diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolMessage.test.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolMessage.test.tsx
index 29012bbd26..34d6b5e52b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolMessage.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolMessage.test.tsx
@@ -320,4 +320,31 @@ describe('<ToolMessage />', () => {
     );
     expect(lastFrame()).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
+
+  it('renders progress information appended to description for executing tools', () => {
+    const { lastFrame } = renderWithContext(
+      <ToolMessage
+        {...baseProps}
+        status={CoreToolCallStatus.Executing}
+        progressMessage="Working on it..."
+        progressPercent={42}
+      />,
+      StreamingState.Responding,
+    );
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain(
+      'A tool for testing (Working on it... - 42%)',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('renders only percentage when progressMessage is missing', () => {
+    const { lastFrame } = renderWithContext(
+      <ToolMessage
+        {...baseProps}
+        status={CoreToolCallStatus.Executing}
+        progressPercent={75}
+      />,
+      StreamingState.Responding,
+    );
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('A tool for testing (75%)');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolMessage.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolMessage.tsx
index 06ad6b3f7b..557e0bd857 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolMessage.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolMessage.tsx
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ export const ToolMessage: React.FC<ToolMessageProps> = ({
   embeddedShellFocused,
   ptyId,
   config,
+  progressMessage,
+  progressPercent,
 }) => {
   const isThisShellFocused = checkIsShellFocused(
     name,
@@ -89,6 +91,8 @@ export const ToolMessage: React.FC<ToolMessageProps> = ({
           status={status}
           description={description}
           emphasis={emphasis}
+          progressMessage={progressMessage}
+          progressPercent={progressPercent}
         />
         <FocusHint
           shouldShowFocusHint={shouldShowFocusHint}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolShared.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolShared.tsx
index fc0e546cc9..0ff984d7cb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolShared.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolShared.tsx
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ type ToolInfoProps = {
   description: string;
   status: CoreToolCallStatus;
   emphasis: TextEmphasis;
+  progressMessage?: string;
+  progressPercent?: number;
 };
 
 export const ToolInfo: React.FC<ToolInfoProps> = ({
@@ -190,6 +192,8 @@ export const ToolInfo: React.FC<ToolInfoProps> = ({
   description,
   status: coreStatus,
   emphasis,
+  progressMessage,
+  progressPercent,
 }) => {
   const status = mapCoreStatusToDisplayStatus(coreStatus);
   const nameColor = React.useMemo<string>(() => {
@@ -210,6 +214,24 @@ export const ToolInfo: React.FC<ToolInfoProps> = ({
   // Hide description for completed Ask User tools (the result display speaks for itself)
   const isCompletedAskUser = isCompletedAskUserTool(name, status);
 
+  let displayDescription = description;
+  if (status === ToolCallStatus.Executing) {
+    const parts: string[] = [];
+    if (progressMessage) {
+      parts.push(progressMessage);
+    }
+    if (progressPercent !== undefined) {
+      parts.push(`${Math.round(progressPercent)}%`);
+    }
+
+    if (parts.length > 0) {
+      const progressInfo = parts.join(' - ');
+      displayDescription = description
+        ? `${description} (${progressInfo})`
+        : progressInfo;
+    }
+  }
+
   return (
     <Box overflow="hidden" height={1} flexGrow={1} flexShrink={1}>
       <Text strikethrough={status === ToolCallStatus.Canceled} wrap="truncate">
@@ -219,7 +241,7 @@ export const ToolInfo: React.FC<ToolInfoProps> = ({
         {!isCompletedAskUser && (
           <>
             {' '}
-            <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>{description}</Text>
+            <Text color={theme.text.secondary}>{displayDescription}</Text>
           </>
         )}
       </Text>
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/toolMapping.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/toolMapping.ts
index bd8718b9bd..ded17f29a9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/toolMapping.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/toolMapping.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ export function mapToDisplay(
     let outputFile: string | undefined = undefined;
     let ptyId: number | undefined = undefined;
     let correlationId: string | undefined = undefined;
+    let progressMessage: string | undefined = undefined;
+    let progressPercent: number | undefined = undefined;
 
     switch (call.status) {
       case CoreToolCallStatus.Success:
@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ export function mapToDisplay(
       case CoreToolCallStatus.Executing:
         resultDisplay = call.liveOutput;
         ptyId = call.pid;
+        progressMessage = call.progressMessage;
+        progressPercent = call.progressPercent;
         break;
       case CoreToolCallStatus.Scheduled:
       case CoreToolCallStatus.Validating:
@@ -100,6 +104,8 @@ export function mapToDisplay(
       outputFile,
       ptyId,
       correlationId,
+      progressMessage,
+      progressPercent,
       approvalMode: call.approvalMode,
     };
   });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useToolScheduler.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useToolScheduler.ts
index 89bee14342..56b1622468 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useToolScheduler.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useToolScheduler.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ export function useToolScheduler(
     [config, messageBus],
   );
 
