diff --git a/crates/goose/src/providers/formats/openai_responses.rs b/crates/goose/src/providers/formats/openai_responses.rs
index 7876bd99c440..bdb711f8eb8d 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/providers/formats/openai_responses.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/providers/formats/openai_responses.rs
@@ -170,6 +170,52 @@ pub enum ResponsesStreamEvent {
     Error { error: Value },
 }
 
+fn is_known_responses_stream_event_type(event_type: &str) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        event_type,
+        "response.created"
+            | "response.in_progress"
+            | "response.output_item.added"
+            | "response.content_part.added"
+            | "response.output_text.delta"
+            | "response.output_item.done"
+            | "response.content_part.done"
+            | "response.output_text.done"
+            | "response.completed"
+            | "response.failed"
+            | "response.function_call_arguments.delta"
+            | "response.function_call_arguments.done"
+            | "error"
+    )
+}
+
+fn parse_responses_stream_event(data_line: &str) -> anyhow::Result<Option<ResponsesStreamEvent>> {
+    let raw_event: Value = serde_json::from_str(data_line).map_err(|e| {
+        anyhow!(
+            "Failed to parse Responses stream event: {}: {:?}",
+            e,
+            data_line
+        )
+    })?;
+
+    let Some(event_type) = raw_event.get("type").and_then(Value::as_str) else {
+        return Ok(None);
+    };
+
+    if !is_known_responses_stream_event_type(event_type) {
+        return Ok(None);
+    }
+
+    let event = serde_json::from_value(raw_event).map_err(|e| {
+        anyhow!(
+            "Failed to parse Responses stream event: {}: {:?}",
+            e,
+            data_line
+        )
+    })?;
+    Ok(Some(event))
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ResponseMetadata {
     pub id: String,
@@ -588,6 +634,9 @@ where
             if response_str.trim().is_empty() {
                 continue;
             }
+            if response_str.starts_with(':') {
+                continue;
+            }
 
             // Parse SSE format: "event: <type>\ndata: <json>"
             // For now, we only care about the data line
@@ -605,8 +654,9 @@ where
                 break 'outer;
             }
 
-            let event: ResponsesStreamEvent = serde_json::from_str(data_line)
-                .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to parse Responses stream event: {}: {:?}", e, data_line))?;
+            let Some(event) = parse_responses_stream_event(data_line)? else {
+                continue;
+            };
 
             match event {
                 ResponsesStreamEvent::ResponseCreated { response, .. } |
@@ -702,3 +752,77 @@ where
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::conversation::message::MessageContent;
+    use futures::StreamExt;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_responses_stream_ignores_keepalive_event() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let lines = vec![
+            r#"data: {"type":"response.created","sequence_number":1,"response":{"id":"resp_1","object":"response","created_at":1737368310,"status":"in_progress","model":"gpt-5.2-pro","output":[]}}"#.to_string(),
+            r#"data: {"type":"keepalive"}"#.to_string(),
+            r#"data: {"type":"response.output_text.delta","sequence_number":2,"item_id":"msg_1","output_index":0,"content_index":0,"delta":"Hello"}"#.to_string(),
+            r#"data: {"type":"response.output_text.delta","sequence_number":3,"item_id":"msg_1","output_index":0,"content_index":0,"delta":" world"}"#.to_string(),
+            r#"data: {"type":"response.completed","sequence_number":4,"response":{"id":"resp_1","object":"response","created_at":1737368310,"status":"completed","model":"gpt-5.2-pro","output":[],"usage":{"input_tokens":10,"output_tokens":4,"total_tokens":14}}}"#.to_string(),
+            "data: [DONE]".to_string(),
+        ];
+
+        let response_stream = tokio_stream::iter(lines.into_iter().map(Ok));
+        let messages = responses_api_to_streaming_message(response_stream);
+        futures::pin_mut!(messages);
+
+        let mut text_parts = Vec::new();
+        let mut usage: Option<ProviderUsage> = None;
+
+        while let Some(item) = messages.next().await {
+            let (message, maybe_usage) = item?;
+            if let Some(msg) = message {
+                for content in msg.content {
+                    if let MessageContent::Text(text) = content {
+                        text_parts.push(text.text.clone());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if let Some(final_usage) = maybe_usage {
+                usage = Some(final_usage);
+            }
+        }
+
+        assert_eq!(text_parts.concat(), "Hello world");
+        let usage = usage.expect("usage should be present at completion");
+        assert_eq!(usage.model, "gpt-5.2-pro");
+        assert_eq!(usage.usage.input_tokens, Some(10));
+        assert_eq!(usage.usage.output_tokens, Some(4));
+        assert_eq!(usage.usage.total_tokens, Some(14));
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_responses_stream_error_event_still_returns_error() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let lines = vec![
+            r#"data: {"type":"error","error":{"message":"boom"}}"#.to_string(),
+            "data: [DONE]".to_string(),
+        ];
+
+        let response_stream = tokio_stream::iter(lines.into_iter().map(Ok));
+        let messages = responses_api_to_streaming_message(response_stream);
+        futures::pin_mut!(messages);
+
+        let first = messages
+            .next()
+            .await
+            .expect("stream should emit an error item");
+
+        assert!(first.is_err());
+        assert!(first
+            .expect_err("expected error")
+            .to_string()
+            .contains("Responses API error"));
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/goose/src/providers/openai.rs b/crates/goose/src/providers/openai.rs
index 40fc1ee6d3b3..2420872911e3 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/providers/openai.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/providers/openai.rs
@@ -228,9 +228,10 @@ impl OpenAiProvider {
         normalized.ends_with("responses") || normalized.contains("/responses")
     }
 
-    fn is_codex_gpt_5_model(model_name: &str) -> bool {
+    fn is_responses_model(model_name: &str) -> bool {
         let normalized_model = model_name.to_ascii_lowercase();
-        normalized_model.starts_with("gpt-5") && normalized_model.contains("codex")
+        (normalized_model.starts_with("gpt-5") && normalized_model.contains("codex"))
+            || normalized_model.starts_with("gpt-5.2-pro")
     }
 
     fn should_use_responses_api(model_name: &str, base_path: &str) -> bool {
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ impl OpenAiProvider {
             }
         }
 
-        Self::is_codex_gpt_5_model(model_name)
+        Self::is_responses_model(model_name)
     }
 
     fn map_base_path(base_path: &str, target: &str, fallback: &str) -> String {
@@ -624,6 +625,22 @@ mod tests {
         ));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn gpt_5_2_pro_uses_responses_when_base_path_is_default() {
+        assert!(OpenAiProvider::should_use_responses_api(
+            "gpt-5.2-pro",
+            "v1/chat/completions"
+        ));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn gpt_5_2_pro_with_date_uses_responses() {
+        assert!(OpenAiProvider::should_use_responses_api(
+            "gpt-5.2-pro-2025-12-11",
+            "v1/chat/completions"
+        ));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn explicit_chat_path_forces_chat_completions() {
         assert!(!OpenAiProvider::should_use_responses_api(
@@ -632,6 +649,14 @@ mod tests {
         ));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn gpt_4o_does_not_use_responses() {
+        assert!(!OpenAiProvider::should_use_responses_api(
+            "gpt-4o",
+            "v1/chat/completions"
+        ));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn custom_chat_path_maps_to_responses_path() {
         let responses_path = OpenAiProvider::map_base_path(