn;
 
-    this.schedule(turn, 0);
+    const largePayload = parseLargeAgentStreamPayloadPrompt(prompt);
+    const stress = parseAgentStreamStressPrompt(prompt);
+    if (largePayload) {
+      this.scheduleLargePayloadTurn(turn, largePayload);
+    } else if (stress) {
+      this.scheduleStressTurn(turn, stress);
+    } else {
+      this.schedule(turn, 0);
+    }
     return { turnId };
   }
 
@@ -380,6 +444,147 @@ export class MockLoadTestAgentSession implements AgentSession {
     turn.timer.unref?.();
   }
 
+  private scheduleLargePayloadTurn(
+    turn: ActiveTurn,
+    largePayload: LargeAgentStreamPayloadRequest,
+  ): void {
+    turn.timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      this.emitLargePayloadTurn(turn, largePayload);
+    }, 0);
+    turn.timer.unref?.();
+  }
+
+  private scheduleStressTurn(turn: ActiveTurn, stress: AgentStreamStressRequest): void {
+    turn.timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      this.emitStressTurn(turn, stress);
+    }, 0);
+    turn.timer.unref?.();
+  }
+
+  private emitStressTurn(turn: ActiveTurn, stress: AgentStreamStressRequest): void {
+    if (this.activeTurn !== turn) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.clearTurnTimer(turn);
+    this.emit({
+      type: "turn_started",
+      provider: this.provider,
+      turnId: turn.turnId,
+    });
+
+    for (let index = 0; index < stress.count; index += 1) {
+      this.emitTimeline(
+        turn.turnId,
+        stress.coalesced
+          ? {
+              type: "assistant_message",
+              text: `stress-update-${index}`,
+            }
+          : {
+              type: "todo",
+              items: [{ text: `stress-update-${index}`, completed: index % 2 === 0 }],
+            },
+      );
+    }
+
+    this.activeTurn = null;
+    const usage = {
+      inputTokens: 1,
+      outputTokens: stress.count,
+      contextWindowUsedTokens: stress.count,
+      contextWindowMaxTokens: 128_000,
+    };
+    this.emit({
+      type: "turn_completed",
+      provider: this.provider,
+      turnId: turn.turnId,
+      usage,
+    });
+    turn.resolve({
+      sessionId: this.id,
+      finalText: "Synthetic agent stream stress complete",
+      usage,
+      timeline: [],
+      canceled: false,
+    });
+  }
+
+  private emitLargePayloadTurn(
+    turn: ActiveTurn,
+    largePayload: LargeAgentStreamPayloadRequest,
+  ): void {
+    if (this.activeTurn !== turn) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.clearTurnTimer(turn);
+    this.emit({
+      type: "turn_started",
+      provider: this.provider,
+      turnId: turn.turnId,
+    });
+
+    const payload = buildRepeatedPayload(largePayload.bytes, largePayload.kind);
+    if (largePayload.kind === "diff") {
+      this.emitTimeline(
+        turn.turnId,
+        createToolCall({
+          turnId: turn.turnId,
+          iteration: 0,
+          name: "edit",
+          status: "completed",
+          detail: {
+            type: "edit",
+            filePath: "src/large-diff.ts",
+            unifiedDiff: `diff --git a/src/large-diff.ts b/src/large-diff.ts\n${payload}`,
+          },
+        }),
+      );
+    } else if (largePayload.kind === "file") {
+      this.emitTimeline(
+        turn.turnId,
+        createToolCall({
+          turnId: turn.turnId,
+          iteration: 0,
+          name: "read",
+          status: "completed",
+          detail: {
+            type: "read",
+            filePath: "src/large-file.txt",
+            content: payload,
+          },
+        }),
+      );
+    } else {
+      this.emitTimeline(turn.turnId, {
+        type: "assistant_message",
+        text: `data:image/png;base64,${payload}`,
+      });
+    }
+
+    this.activeTurn = null;
+    const usage = {
+      inputTokens: 1,
+      outputTokens: largePayload.bytes,
+      contextWindowUsedTokens: largePayload.bytes,
+      contextWindowMaxTokens: 128_000,
+    };
+    this.emit({
+      type: "turn_completed",
+      provider: this.provider,
+      turnId: turn.turnId,
+      usage,
+    });
+    turn.resolve({
+      sessionId: this.id,
+      finalText: "Synthetic large payload complete",
+      usage,
+      timeline: [],
+      canceled: false,
+    });
+  }
+
   private tick(turn: ActiveTurn): void {
     if (this.activeTurn !== turn) {
       return;
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/daemon-e2e/terminal.e2e.test.ts b/packages/server/src/server/daemon-e2e/terminal.e2e.test.ts
index 3c822196b..a3d4d2278 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/daemon-e2e/terminal.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/daemon-e2e/terminal.e2e.test.ts
@@ -376,6 +376,16 @@ function getFrameText(frame: TerminalStreamFrame): string {
   return "";
 }
 