+  useEffect(() => () => scheduler.dispose(), [scheduler]);
+
   const internalAdaptToolCalls = useCallback(
     (coreCalls: ToolCall[], prevTracked: TrackedToolCall[]) =>
       adaptToolCalls(coreCalls, prevTracked),
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/types.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/types.ts
index 290ab63417..7cb06fbd15 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/types.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/types.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ export interface IndividualToolCallDisplay {
   outputFile?: string;
   correlationId?: string;
   approvalMode?: ApprovalMode;
+  progressMessage?: string;
+  progressPercent?: number;
 }
 
 export interface CompressionProps {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/scheduler/scheduler.test.ts b/packages/core/src/scheduler/scheduler.test.ts
index ad2d094b4e..f909a11d23 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/scheduler/scheduler.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/scheduler/scheduler.test.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ import {
   getToolCallContext,
   type ToolCallContext,
 } from '../utils/toolCallContext.js';
+import { coreEvents, CoreEvent } from '../utils/events.js';
 
 describe('Scheduler (Orchestrator)', () => {
   let scheduler: Scheduler;
@@ -1242,4 +1243,30 @@ describe('Scheduler (Orchestrator)', () => {
       expect(capturedContext!.parentCallId).toBe(parentCallId);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('Cleanup', () => {
+    it('should unregister McpProgress listener on dispose()', () => {
+      const onSpy = vi.spyOn(coreEvents, 'on');
+      const offSpy = vi.spyOn(coreEvents, 'off');
+
+      const s = new Scheduler({
+        config: mockConfig,
+        messageBus: mockMessageBus,
+        getPreferredEditor,
+        schedulerId: 'cleanup-test',
+      });
+
+      expect(onSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        CoreEvent.McpProgress,
+        expect.any(Function),
+      );
+
+      s.dispose();
+
+      expect(offSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        CoreEvent.McpProgress,
+        expect.any(Function),
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/scheduler/scheduler.ts b/packages/core/src/scheduler/scheduler.ts
index b177fe0318..d71381eb33 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/scheduler/scheduler.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/scheduler/scheduler.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ import {
   type ToolConfirmationRequest,
 } from '../confirmation-bus/types.js';
 import { runWithToolCallContext } from '../utils/toolCallContext.js';
+import {
+  coreEvents,
+  CoreEvent,
+  type McpProgressPayload,
+} from '../utils/events.js';
 
 interface SchedulerQueueItem {
   requests: ToolCallRequestInfo[];
@@ -115,8 +120,25 @@ export class Scheduler {
     this.modifier = new ToolModificationHandler();
 
     this.setupMessageBusListener(this.messageBus);
+
+    coreEvents.on(CoreEvent.McpProgress, this.handleMcpProgress);
   }
 
