diff --git a/docs/sdk/js/client/abstract-agent.mdx b/docs/sdk/js/client/abstract-agent.mdx
index 3738b0aae..cf322d214 100644
--- a/docs/sdk/js/client/abstract-agent.mdx
+++ b/docs/sdk/js/client/abstract-agent.mdx
@@ -111,6 +111,33 @@ Creates a deep copy of the agent instance.
 clone(): AbstractAgent
 ```
 
+### connectAgent()
+
+Establishes a persistent connection with an agent that implements the
+`connect()` method.
+
+```typescript
+connectAgent(parameters?: RunAgentParameters, subscriber?: AgentSubscriber): Promise<RunAgentResult>
+```
+
+Similar to `runAgent()` but uses the `connect()` method internally. The agent
+must implement `connect()` or this functionality must be provided by a framework
+like [CopilotKit](https://copilotkit.ai).
+
+## Observable Properties
+
+### events$
+
+An observable stream of all events emitted during agent execution.
+
+```typescript
+events$: Observable<BaseEvent>
+```
+
+This property provides direct access to the agent's event stream. Events are
+stored using a `ReplaySubject`, allowing late subscribers will receive all
+historical events.
+
 ## Properties
 
 - `agentId`: Unique identifier for the agent instance
@@ -118,6 +145,8 @@ clone(): AbstractAgent
 - `threadId`: Conversation thread identifier
 - `messages`: Array of conversation messages
 - `state`: Current agent state object
+- `events$`: Observable stream of all `BaseEvent` objects emitted during agent
+  execution (replayed for late subscribers)
 
 ## Protected Methods
 
@@ -131,6 +160,17 @@ Executes the agent and returns an observable event stream.
 protected abstract run(input: RunAgentInput): RunAgent
 ```
 
+### connect()
+
+Establishes a persistent connection and returns an observable event stream.
+
+```typescript
+protected connect(input: RunAgentInput): RunAgent
+```
+
+Override this method to implement persistent connections. Default implementation
+throws `ConnectNotImplementedError`.
+
 ### apply()
 
 Processes events from the run and updates the agent state.
diff --git a/typescript-sdk/integrations/mastra/src/mastra.ts b/typescript-sdk/integrations/mastra/src/mastra.ts
index f8310767b..9de9e70dc 100644
--- a/typescript-sdk/integrations/mastra/src/mastra.ts
+++ b/typescript-sdk/integrations/mastra/src/mastra.ts
@@ -52,13 +52,18 @@ export class MastraAgent extends AbstractAgent {
   resourceId?: string;
   runtimeContext?: RuntimeContext;
 
-  constructor({ agent, resourceId, runtimeContext, ...rest }: MastraAgentConfig) {
+  constructor(private config: MastraAgentConfig) {
+    const { agent, resourceId, runtimeContext, ...rest } = config;
     super(rest);
     this.agent = agent;
     this.resourceId = resourceId;
     this.runtimeContext = runtimeContext ?? new RuntimeContext();
   }
 
+  public clone() {
+    return new MastraAgent(this.config);
+  }
+
   protected run(input: RunAgentInput): Observable<BaseEvent> {
     let messageId = randomUUID();
 
@@ -250,7 +255,7 @@ export class MastraAgent extends AbstractAgent {
     );
     const resourceId = this.resourceId ?? threadId;
     const convertedMessages = convertAGUIMessagesToMastra(messages);
-    this.runtimeContext?.set('ag-ui', { context: inputContext });
+    this.runtimeContext?.set("ag-ui", { context: inputContext });
     const runtimeContext = this.runtimeContext;
 
     if (this.isLocalMastraAgent(this.agent)) {
diff --git a/typescript-sdk/integrations/vercel-ai-sdk/src/index.ts b/typescript-sdk/integrations/vercel-ai-sdk/src/index.ts
index b06664f34..602e45e14 100644
--- a/typescript-sdk/integrations/vercel-ai-sdk/src/index.ts
+++ b/typescript-sdk/integrations/vercel-ai-sdk/src/index.ts
@@ -48,13 +48,18 @@ export class VercelAISDKAgent extends AbstractAgent {
   model: LanguageModelV1;
   maxSteps: number;
   toolChoice: ToolChoice<Record<string, unknown>>;
-  constructor({ model, maxSteps, toolChoice, ...rest }: VercelAISDKAgentConfig) {
+  constructor(private config: VercelAISDKAgentConfig) {
+    const { model, maxSteps, toolChoice, ...rest } = config;
     super({ ...rest });
     this.model = model;
     this.maxSteps = maxSteps ?? 1;
     this.toolChoice = toolChoice ?? "auto";
   }
 