+function sendRawTerminalInput(input: { ws: WebSocket; slot: number; text: string }): void {
+  input.ws.send(
+    encodeTerminalStreamFrame({
+      opcode: TerminalStreamOpcode.Input,
+      slot: input.slot,
+      payload: new Uint8Array(Buffer.from(input.text, "utf8")),
+    }),
+  );
+}
+
 async function subscribeRawTerminal(
   ws: WebSocket,
   terminalId: string,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/test-utils/fake-agent-client.ts b/packages/server/src/server/test-utils/fake-agent-client.ts
index a370b0aa4..6d0cce1ce 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/test-utils/fake-agent-client.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/test-utils/fake-agent-client.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,107 @@ function buildToolCallForPrompt(provider: string, prompt: string) {
   return null;
 }
 
+function parseAgentStreamStressPrompt(prompt: string): {
+  count: number;
+  coalesced: boolean;
+} | null {
+  const match = /emit\s+(\d+)\s+(coalesced\s+)?agent stream updates/i.exec(prompt);
+  if (!match) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const count = Number(match[1]);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(count) || count <= 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return {
+    count: Math.min(count, 5000),
+    coalesced: Boolean(match[2]),
+  };
+}
+
+function parseLargeAgentStreamPayloadPrompt(prompt: string): {
+  bytes: number;
+  kind: "diff" | "file" | "image";
+} | null {
+  const match =
+    /emit\s+(\d+)\s+(?:byte\s+)?(?:large\s+)?(diff|file|image)\s+agent stream (?:update|payload)/i.exec(
+      prompt,
+    );
+  if (!match) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const bytes = Number(match[1]);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(bytes) || bytes <= 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return {
+    bytes: Math.min(bytes, 1_000_000),
+    kind: match[2]?.toLowerCase() as "diff" | "file" | "image",
+  };
+}
+
+function buildRepeatedPayload(bytes: number, prefix: string): string {
+  const line = `${prefix} ${"x".repeat(96)}\n`;
+  let output = "";
+  while (output.length < bytes) {
+    output += line;
+  }
+  return output.slice(0, bytes);
+}
+
+function buildLargeTimelineItem(input: {
+  bytes: number;
+  kind: "diff" | "file" | "image";
+  callId: string;
+  provider: AgentStreamEvent["provider"];
+}): AgentStreamEvent {
+  const payload = buildRepeatedPayload(input.bytes, input.kind);
+  if (input.kind === "diff") {
+    return {
+      type: "timeline",
+      provider: input.provider,
+      item: {
+        type: "tool_call",
+        name: "apply_patch",
+        callId: input.callId,
+        status: "completed",
+        detail: {
+          type: "edit",
+          filePath: "src/large-diff.ts",
+          unifiedDiff: `diff --git a/src/large-diff.ts b/src/large-diff.ts\n${payload}`,
+        },
+        error: null,
+      },
+    };
+  }
+  if (input.kind === "file") {
+    return {
+      type: "timeline",
+      provider: input.provider,
+      item: {
+        type: "tool_call",
+        name: "read_file",
+        callId: input.callId,
+        status: "completed",
+        detail: {
+          type: "read",
+          filePath: "src/large-file.txt",
+          content: payload,
+        },
+        error: null,
+      },
+    };
+  }
+  return {
+    type: "timeline",
+    provider: input.provider,
+    item: {
+      type: "assistant_message",
+      text: `data:image/png;base64,${payload}`,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 class FakeAgentSession implements AgentSession {
   readonly capabilities = TEST_CAPABILITIES;
   readonly id: string;
@@ -372,6 +473,57 @@ class FakeAgentSession implements AgentSession {
       await this.appendHistoryEvent(turnStarted);
       this.notifySubscribers(turnStarted);
 
+      const stress = parseAgentStreamStressPrompt(textPrompt);
+      if (stress !== null) {
+        for (let index = 0; index < stress.count; index += 1) {
+          const stressUpdate: AgentStreamEvent = {
+            type: "timeline",
+            provider: this.providerName,
+            item: stress.coalesced
+              ? {
+                  type: "assistant_message",
+                  text: `stress-update-${index}`,
+                }
+              : {
+                  type: "todo",
+                  items: [{ text: `stress-update-${index}`, completed: index % 2 === 0 }],
+                },
+          };
+          await this.appendHistoryEvent(stressUpdate);
+          this.notifySubscribers(stressUpdate);
+          await new Promise((resolve) => setImmediate(resolve));
+        }
+
+        const completed: AgentStreamEvent = {
+          type: "turn_completed",
+          provider: this.providerName,
+          usage: { inputTokens: 1, outputTokens: stress.count },
+        };
+        await this.appendHistoryEvent(completed);
+        this.notifySubscribers(completed);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const largePayload = parseLargeAgentStreamPayloadPrompt(textPrompt);
+      if (largePayload !== null) {
+        const largeUpdate = buildLargeTimelineItem({
+          ...largePayload,
+          callId: randomUUID(),
+          provider: this.providerName,
+        });
+        await this.appendHistoryEvent(largeUpdate);
+        this.notifySubscribers(largeUpdate);
+
+        const completed: AgentStreamEvent = {
+          type: "turn_completed",
+          provider: this.providerName,
+          usage: { inputTokens: 1, outputTokens: largePayload.bytes },
+        };
+        await this.appendHistoryEvent(completed);
+        this.notifySubscribers(completed);
+        return;
+      }
+
       const tool = buildToolCallForPrompt(this.providerName, textPrompt);
       if (tool) {
         const needsPermission = this.needsPermissionForTool(tool.name, tool.input ?? {});