+  dispose(): void {
+    coreEvents.off(CoreEvent.McpProgress, this.handleMcpProgress);
+  }
+
+  private readonly handleMcpProgress = (payload: McpProgressPayload) => {
+    const callId = payload.callId;
+    this.state.updateStatus(callId, CoreToolCallStatus.Executing, {
+      progressMessage: payload.message,
+      progressPercent:
+        payload.total && payload.total > 0
+          ? (payload.progress / payload.total) * 100
+          : undefined,
+    });
+  };
+
   private setupMessageBusListener(messageBus: MessageBus): void {
     if (Scheduler.subscribedMessageBuses.has(messageBus)) {
       return;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/scheduler/state-manager.test.ts b/packages/core/src/scheduler/state-manager.test.ts
index 758ff354c0..6d25841b2e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/scheduler/state-manager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/scheduler/state-manager.test.ts
@@ -495,6 +495,38 @@ describe('SchedulerStateManager', () => {
       expect(active.liveOutput).toBe('chunk 2');
       expect(active.pid).toBe(1234);
     });
+
+    it('should update progressMessage and progressPercent during executing updates', () => {
+      const call = createValidatingCall();
+      stateManager.enqueue([call]);
+      stateManager.dequeue();
+
+      // Update with progress
+      stateManager.updateStatus(
+        call.request.callId,
+        CoreToolCallStatus.Executing,
+        {
+          progressMessage: 'Starting...',
+          progressPercent: 10,
+        },
+      );
+      let active = stateManager.firstActiveCall as ExecutingToolCall;
+      expect(active.progressMessage).toBe('Starting...');
+      expect(active.progressPercent).toBe(10);
+
+      // Update progress further
+      stateManager.updateStatus(
+        call.request.callId,
+        CoreToolCallStatus.Executing,
+        {
+          progressMessage: 'Halfway!',
+          progressPercent: 50,
+        },
+      );
+      active = stateManager.firstActiveCall as ExecutingToolCall;
+      expect(active.progressMessage).toBe('Halfway!');
+      expect(active.progressPercent).toBe(50);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Argument Updates', () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/scheduler/state-manager.ts b/packages/core/src/scheduler/state-manager.ts
index 6a473ad47c..b282c3eb78 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/scheduler/state-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/scheduler/state-manager.ts
@@ -517,6 +517,12 @@ export class SchedulerStateManager {
       execData?.liveOutput ??
       ('liveOutput' in call ? call.liveOutput : undefined);
     const pid = execData?.pid ?? ('pid' in call ? call.pid : undefined);
+    const progressMessage =
+      execData?.progressMessage ??
+      ('progressMessage' in call ? call.progressMessage : undefined);
+    const progressPercent =
+      execData?.progressPercent ??
+      ('progressPercent' in call ? call.progressPercent : undefined);
 
     return {
       request: call.request,
@@ -527,6 +533,8 @@ export class SchedulerStateManager {
       invocation: call.invocation,
       liveOutput,
       pid,
+      progressMessage,
+      progressPercent,
       schedulerId: call.schedulerId,
       approvalMode: call.approvalMode,
     };
diff --git a/packages/core/src/scheduler/types.ts b/packages/core/src/scheduler/types.ts
index b09c42fe51..7da611f23a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/scheduler/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/scheduler/types.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ export type ExecutingToolCall = {
   tool: AnyDeclarativeTool;
   invocation: AnyToolInvocation;
   liveOutput?: string | AnsiOutput;
+  progressMessage?: string;
+  progressPercent?: number;
   startTime?: number;
   outcome?: ToolConfirmationOutcome;
   pid?: number;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tools/mcp-client.test.ts b/packages/core/src/tools/mcp-client.test.ts
index 3f289f1732..19430c2f9a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tools/mcp-client.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tools/mcp-client.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ import { MCPOAuthProvider } from '../mcp/oauth-provider.js';
 import { MCPOAuthTokenStorage } from '../mcp/oauth-token-storage.js';
 import { OAuthUtils } from '../mcp/oauth-utils.js';
 import type { PromptRegistry } from '../prompts/prompt-registry.js';
-import { ToolListChangedNotificationSchema } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';
+import {
+  PromptListChangedNotificationSchema,
+  ResourceListChangedNotificationSchema,
+  ToolListChangedNotificationSchema,
+} from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';
 import { ApprovalMode, PolicyDecision } from '../policy/types.js';
 
 import { WorkspaceContext } from '../utils/workspaceContext.js';
@@ -140,7 +144,7 @@ describe('mcp-client', () => {
       await client.discover({} as Config);
       expect(mockedClient.listTools).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         {},
-        { timeout: 600000 },
+        expect.objectContaining({ timeout: 600000, progressReporter: client }),
       );
     });
 
@@ -710,8 +714,10 @@ describe('mcp-client', () => {
         getStatus: vi.fn(),
         registerCapabilities: vi.fn(),
         setRequestHandler: vi.fn(),
-        setNotificationHandler: vi.fn((_, handler) => {
-          resourceListHandler = handler;
+        setNotificationHandler: vi.fn((schema, handler) => {
+          if (schema === ResourceListChangedNotificationSchema) {
+            resourceListHandler = handler;
+          }
         }),
         getServerCapabilities: vi
           .fn()
@@ -772,7 +778,7 @@ describe('mcp-client', () => {
       await client.connect();
       await client.discover({} as Config);
 
