diff --git a/src/llm_core.py b/src/llm_core.py
index b1b4acc..1cbe6e7 100644
--- a/src/llm_core.py
+++ b/src/llm_core.py
@@ -1192,9 +1192,13 @@ async def stream_llm(url: str, model: str, messages: List[Dict], temperature: fl
                     yield f'event: error\ndata: {json.dumps({"status": r.status_code, "text": friendly, "raw": raw[:500]})}\n\n'
                     return
                 async for line in r.aiter_lines():
-                    if not line or not line.startswith("data: "):
+                    # SSE allows "data:value" with no space after the colon
+                    # (the space is optional per the spec). Some gateways and
+                    # local servers omit it; gating on "data: " dropped their
+                    # entire stream.
+                    if not line or not line.startswith("data:"):
                         continue
-                    data = line[6:].strip()
+                    data = line[5:].strip()
                     if not data or not data.startswith("{"):
                         continue
                     try:
@@ -1307,8 +1311,11 @@ async def stream_llm(url: str, model: str, messages: List[Dict], temperature: fl
                 if not line:
                     continue
 
-                if line.startswith("data: "):
-                    data = line[6:].strip()
+                # SSE allows "data:value" with no space after the colon; gating
+                # on "data: " silently dropped content + usage from providers
+                # that omit it.
+                if line.startswith("data:"):
+                    data = line[5:].strip()
                     if data == "[DONE]":
                         tc_event = _emit_tool_calls()
                         if tc_event:
diff --git a/tests/test_llm_core_sse_no_space.py b/tests/test_llm_core_sse_no_space.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dce3f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_llm_core_sse_no_space.py
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+"""SSE lines with no space after \'data:\' must still be parsed.
+
+The SSE spec makes the space after the colon optional ("data:value" is
+valid), and several gateways / local inference servers emit it that way.
+stream_llm gated on line.startswith("data: ") (trailing space) in both the
+OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic branches, so those providers\' ENTIRE
+stream — content and usage — was silently dropped.
+"""
+import asyncio
+import json
+
+from src import llm_core
+
+
+class _FakeResp:
+    def __init__(self, lines):
+        self._lines = lines
+        self.status_code = 200
+
+    async def aiter_lines(self):
+        for ln in self._lines:
+            yield ln
+
+    async def aread(self):
+        return b""
+
+
+class _FakeStreamCtx:
+    def __init__(self, lines):
+        self._lines = lines
+
+    async def __aenter__(self):
+        return _FakeResp(self._lines)
+
+    async def __aexit__(self, *a):
+        return False
+
+
+class _FakeClient:
+    def __init__(self, lines):
+        self._lines = lines
+
+    def stream(self, method, url, **kw):
+        return _FakeStreamCtx(self._lines)
+
+
+def _drive(monkeypatch, url, lines, model):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(llm_core, "_get_http_client", lambda: _FakeClient(lines))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(llm_core, "_is_host_dead", lambda u: False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(llm_core, "note_model_activity", lambda *a, **k: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(llm_core, "_clear_host_dead", lambda *a, **k: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(llm_core, "_mark_host_dead", lambda *a, **k: False, raising=False)
+
+    async def run():
+        out = []
+        async for chunk in llm_core.stream_llm(
+            url, model, [{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
+            headers={"Authorization": "Bearer k"},
+        ):
+            out.append(chunk)
+        return "".join(out)
+
+    return asyncio.run(run())
+
+
+def _deltas(blob):
+    deltas = []
+    for ln in blob.split("\n"):
+        ln = ln.strip()
+        if ln.startswith("data: ") and ln[6:] != "[DONE]":
+            try:
+                j = json.loads(ln[6:])
+            except ValueError:
+                continue
+            if "delta" in j:
+                deltas.append(j["delta"])
+    return deltas
+
+
+def test_openai_compat_no_space_data_is_parsed(monkeypatch):
+    lines = [
+        'data:' + json.dumps({"choices": [{"delta": {"content": "Hi"}}]}),
+        'data:' + json.dumps({"choices": [{"delta": {"content": " there"}}]}),
+        'data:[DONE]',
+    ]
+    blob = _drive(
+        monkeypatch,
+        "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/openai/chat/completions",
+        lines,
+        "gpt-4o-test",
+    )
+    assert "".join(_deltas(blob)) == "Hi there"
+
+
+def test_openai_compat_with_space_still_works(monkeypatch):
+    lines = [
+        'data: ' + json.dumps({"choices": [{"delta": {"content": "Yo"}}]}),
+        'data: [DONE]',
+    ]
+    blob = _drive(
+        monkeypatch,
+        "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/openai/chat/completions",
+        lines,
+        "gpt-4o-test",
+    )
+    assert "".join(_deltas(blob)) == "Yo"
+
+
+def test_anthropic_no_space_data_is_parsed(monkeypatch):
+    lines = [
+        'data:' + json.dumps({"type": "content_block_delta",
+                              "delta": {"type": "text_delta", "text": "Hi"}}),
+        'data:' + json.dumps({"type": "message_stop"}),
+    ]
+    blob = _drive(
+        monkeypatch,
+        "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages",
+        lines,
+        "claude-test",
+    )
+    assert "Hi" in "".join(_deltas(blob))