diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index cd38571..8f14fed 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import { program } from "commander";
 import { startDaemon } from "./start-daemon";
+import { consumeRecoveryStream } from "./utils/recovery-stream";
 import {
   handleDaemonCommand,
   callDaemon,
+  callDaemonRaw,
   callAuth,
   ensureDaemonRunning,
   isDaemonRunning,
@@ -1341,6 +1343,55 @@ program
     }
   });
 
+// Recover - re-derive proofs from a mint's restore endpoint
+program
+  .command("recover")
+  .description("Recover wallet proofs from a mint's restore endpoint")
+  .requiredOption(
+    "-m, --mint-url <url>",
+    "Mint URL to recover proofs from",
+  )
+  .action(async (options: { mintUrl: string }) => {
+    await ensureDaemonRunning();
+    try {
+      const response = await callDaemonRaw("/wallet/recover", {
+        method: "POST",
+        body: { url: options.mintUrl },
+      });
+
+      // Validation errors (e.g. missing field) come back as JSON before any
+      // streaming begins.
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        const contentType = response.headers.get("content-type") || "";
+        if (contentType.includes("application/json")) {
+          const data = (await response
+            .json()
+            .catch(() => ({}))) as { error?: string };
+          console.error(data.error || `HTTP ${response.status}`);
+        } else {
+          console.error(`HTTP ${response.status}`);
+        }
+        process.exit(1);
+      }
+
+      const message = await consumeRecoveryStream(response.body, (progress) => {
+        console.log(progress);
+      });
+      console.log(`\u2713 ${message}`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      const message = (error as Error).message;
+      if (
+        message?.includes("fetch failed") ||
+        message?.includes("Connection refused")
+      ) {
+        console.error("Daemon is not running and failed to auto-start");
+        process.exit(1);
+      }
+      console.error(message);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+  });
+
 // Monitor - interactive TUI
 program
   .command("monitor")
diff --git a/src/daemon/http/index.ts b/src/daemon/http/index.ts
index 0e6401b..e525fe9 100644
--- a/src/daemon/http/index.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/http/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 import { decodeCashuTokenAmount } from "../wallet";
 import { getClientsFromStore } from "../../utils/clients";
 import { getUsageSummary } from "./usage-summary";
+import { encodeRecoveryEvent } from "../../utils/recovery-stream";
 
 type ClientMode = "xcashu" | "lazyrefund" | "apikeys";
 
@@ -167,6 +168,31 @@ async function respond(
   }
 }
 
+export async function streamMintRecovery(
+  res: ServerResponse,
+  walletClient: CocodClient,
+  mintUrl: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  res.writeHead(200, {
+    "Content-Type": "application/x-ndjson; charset=utf-8",
+    "Cache-Control": "no-store",
+  });
+  try {
+    const message = await walletClient.recoverMint(mintUrl, (line) => {
+      res.write(encodeRecoveryEvent({ type: "progress", message: line }));
+    });
+    res.end(encodeRecoveryEvent({ type: "result", ok: true, message }));
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.end(
+      encodeRecoveryEvent({
+        type: "result",
+        ok: false,
+        error: toErrorMessage(error),
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 function requireStringField(
   body: Record<string, unknown>,
   field: string,
@@ -466,6 +492,19 @@ export function createDaemonRequestHandler(deps: {
       return;
     }
 