+  public clone() {
+    return new VercelAISDKAgent(this.config);
+  }
+
   protected run(input: RunAgentInput): Observable<BaseEvent> {
     const finalMessages: Message[] = input.messages;
 
diff --git a/typescript-sdk/packages/cli/package.json b/typescript-sdk/packages/cli/package.json
index b8e37cb32..629b098c4 100644
--- a/typescript-sdk/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/typescript-sdk/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "create-ag-ui-app",
   "author": "Markus Ecker <markus.ecker@gmail.com>",
-  "version": "0.0.39",
+  "version": "0.0.40-alpha.2",
   "private": false,
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/typescript-sdk/packages/client/package.json b/typescript-sdk/packages/client/package.json
index a5aef3881..a80cf385f 100644
--- a/typescript-sdk/packages/client/package.json
+++ b/typescript-sdk/packages/client/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@ag-ui/client",
   "author": "Markus Ecker <markus.ecker@gmail.com>",
-  "version": "0.0.38",
+  "version": "0.0.40-alpha.2",
   "private": false,
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/typescript-sdk/packages/client/src/agent/__tests__/agent-clone.test.ts b/typescript-sdk/packages/client/src/agent/__tests__/agent-clone.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3fb00e8a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/typescript-sdk/packages/client/src/agent/__tests__/agent-clone.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { AbstractAgent } from "../agent";
+import { HttpAgent } from "../http";
+import { BaseEvent, Message, RunAgentInput } from "@ag-ui/core";
+import { EMPTY, Observable } from "rxjs";
+
+class CloneableTestAgent extends AbstractAgent {
+  constructor() {
+    super({
+      agentId: "test-agent",
+      description: "Cloneable test agent",
+      threadId: "thread-test",
+      initialMessages: [
+        {
+          id: "msg-1",
+          role: "user",
+          content: "Hello world",
+          toolCalls: [],
+        } as Message,
+      ],
+      initialState: { stage: "initial" },
+    });
+  }
+
+  protected run(_: RunAgentInput): Observable<BaseEvent> {
+    return EMPTY as Observable<BaseEvent>;
+  }
+}
+
+describe("AbstractAgent cloning", () => {
+  it("clones subclass instances with independent state", () => {
+    const agent = new CloneableTestAgent();
+
+    const cloned = agent.clone() as CloneableTestAgent;
+
+    expect(cloned).toBeInstanceOf(CloneableTestAgent);
+    expect(cloned).not.toBe(agent);
+    expect(cloned.agentId).toBe(agent.agentId);
+    expect(cloned.threadId).toBe(agent.threadId);
+    expect(cloned.messages).toEqual(agent.messages);
+    expect(cloned.messages).not.toBe(agent.messages);
+    expect(cloned.state).toEqual(agent.state);
+    expect(cloned.state).not.toBe(agent.state);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("HttpAgent cloning", () => {
+  it("produces a new HttpAgent with cloned configuration and abort controller", () => {
+    const httpAgent = new HttpAgent({
+      url: "https://example.com/agent",
+      headers: { Authorization: "Bearer token" },
+      threadId: "thread-http",
+      initialMessages: [
+        {
+          id: "msg-http",
+          role: "assistant",
+          content: "response",
+          toolCalls: [],
+        } as Message,
+      ],
+      initialState: { status: "ready" },
+    });
+
+    httpAgent.abortController.abort("cancelled");
+
+    const cloned = httpAgent.clone() as HttpAgent;
+
+    expect(cloned).toBeInstanceOf(HttpAgent);
+    expect(cloned).not.toBe(httpAgent);
+    expect(cloned.url).toBe(httpAgent.url);
+    expect(cloned.headers).toEqual(httpAgent.headers);
+    expect(cloned.headers).not.toBe(httpAgent.headers);
+    expect(cloned.messages).toEqual(httpAgent.messages);
+    expect(cloned.messages).not.toBe(httpAgent.messages);
+    expect(cloned.state).toEqual(httpAgent.state);
+    expect(cloned.state).not.toBe(httpAgent.state);
+    expect(cloned.abortController).not.toBe(httpAgent.abortController);
+    expect(cloned.abortController).toBeInstanceOf(AbortController);
+    expect(cloned.abortController.signal.aborted).toBe(true);
+    expect(cloned.abortController.signal.reason).toBe("cancelled");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/typescript-sdk/packages/client/src/agent/agent.ts b/typescript-sdk/packages/client/src/agent/agent.ts
index f596a625c..081cd1934 100644
--- a/typescript-sdk/packages/client/src/agent/agent.ts
+++ b/typescript-sdk/packages/client/src/agent/agent.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
 import { structuredClone_ } from "@/utils";
 import { catchError, map, tap } from "rxjs/operators";
 import { finalize } from "rxjs/operators";
-import { pipe, Observable, from, of } from "rxjs";
+import { pipe, Observable, from, of, EMPTY } from "rxjs";
 import { verifyEvents } from "@/verify";
 import { convertToLegacyEvents } from "@/legacy/convert";
 import { LegacyRuntimeProtocolEvent } from "@/legacy/types";
 import { lastValueFrom } from "rxjs";
 import { transformChunks } from "@/chunks";
 import { AgentStateMutation, AgentSubscriber, runSubscribersWithMutation } from "./subscriber";
+import { AGUIConnectNotImplementedError } from "@ag-ui/core";
 
