diff --git a/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs b/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs
index c0a6ab287c..5e0e4cad6e 100644
--- a/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use crate::error_code::INTERNAL_ERROR_CODE;
 use crate::error_code::INVALID_REQUEST_ERROR_CODE;
 use crate::json_to_toml::json_to_toml;
 use crate::outgoing_message::OutgoingMessageSender;
-use crate::outgoing_message::OutgoingNotificationMeta;
+use crate::outgoing_message::OutgoingNotification;
 use crate::wire_format::AddConversationListenerParams;
 use crate::wire_format::AddConversationSubscriptionResponse;
 use crate::wire_format::CodexRequest;
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
         self.conversation_listeners
             .insert(subscription_id, cancel_tx);
         let outgoing_for_task = self.outgoing.clone();
-        let add_listener_request_id = request_id.clone();
         tokio::spawn(async move {
             loop {
                 tokio::select! {
@@ -193,10 +192,24 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
                             }
                         };
 
-                        outgoing_for_task.send_event_as_notification(
-                            &event,
-                            Some(OutgoingNotificationMeta::new(Some(add_listener_request_id.clone()))),
-                        )
+                        let method = format!("codex/event/{}", event.msg);
+                        let mut params = match serde_json::to_value(event) {
+                            Ok(serde_json::Value::Object(map)) => map,
+                            Ok(_) => {
+                                tracing::error!("event did not serialize to an object");
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                            Err(err) => {
+                                tracing::error!("failed to serialize event: {err}");
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                        };
+                        params.insert("conversationId".to_string(), conversation_id.to_string().into());
+
+                        outgoing_for_task.send_notification(OutgoingNotification {
+                            method,
+                            params: Some(params.into()),
+                        })
                         .await;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/outgoing_message.rs b/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/outgoing_message.rs
index 3a77cbf2a0..f13b8b324f 100644
--- a/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/outgoing_message.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/outgoing_message.rs
@@ -114,16 +114,21 @@ impl OutgoingMessageSender {
             event_json
         };
 
-        let outgoing_message = OutgoingMessage::Notification(OutgoingNotification {
+        self.send_notification(OutgoingNotification {
             method: "codex/event".to_string(),
             params: Some(params.clone()),
-        });
-        let _ = self.sender.send(outgoing_message).await;
+        })
+        .await;
 
         self.send_event_as_notification_new_schema(event, Some(params.clone()))
             .await;
     }
 
+    pub(crate) async fn send_notification(&self, notification: OutgoingNotification) {
+        let outgoing_message = OutgoingMessage::Notification(notification);
+        let _ = self.sender.send(outgoing_message).await;
+    }
+
     // should be backwards compatible.
     // it will replace send_event_as_notification eventually.
     async fn send_event_as_notification_new_schema(
diff --git a/codex-rs/mcp-server/tests/codex_message_processor_flow.rs b/codex-rs/mcp-server/tests/codex_message_processor_flow.rs
index c81a04a5f4..7b7845609e 100644
--- a/codex-rs/mcp-server/tests/codex_message_processor_flow.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/mcp-server/tests/codex_message_processor_flow.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use mcp_test_support::McpProcess;
 use mcp_test_support::create_final_assistant_message_sse_response;
 use mcp_test_support::create_mock_chat_completions_server;
 use mcp_test_support::create_shell_sse_response;
+use mcp_types::JSONRPCNotification;
 use mcp_types::JSONRPCResponse;
 use mcp_types::RequestId;
 use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
@@ -123,10 +124,26 @@ async fn test_codex_jsonrpc_conversation_flow() {
     let SendUserMessageResponse {} = to_response::<SendUserMessageResponse>(send_user_resp)
         .expect("deserialize sendUserMessage response");
 
-    // Give the server time to process the user's request.
-    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(5_000)).await;
-
-    // Could verify that some notifications were received?
+    // Verify the task_finished notification is received.
+    // Note this also ensures that the final request to the server was made.
+    let task_finished_notification: JSONRPCNotification = timeout(
+        DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT,
+        mcp.read_stream_until_notification_message("codex/event/task_complete"),
+    )
+    .await
+    .expect("task_finished_notification timeout")
+    .expect("task_finished_notification resp");
+    let serde_json::Value::Object(map) = task_finished_notification
+        .params
+        .expect("notification should have params")
+    else {
+        panic!("task_finished_notification should have params");
+    };
+    assert_eq!(
+        map.get("conversationId")
+            .expect("should have conversationId"),
+        &serde_json::Value::String(conversation_id.to_string())
+    );
 
     // 4) removeConversationListener
     let remove_listener_id = mcp
diff --git a/codex-rs/mcp-server/tests/common/mcp_process.rs b/codex-rs/mcp-server/tests/common/mcp_process.rs
index 4181479b5f..a659b1d950 100644
--- a/codex-rs/mcp-server/tests/common/mcp_process.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/mcp-server/tests/common/mcp_process.rs
@@ -374,6 +374,33 @@ impl McpProcess {
         }
     }
 
+    pub async fn read_stream_until_notification_message(
+        &mut self,
+        method: &str,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<JSONRPCNotification> {
+        loop {
+            let message = self.read_jsonrpc_message().await?;
+            eprint!("message: {message:?}");
+
+            match message {
+                JSONRPCMessage::Notification(notification) => {
+                    if notification.method == method {
+                        return Ok(notification);
+                    }
+                }
+                JSONRPCMessage::Request(_) => {
+                    anyhow::bail!("unexpected JSONRPCMessage::Request: {message:?}");
+                }
+                JSONRPCMessage::Error(_) => {
+                    anyhow::bail!("unexpected JSONRPCMessage::Error: {message:?}");
+                }
+                JSONRPCMessage::Response(_) => {
+                    anyhow::bail!("unexpected JSONRPCMessage::Response: {message:?}");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     pub async fn read_stream_until_configured_response_message(
         &mut self,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<String> {