+    // Recover proofs from a mint's restore endpoint. Progress and the required
+    // terminal result are sent as NDJSON so clients can detect truncated runs.
+    if (req.method === "POST" && url.pathname === "/wallet/recover") {
+      try {
+        const body = await readJsonBody(req);
+        const mintUrl = getRequiredStringField(body, "url");
+        await streamMintRecovery(res, deps.walletClient, mintUrl);
+      } catch (error) {
+        respondWithError(res, error);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (req.method === "GET" && url.pathname === "/wallet/history") {
       await respond(res, async () => {
         const offsetParam = url.searchParams.get("offset");
diff --git a/src/daemon/http/recovery.test.ts b/src/daemon/http/recovery.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ed8530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/daemon/http/recovery.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import type { ServerResponse } from "http";
+import type { CocodClient } from "../wallet/cocod-client";
+import { streamMintRecovery } from "./index";
+
+function responseRecorder(): {
+  response: ServerResponse;
+  chunks: string[];
+  headers: Record<string, string>;
+} {
+  const chunks: string[] = [];
+  const headers: Record<string, string> = {};
+  const response = {
+    writeHead(_status: number, values: Record<string, string>) {
+      Object.assign(headers, values);
+      return this;
+    },
+    write(chunk: string) {
+      chunks.push(chunk);
+      return true;
+    },
+    end(chunk?: string) {
+      if (chunk) chunks.push(chunk);
+      return this;
+    },
+  } as unknown as ServerResponse;
+  return { response, chunks, headers };
+}
+
+function clientWithRecover(
+  recoverMint: CocodClient["recoverMint"],
+): CocodClient {
+  return { recoverMint } as CocodClient;
+}
+
+describe("streamMintRecovery", () => {
+  it("streams progress and a terminal success event", async () => {
+    const recorder = responseRecorder();
+    const client = clientWithRecover(async (_url, progress) => {
+      progress?.("Scanning keysets");
+      return "Recovery complete";
+    });
+
+    await streamMintRecovery(
+      recorder.response,
+      client,
+      "https://mint.example.com",
+    );
+
+    expect(recorder.headers["Content-Type"]).toContain("application/x-ndjson");
+    expect(recorder.chunks.map((line) => JSON.parse(line))).toEqual([
+      { type: "progress", message: "Scanning keysets" },
+      { type: "result", ok: true, message: "Recovery complete" },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("always terminates a started stream with an error result", async () => {
+    const recorder = responseRecorder();
+    const client = clientWithRecover(async (_url, progress) => {
+      progress?.("Scanning keysets");
+      throw new Error("Mint restore failed");
+    });
+
+    await streamMintRecovery(
+      recorder.response,
+      client,
+      "https://mint.example.com",
+    );
+
+    expect(recorder.chunks.map((line) => JSON.parse(line))).toEqual([
+      { type: "progress", message: "Scanning keysets" },
+      { type: "result", ok: false, error: "Mint restore failed" },
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/daemon/wallet/coco-client.npc.test.ts b/src/daemon/wallet/coco-client.npc.test.ts
index d348473..d3fa5c2 100644
--- a/src/daemon/wallet/coco-client.npc.test.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/wallet/coco-client.npc.test.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,22 @@ describe("in-process coco client NPC integration", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("legacy cocod mint recovery", () => {
+  it("reports mint recovery as unsupported", async () => {
+    const client = createCocodClient({
+      socketPath: "/tmp/unused-cocod-recovery-test.sock",
+    });
+
+    try {
+      await client.recoverMint("https://mint.example.com");
+      throw new Error("expected recovery to fail");
+    } catch (error) {
+      expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(CocodHttpError);
+      expect((error as InstanceType<typeof CocodHttpError>).status).toBe(501);
+    }
+  });
+});
+
 describe("legacy cocod client NPC passthroughs", () => {
   type FetchImpl = (
     input: string | URL | Request,
diff --git a/src/daemon/wallet/coco-client.ts b/src/daemon/wallet/coco-client.ts
index 2b351a3..e0d580d 100644
--- a/src/daemon/wallet/coco-client.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/wallet/coco-client.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import type {
   NpcUsernameResult,
 } from "./cocod-client";
 import { logger } from "../../utils/logger";
+import { RecoveryGate } from "./recovery-gate";
 
 const NPC_DEFAULT_BASE_URL = "https://npubx.cash";
 
@@ -517,6 +518,53 @@ export interface CreateCocoClientOptions {
   npcBaseUrl?: string;
 }
 
+type CocoManager = Awaited<ReturnType<typeof initializeCoco>>;
+
+export async function recoverMintProofs(
+  coco: CocoManager,
+  mintUrl: string,
+  onProgress?: (message: string) => void,
+): Promise<string> {
+  const normalized = normalizeMintUrl(mintUrl);
+  onProgress?.(`Fetching mint info for ${normalized}…`);
+  const { keysets } = await coco.mint.addMint(normalized, { trusted: true });
+  onProgress?.(
+    `Recovery started for ${keysets.length} keyset(s) from ${normalized}; this may take several minutes…`,
+  );
+
+  // Background services can mutate proofs and counters independently of
+  // public client calls, so stop them while restore overwrites counters.
+  let subscriptionsPaused = false;
+  let mintWatcherStopped = false;
+  let proofWatcherStopped = false;
+  let mintProcessorStopped = false;
+  try {
+    await coco.pauseSubscriptions();
+    subscriptionsPaused = true;
+    await coco.disableMintOperationWatcher();
+    mintWatcherStopped = true;
+    await coco.disableProofStateWatcher();
+    proofWatcherStopped = true;
+    await coco.disableMintOperationProcessor();
+    mintProcessorStopped = true;
+    await coco.wallet.restore(normalized);
+  } finally {
+    const restarts: Promise<unknown>[] = [];
+    if (mintWatcherStopped) restarts.push(coco.enableMintOperationWatcher());
+    if (proofWatcherStopped) restarts.push(coco.enableProofStateWatcher());
+    if (mintProcessorStopped) restarts.push(coco.enableMintOperationProcessor());
+    if (subscriptionsPaused) restarts.push(coco.resumeSubscriptions());
+    const results = await Promise.allSettled(restarts);
+    const failedRestart = results.find(
+      (result): result is PromiseRejectedResult => result.status === "rejected",
+    );
+    if (failedRestart) throw failedRestart.reason;
+  }
+
+  onProgress?.(`Recovery complete for ${normalized}`);
+  return `Mint ${normalized} recovery completed successfully`;
+}
+
 export async function createCocoClient(
   options: CreateCocoClientOptions = {},
 ): Promise<CocodClient> {
@@ -632,6 +680,7 @@ export async function createCocoClient(
   };
 
   let disposed = false;
+  const recoveryGate = new RecoveryGate();
   return {
     async ping(): Promise<boolean> {
       try {
@@ -668,51 +717,59 @@ export async function createCocoClient(
     },
 
