diff --git a/forge-core/llm/providers/responses.go b/forge-core/llm/providers/responses.go
index f0685c9..b37eb30 100644
--- a/forge-core/llm/providers/responses.go
+++ b/forge-core/llm/providers/responses.go
@@ -372,6 +372,11 @@ func (c *ResponsesClient) readStream(r io.Reader, ch chan<- llm.StreamDelta) {
 	pendingFCs := make(map[int]*pendingFC)
 
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(r)
+	// A single SSE `data:` frame can carry the full terminal response —
+	// `response.completed` embeds the entire output[] + usage — which
+	// overruns bufio.Scanner's default 64KB line cap on a large answer and
+	// aborts the stream mid-parse. Give it generous headroom.
+	scanner.Buffer(make([]byte, 0, 64*1024), 8*1024*1024)
 	var currentEvent string
 
 	for scanner.Scan() {
@@ -387,7 +392,24 @@ func (c *ResponsesClient) readStream(r io.Reader, ch chan<- llm.StreamDelta) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		switch currentEvent {
+		// Determine the event type. The OpenAI Responses API sends BOTH an
+		// SSE `event:` line and a `type` field inside the data payload, but
+		// `event:` is optional per the SSE spec and some gateways (e.g. the
+		// Bedrock openai-sigv4 shim fronting this provider) omit it, carrying
+		// the type only in the JSON. Dispatching on the `event:` line alone
+		// drops EVERY frame from such a server — empty content, zero usage,
+		// empty finish reason. Prefer the payload `type` (authoritative and
+		// present in both dialects); fall back to the `event:` line when the
+		// payload carries no type.
+		eventType := currentEvent
+		var typed struct {
+			Type string `json:"type"`
+		}
+		if json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &typed) == nil && typed.Type != "" {
+			eventType = typed.Type
+		}
+
+		switch eventType {
 		case "response.output_text.delta":
 			var ev streamTextDelta
 			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &ev); err != nil {
diff --git a/forge-core/llm/providers/responses_test.go b/forge-core/llm/providers/responses_test.go
index 03d9318..07e5a1a 100644
--- a/forge-core/llm/providers/responses_test.go
+++ b/forge-core/llm/providers/responses_test.go
@@ -63,3 +63,70 @@ func TestResponsesClient_NoOrgIDHeader(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected no OpenAI-Organization header, got %q", gotHeader)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestResponsesClient_DispatchesOnPayloadType_NoEventLines is the regression
+// for the Bedrock openai-sigv4 gateway: it streams spec-legal SSE with NO
+// `event:` lines, carrying the event type only as a `type` field inside each
+// `data:` payload. The old parser routed solely on the `event:` line, so
+// `currentEvent` stayed "" and EVERY frame was dropped — empty content, zero
+// usage, empty finish reason (the field-observed failure). The parser must
+// fall back to the payload `type` and recover both text and usage.
+func TestResponsesClient_DispatchesOnPayloadType_NoEventLines(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/event-stream")
+		// No `event:` lines — type lives inside the JSON, exactly as the
+		// gateway sends it.
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("data: {\"output_index\":0,\"content_index\":0,\"delta\":\"Hello\",\"type\":\"response.output_text.delta\"}\n\n"))
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("data: {\"output_index\":0,\"content_index\":0,\"delta\":\" world\",\"type\":\"response.output_text.delta\"}\n\n"))
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("data: {\"response\":{\"id\":\"resp-1\",\"status\":\"completed\",\"output\":[{\"type\":\"message\",\"role\":\"assistant\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"output_text\",\"text\":\"Hello world\"}]}],\"usage\":{\"input_tokens\":76,\"output_tokens\":73,\"total_tokens\":149}},\"type\":\"response.completed\"}\n\n"))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	client := NewResponsesClient(llm.ClientConfig{
+		APIKey:  "sk-test",
+		Model:   "openai.gpt-5.4",
+		BaseURL: srv.URL,
+	})
+
+	resp, err := client.Chat(context.Background(), &llm.ChatRequest{
+		Messages: []llm.ChatMessage{{Role: llm.RoleUser, Content: "hi"}},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp.Message.Content != "Hello world" {
+		t.Errorf("content = %q, want %q — text deltas dropped (no event: lines)", resp.Message.Content, "Hello world")
+	}
+	if resp.Usage.InputTokens != 76 || resp.Usage.OutputTokens != 73 || resp.Usage.TotalTokens != 149 {
+		t.Errorf("usage = %+v, want in=76 out=73 total=149 — response.completed frame dropped", resp.Usage)
+	}
+	if resp.FinishReason != "stop" {
+		t.Errorf("finish_reason = %q, want \"stop\" — the empty value was the field symptom", resp.FinishReason)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestResponsesClient_EventLineDialectStillWorks guards backward compatibility:
+// real OpenAI sends BOTH an `event:` line and a payload `type`. The payload-type
+// dispatch must not regress that dialect.
+func TestResponsesClient_EventLineDialectStillWorks(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/event-stream")
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("event: response.output_text.delta\ndata: {\"output_index\":0,\"content_index\":0,\"delta\":\"ok\",\"type\":\"response.output_text.delta\"}\n\n"))
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("event: response.completed\ndata: {\"response\":{\"id\":\"resp-2\",\"status\":\"completed\",\"output\":[],\"usage\":{\"input_tokens\":3,\"output_tokens\":2,\"total_tokens\":5}},\"type\":\"response.completed\"}\n\n"))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	client := NewResponsesClient(llm.ClientConfig{APIKey: "sk-test", Model: "gpt-4o", BaseURL: srv.URL})
+	resp, err := client.Chat(context.Background(), &llm.ChatRequest{
+		Messages: []llm.ChatMessage{{Role: llm.RoleUser, Content: "hi"}},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp.Message.Content != "ok" {
+		t.Errorf("content = %q, want \"ok\"", resp.Message.Content)
+	}
+	if resp.Usage.TotalTokens != 5 {
+		t.Errorf("usage total = %d, want 5", resp.Usage.TotalTokens)
+	}
+}