diff --git a/axme_sdk/client.py b/axme_sdk/client.py
index b155c8c..52ed4b4 100644
--- a/axme_sdk/client.py
+++ b/axme_sdk/client.py
@@ -832,6 +832,7 @@ def listen(
         since: int = 0,
         wait_seconds: int = 15,
         timeout_seconds: float | None = None,
+        status: str | None = None,
         trace_id: str | None = None,
     ) -> Iterator[dict[str, Any]]:
         """Stream incoming intents for an agent address via SSE.
@@ -843,6 +844,10 @@ def listen(
         automatically reconnects until ``timeout_seconds`` elapses (or forever if
         ``timeout_seconds`` is ``None``).
 
+        By default the server excludes terminal statuses (COMPLETED, FAILED,
+        CANCELED, TIMED_OUT) so agents only receive actionable intents.  Pass an
+        explicit ``status`` filter to override this behaviour.
+
         Args:
             address: Full ``agent://org/workspace/name`` or bare ``org/workspace/name``
                 agent address to listen on.
@@ -854,6 +859,9 @@ def listen(
                 new intents.
             timeout_seconds: Optional wall-clock timeout after which the method
                 raises ``TimeoutError``.  ``None`` means listen indefinitely.
+            status: Comma-separated status filter passed to the server (e.g.
+                ``"CREATED,DELIVERED"``).  When omitted the server applies its
+                default filter (exclude terminal statuses).
             trace_id: Optional trace ID forwarded as ``X-Trace-Id``.
 
         Yields:
@@ -895,6 +903,7 @@ def listen(
                 path_part=path_part,
                 since=next_since,
                 wait_seconds=stream_wait_seconds,
+                status=status,
                 trace_id=trace_id,
             ):
                 seq = event.get("seq")
@@ -1670,11 +1679,18 @@ def _iter_intent_events_stream(
         if normalized_trace_id is not None:
             headers = {"X-Trace-Id": normalized_trace_id}
 
+        stream_timeout = httpx.Timeout(
+            connect=10.0,
+            read=float(wait_seconds) + 15.0,
+            write=10.0,
+            pool=10.0,
+        )
         with self._http.stream(
             "GET",
             f"/v1/intents/{intent_id}/events/stream",
             params={"since": str(since), "wait_seconds": str(wait_seconds)},
             headers=headers,
+            timeout=stream_timeout,
         ) as response:
             if response.status_code >= 400:
                 self._raise_http_error(response)
@@ -1710,6 +1726,7 @@ def _iter_agent_intents_stream(
         path_part: str,
         since: int,
         wait_seconds: int,
+        status: str | None = None,
         trace_id: str | None,
     ) -> Iterator[dict[str, Any]]:
         headers: dict[str, str] | None = None
@@ -1717,11 +1734,23 @@ def _iter_agent_intents_stream(
         if normalized_trace_id is not None:
             headers = {"X-Trace-Id": normalized_trace_id}
 
+        # SSE streams need a longer read timeout than regular API calls
+        # (server holds connection open for wait_seconds + processing time)
+        stream_timeout = httpx.Timeout(
+            connect=10.0,
+            read=float(wait_seconds) + 15.0,
+            write=10.0,
+            pool=10.0,
+        )
+        params: dict[str, str] = {"since": str(since), "wait_seconds": str(wait_seconds)}
+        if status:
+            params["status"] = status
         with self._http.stream(
             "GET",
             f"/v1/agents/{path_part}/intents/stream",
-            params={"since": str(since), "wait_seconds": str(wait_seconds)},
+            params=params,
             headers=headers,
+            timeout=stream_timeout,
         ) as response:
             if response.status_code >= 400:
                 self._raise_http_error(response)
@@ -1876,6 +1905,12 @@ def _parse_json_response(self, response: httpx.Response) -> dict[str, Any]:
     def _raise_http_error(self, response: httpx.Response) -> None:
         body: Any | None
         body = None
+        # response.read() is required when called inside a streaming context —
+        # without it, accessing .text or .json() raises httpx.ResponseNotRead.
+        try:
+            response.read()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
         message = response.text
         try:
             body = response.json()