 export interface RunAgentResult {
   result: any;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractAgent {
   public state: State;
   public debug: boolean = false;
   public subscribers: AgentSubscriber[] = [];
+  public isRunning: boolean = false;
 
   constructor({
     agentId,
@@ -59,43 +61,106 @@ export abstract class AbstractAgent {
     parameters?: RunAgentParameters,
     subscriber?: AgentSubscriber,
   ): Promise<RunAgentResult> {
-    this.agentId = this.agentId ?? uuidv4();
-    const input = this.prepareRunAgentInput(parameters);
-    let result: any = undefined;
-    const currentMessageIds = new Set(this.messages.map((message) => message.id));
-
-    const subscribers: AgentSubscriber[] = [
-      {
-        onRunFinishedEvent: (params) => {
-          result = params.result;
+    try {
+      this.isRunning = true;
+      this.agentId = this.agentId ?? uuidv4();
+      const input = this.prepareRunAgentInput(parameters);
+      let result: any = undefined;
+      const currentMessageIds = new Set(this.messages.map((message) => message.id));
+
+      const subscribers: AgentSubscriber[] = [
+        {
+          onRunFinishedEvent: (params) => {
+            result = params.result;
+          },
         },
-      },
-      ...this.subscribers,
-      subscriber ?? {},
-    ];
-
-    await this.onInitialize(input, subscribers);
+        ...this.subscribers,
+        subscriber ?? {},
+      ];
+
+      await this.onInitialize(input, subscribers);
+
+      const pipeline = pipe(
+        () => this.run(input),
+        transformChunks(this.debug),
+        verifyEvents(this.debug),
+        (source$) => this.apply(input, source$, subscribers),
+        (source$) => this.processApplyEvents(input, source$, subscribers),
+        catchError((error) => {
+          this.isRunning = false;
+          return this.onError(input, error, subscribers);
+        }),
+        finalize(() => {
+          this.isRunning = false;
+          void this.onFinalize(input, subscribers);
+        }),
+      );
 
-    const pipeline = pipe(
-      () => this.run(input),
-      transformChunks(this.debug),
-      verifyEvents(this.debug),
-      (source$) => this.apply(input, source$, subscribers),
-      (source$) => this.processApplyEvents(input, source$, subscribers),
-      catchError((error) => {
-        return this.onError(input, error, subscribers);
-      }),
-      finalize(() => {
-        void this.onFinalize(input, subscribers);
-      }),
-    );
+      return lastValueFrom(pipeline(of(null))).then(() => {
+        const newMessages = structuredClone_(this.messages).filter(
+          (message: Message) => !currentMessageIds.has(message.id),
+        );
+        return { result, newMessages };
+      });
+    } finally {
+      this.isRunning = false;
+    }
+  }
 
-    return lastValueFrom(pipeline(of(null))).then(() => {
-      const newMessages = structuredClone_(this.messages).filter(
-        (message: Message) => !currentMessageIds.has(message.id),
+  protected connect(input: RunAgentInput): Observable<BaseEvent> {
+    throw new AGUIConnectNotImplementedError();
+  }
+  public async connectAgent(
+    parameters?: RunAgentParameters,
+    subscriber?: AgentSubscriber,
+  ): Promise<RunAgentResult> {
+    try {
+      this.isRunning = true;
+      this.agentId = this.agentId ?? uuidv4();
+      const input = this.prepareRunAgentInput(parameters);
+      let result: any = undefined;
+      const currentMessageIds = new Set(this.messages.map((message) => message.id));
+
+      const subscribers: AgentSubscriber[] = [
+        {
+          onRunFinishedEvent: (params) => {
+            result = params.result;
+          },
+        },
+        ...this.subscribers,
+        subscriber ?? {},
+      ];
+
+      await this.onInitialize(input, subscribers);
+
+      const pipeline = pipe(
+        () => this.connect(input),
+        transformChunks(this.debug),
+        verifyEvents(this.debug),
+        (source$) => this.apply(input, source$, subscribers),
+        (source$) => this.processApplyEvents(input, source$, subscribers),
+        catchError((error) => {
+          this.isRunning = false;
+          if (!(error instanceof AGUIConnectNotImplementedError)) {
+            return this.onError(input, error, subscribers);
+          }
+          return EMPTY;
+        }),
+        finalize(() => {
+          this.isRunning = false;
+          void this.onFinalize(input, subscribers);
+        }),
       );
-      return { result, newMessages };
-    });
+
+      return lastValueFrom(pipeline(of(null))).then(() => {
+        const newMessages = structuredClone_(this.messages).filter(
+          (message: Message) => !currentMessageIds.has(message.id),
+        );
+        return { result, newMessages };
+      });
+    } finally {
+      this.isRunning = false;
+    }
   }
 
   public abortRun() {}
@@ -281,12 +346,14 @@ export abstract class AbstractAgent {
   public clone() {
     const cloned = Object.create(Object.getPrototypeOf(this));
 