-      expect(mockedClient.setNotificationHandler).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      expect(mockedClient.setNotificationHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
       expect(resourceListHandler).toBeDefined();
 
       await resourceListHandler?.({
@@ -802,8 +808,10 @@ describe('mcp-client', () => {
         getStatus: vi.fn(),
         registerCapabilities: vi.fn(),
         setRequestHandler: vi.fn(),
-        setNotificationHandler: vi.fn((_, handler) => {
-          promptListHandler = handler;
+        setNotificationHandler: vi.fn((schema, handler) => {
+          if (schema === PromptListChangedNotificationSchema) {
+            promptListHandler = handler;
+          }
         }),
         getServerCapabilities: vi
           .fn()
@@ -854,7 +862,7 @@ describe('mcp-client', () => {
       await client.connect();
       await client.discover({ sanitizationConfig: EMPTY_CONFIG } as Config);
 
-      expect(mockedClient.setNotificationHandler).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      expect(mockedClient.setNotificationHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
       expect(promptListHandler).toBeDefined();
 
       await promptListHandler?.({
@@ -1023,7 +1031,7 @@ describe('mcp-client', () => {
 
       await client.connect();
 
-      expect(mockedClient.setNotificationHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(mockedClient.setNotificationHandler).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
     });
 
     it('should refresh tools and notify manager when notification is received', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tools/mcp-client.ts b/packages/core/src/tools/mcp-client.ts
index 7902d8953a..19ea7d5054 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tools/mcp-client.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tools/mcp-client.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   ResourceListChangedNotificationSchema,
   ToolListChangedNotificationSchema,
   PromptListChangedNotificationSchema,
+  ProgressNotificationSchema,
   type Tool as McpTool,
 } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';
 import { ApprovalMode, PolicyDecision } from '../policy/types.js';
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ import { XcodeMcpBridgeFixTransport } from './xcode-mcp-fix-transport.js';
 import type { CallableTool, FunctionCall, Part, Tool } from '@google/genai';
 import { basename } from 'node:path';
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url';
+import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';
 import type { McpAuthProvider } from '../mcp/auth-provider.js';
 import { MCPOAuthProvider } from '../mcp/oauth-provider.js';
 import { MCPOAuthTokenStorage } from '../mcp/oauth-token-storage.js';
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ import type {
   Unsubscribe,
   WorkspaceContext,
 } from '../utils/workspaceContext.js';
+import { getToolCallContext } from '../utils/toolCallContext.js';
 import type { ToolRegistry } from './tool-registry.js';
 import { debugLogger } from '../utils/debugLogger.js';
 import { type MessageBus } from '../confirmation-bus/message-bus.js';
@@ -105,13 +108,21 @@ export enum MCPDiscoveryState {
   COMPLETED = 'completed',
 }
 
+/**
+ * Interface for reporting progress from MCP tool calls.
+ */
+export interface McpProgressReporter {
+  registerProgressToken(token: string | number, callId: string): void;
+  unregisterProgressToken(token: string | number): void;
+}
+
 /**
  * A client for a single MCP server.
  *
  * This class is responsible for connecting to, discovering tools from, and
  * managing the state of a single MCP server.
  */
-export class McpClient {
+export class McpClient implements McpProgressReporter {
   private client: Client | undefined;
   private transport: Transport | undefined;
   private status: MCPServerStatus = MCPServerStatus.DISCONNECTED;
@@ -122,6 +133,12 @@ export class McpClient {
   private isRefreshingPrompts: boolean = false;
   private pendingPromptRefresh: boolean = false;
 