-    for (const key of Object.getOwnPropertyNames(this)) {
-      const value = (this as any)[key];
-      if (typeof value !== "function") {
-        cloned[key] = structuredClone_(value);
-      }
-    }
+    cloned.agentId = this.agentId;
+    cloned.description = this.description;
+    cloned.threadId = this.threadId;
+    cloned.messages = structuredClone_(this.messages);
+    cloned.state = structuredClone_(this.state);
+    cloned.debug = this.debug;
+    cloned.isRunning = this.isRunning;
+    cloned.subscribers = [...this.subscribers];
 
     return cloned;
   }
diff --git a/typescript-sdk/packages/client/src/agent/http.ts b/typescript-sdk/packages/client/src/agent/http.ts
index 49fae2173..f9d9c3002 100644
--- a/typescript-sdk/packages/client/src/agent/http.ts
+++ b/typescript-sdk/packages/client/src/agent/http.ts
@@ -58,4 +58,19 @@ export class HttpAgent extends AbstractAgent {
     const httpEvents = runHttpRequest(this.url, this.requestInit(input));
     return transformHttpEventStream(httpEvents);
   }
+
+  public clone(): HttpAgent {
+    const cloned = super.clone() as HttpAgent;
+    cloned.url = this.url;
+    cloned.headers = structuredClone_(this.headers ?? {});
+
+    const newController = new AbortController();
+    const originalSignal = this.abortController.signal as AbortSignal & { reason?: unknown };
+    if (originalSignal.aborted) {
+      newController.abort(originalSignal.reason);
+    }
+    cloned.abortController = newController;
+
+    return cloned;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/typescript-sdk/packages/client/src/agent/index.ts b/typescript-sdk/packages/client/src/agent/index.ts
index 945724cd0..046bfa90b 100644
--- a/typescript-sdk/packages/client/src/agent/index.ts
+++ b/typescript-sdk/packages/client/src/agent/index.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ export { AbstractAgent } from "./agent";
 export type { RunAgentResult } from "./agent";
 export { HttpAgent } from "./http";
 export type { AgentConfig, HttpAgentConfig, RunAgentParameters } from "./types";
+export type { AgentSubscriber, AgentStateMutation, AgentSubscriberParams } from "./subscriber";
diff --git a/typescript-sdk/packages/core/package.json b/typescript-sdk/packages/core/package.json
index e6eebbddb..9662886fc 100644
--- a/typescript-sdk/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/typescript-sdk/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@ag-ui/core",
   "author": "Markus Ecker <markus.ecker@gmail.com>",
-  "version": "0.0.38",
+  "version": "0.0.40-alpha.2",
   "private": false,
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/typescript-sdk/packages/core/src/types.ts b/typescript-sdk/packages/core/src/types.ts
index 1abb31a0b..0b5b17224 100644
--- a/typescript-sdk/packages/core/src/types.ts
+++ b/typescript-sdk/packages/core/src/types.ts
@@ -105,3 +105,9 @@ export class AGUIError extends Error {
     super(message);
   }
 }
+
+export class AGUIConnectNotImplementedError extends AGUIError {
+  constructor() {
+    super("Connect not implemented. This method is not supported by the current agent.");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/typescript-sdk/packages/encoder/package.json b/typescript-sdk/packages/encoder/package.json
index c1694462f..d5b9e20d0 100644
--- a/typescript-sdk/packages/encoder/package.json
+++ b/typescript-sdk/packages/encoder/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@ag-ui/encoder",
   "author": "Markus Ecker <markus.ecker@gmail.com>",
-  "version": "0.0.38",
+  "version": "0.0.40-alpha.2",
   "private": false,
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/typescript-sdk/packages/proto/package.json b/typescript-sdk/packages/proto/package.json
index 87f5db877..8e8afbef0 100644
--- a/typescript-sdk/packages/proto/package.json
+++ b/typescript-sdk/packages/proto/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@ag-ui/proto",
   "author": "Markus Ecker <markus.ecker@gmail.com>",
-  "version": "0.0.38",
+  "version": "0.0.40-alpha.2",
   "private": false,
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"