+  /**
+   * Map of progress tokens to tool call IDs.
+   * This allows us to route progress notifications to the correct tool call.
+   */
+  private readonly progressTokenToCallId = new Map<string | number, string>();
+
   constructor(
     private readonly serverName: string,
     private readonly serverConfig: MCPServerConfig,
@@ -254,8 +271,11 @@ export class McpClient {
       this.client!,
       cliConfig,
       this.toolRegistry.getMessageBus(),
-      options ?? {
-        timeout: this.serverConfig.timeout ?? MCP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MSEC,
+      {
+        ...(options ?? {
+          timeout: this.serverConfig.timeout ?? MCP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MSEC,
+        }),
+        progressReporter: this,
       },
     );
   }
@@ -349,6 +369,25 @@ export class McpClient {
         },
       );
     }
+
+    this.client.setNotificationHandler(
+      ProgressNotificationSchema,
+      (notification) => {
+        const { progressToken, progress, total, message } = notification.params;
+        const callId = this.progressTokenToCallId.get(progressToken);
+
+        if (callId) {
+          coreEvents.emitMcpProgress({
+            serverName: this.serverName,
+            callId,
+            progressToken,
+            progress,
+            total,
+            message,
+          });
+        }
+      },
+    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -409,6 +448,20 @@ export class McpClient {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Registers a progress token for a tool call.
+   */
+  registerProgressToken(token: string | number, callId: string): void {
+    this.progressTokenToCallId.set(token, callId);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Unregisters a progress token.
+   */
+  unregisterProgressToken(token: string | number): void {
+    this.progressTokenToCallId.delete(token);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Refreshes prompts for this server by re-querying the MCP `prompts/list` endpoint.
    */
@@ -994,7 +1047,11 @@ export async function discoverTools(
   mcpClient: Client,
   cliConfig: Config,
   messageBus: MessageBus,
-  options?: { timeout?: number; signal?: AbortSignal },
+  options?: {
+    timeout?: number;
+    signal?: AbortSignal;
+    progressReporter?: McpProgressReporter;
+  },
 ): Promise<DiscoveredMCPTool[]> {
   try {
     // Only request tools if the server supports them.
@@ -1012,6 +1069,7 @@ export async function discoverTools(
           mcpClient,
           toolDef,
           mcpServerConfig.timeout ?? MCP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MSEC,
+          options?.progressReporter,
         );
 
         // Extract readOnlyHint from annotations
@@ -1078,6 +1136,7 @@ class McpCallableTool implements CallableTool {
     private readonly client: Client,
     private readonly toolDef: McpTool,
     private readonly timeout: number,
+    private readonly progressReporter?: McpProgressReporter,
   ) {}
 
   async tool(): Promise<Tool> {
@@ -1099,12 +1158,22 @@ class McpCallableTool implements CallableTool {
     }
     const call = functionCalls[0];
 
+    const progressToken = randomUUID();
+    const context = getToolCallContext();
+    if (context && this.progressReporter) {
+      this.progressReporter.registerProgressToken(
+        progressToken,
+        context.callId,
+      );
+    }
+
     try {
       const result = await this.client.callTool(
         {
           name: call.name!,
           // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-type-assertion
           arguments: call.args as Record<string, unknown>,
+          _meta: { progressToken },
         },
         undefined,
         { timeout: this.timeout },
@@ -1133,6 +1202,10 @@ class McpCallableTool implements CallableTool {
           },
         },
       ];
+    } finally {
+      if (this.progressReporter) {
+        this.progressReporter.unregisterProgressToken(progressToken);
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/events.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/events.ts
index 014c2eec7a..1495ba63b5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/events.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/events.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,18 @@ export interface ConsentRequestPayload {
   onConfirm: (confirmed: boolean) => void;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Payload for the 'mcp-progress' event.
+ */
+export interface McpProgressPayload {
+  serverName: string;
+  callId: string;
+  progressToken: string | number;
+  progress: number;
+  total?: number;
+  message?: string;
+}
+
 /**
  * Payload for the 'agents-discovered' event.
  */
@@ -167,6 +179,7 @@ export enum CoreEvent {
   AdminSettingsChanged = 'admin-settings-changed',
   RetryAttempt = 'retry-attempt',
   ConsentRequest = 'consent-request',
+  McpProgress = 'mcp-progress',
   AgentsDiscovered = 'agents-discovered',
   RequestEditorSelection = 'request-editor-selection',
   EditorSelected = 'editor-selected',
@@ -200,6 +213,7 @@ export interface CoreEvents extends ExtensionEvents {
   [CoreEvent.AdminSettingsChanged]: never[];
   [CoreEvent.RetryAttempt]: [RetryAttemptPayload];
   [CoreEvent.ConsentRequest]: [ConsentRequestPayload];
+  [CoreEvent.McpProgress]: [McpProgressPayload];
   [CoreEvent.AgentsDiscovered]: [AgentsDiscoveredPayload];
   [CoreEvent.RequestEditorSelection]: never[];
   [CoreEvent.EditorSelected]: [EditorSelectedPayload];
@@ -335,6 +349,13 @@ export class CoreEventEmitter extends EventEmitter<CoreEvents> {
     this._emitOrQueue(CoreEvent.ConsentRequest, payload);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Notifies subscribers that progress has been made on an MCP tool call.
+   */
+  emitMcpProgress(payload: McpProgressPayload): void {
+    this.emit(CoreEvent.McpProgress, payload);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Notifies subscribers that new unacknowledged agents have been discovered.
    */