     async receiveCashu(token: string): Promise<string> {
-      await coco.wallet.receive(token);
-      return "Token received successfully";
+      return recoveryGate.runMutation(async () => {
+        await coco.wallet.receive(token);
+        return "Token received successfully";
+      });
     },
 
     async receiveBolt11(amount: number, mintUrl?: string): Promise<string> {
-      const targetMint = mintUrl || walletConfig.defaultMintUrl;
-      if (!targetMint) {
-        throw new Error("No trusted mint available for Lightning invoice");
-      }
-      const op = await coco.ops.mint.prepare({
-        mintUrl: targetMint,
-        amount,
-        method: "bolt11",
+      return recoveryGate.runMutation(async () => {
+        const targetMint = mintUrl || walletConfig.defaultMintUrl;
+        if (!targetMint) {
+          throw new Error("No trusted mint available for Lightning invoice");
+        }
+        const op = await coco.ops.mint.prepare({
+          mintUrl: targetMint,
+          amount,
+          method: "bolt11",
+        });
+        if (!("request" in op)) {
+          throw new Error("mint prepare did not return a payment request");
+        }
+        return op.request as string;
       });
-      if (!("request" in op)) {
-        throw new Error("mint prepare did not return a payment request");
-      }
-      return op.request as string;
     },
 
     async sendCashu(amount: number, mintUrl?: string): Promise<string> {
-      const targetMint = mintUrl || walletConfig.defaultMintUrl;
-      if (!targetMint) {
-        throw new Error("No trusted mint available for sending");
-      }
-      const prepared = await coco.ops.send.prepare({
-        mintUrl: targetMint,
-        amount,
+      return recoveryGate.runMutation(async () => {
+        const targetMint = mintUrl || walletConfig.defaultMintUrl;
+        if (!targetMint) {
+          throw new Error("No trusted mint available for sending");
+        }
+        const prepared = await coco.ops.send.prepare({
+          mintUrl: targetMint,
+          amount,
+        });
+        const { token } = await coco.ops.send.execute(prepared.id);
+        return getEncodedToken(token);
       });
-      const { token } = await coco.ops.send.execute(prepared.id);
-      return getEncodedToken(token);
     },
 
     async sendBolt11(invoice: string, mintUrl?: string): Promise<string> {
-      const targetMint = mintUrl || walletConfig.defaultMintUrl;
-      if (!targetMint) {
-        throw new Error("No trusted mint available for Lightning payment");
-      }
-      const prepared = await coco.ops.melt.prepare({
-        mintUrl: targetMint,
-        method: "bolt11",
-        methodData: { invoice },
+      return recoveryGate.runMutation(async () => {
+        const targetMint = mintUrl || walletConfig.defaultMintUrl;
+        if (!targetMint) {
+          throw new Error("No trusted mint available for Lightning payment");
+        }
+        const prepared = await coco.ops.melt.prepare({
+          mintUrl: targetMint,
+          method: "bolt11",
+          methodData: { invoice },
+        });
+        await coco.ops.melt.execute(prepared.id);
+        return "Payment sent successfully";
       });
-      await coco.ops.melt.execute(prepared.id);
-      return "Payment sent successfully";
     },
 
     async listMints(): Promise<string[]> {
@@ -746,6 +803,15 @@ export async function createCocoClient(
       return `Default mint set to ${mintUrl}`;
     },
 
+    async recoverMint(
+      mintUrl: string,
+      onProgress?: (message: string) => void,
+    ): Promise<string> {
+      return recoveryGate.runRecovery(() =>
+        recoverMintProofs(coco, mintUrl, onProgress),
+      );
+    },
+
     async dispose(): Promise<void> {
       if (disposed) return;
       disposed = true;
@@ -782,19 +848,21 @@ export async function createCocoClient(
       username: string,
       confirm?: boolean,
     ): Promise<NpcUsernameResult> {
-      const result = await npcApi().setUsername(username, confirm === true);
-      if (result.success) {
-        return { success: true };
-      }
-      return {
-        success: false,
-        paymentRequest:
-          result.pr as NpcUsernameResult["paymentRequest"],
-      };
+      return recoveryGate.runMutation(async () => {
+        const result = await npcApi().setUsername(username, confirm === true);
+        if (result.success) {
+          return { success: true };
+        }
+        return {
+          success: false,
+          paymentRequest:
+            result.pr as NpcUsernameResult["paymentRequest"],
+        };
+      });
     },
 
     async syncNpc(): Promise<void> {
-      await npcApi().sync();
+      await recoveryGate.runMutation(() => npcApi().sync());
     },
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/daemon/wallet/cocod-client.ts b/src/daemon/wallet/cocod-client.ts
index 6725812..c26a319 100644
--- a/src/daemon/wallet/cocod-client.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/wallet/cocod-client.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,15 @@ export interface CocodClient {
   getMintInfo(url: string): Promise<unknown>;
   getDefaultMint(): Promise<string | null>;
   setDefaultMint(url: string): Promise<string>;
+  /**
+   * Recover deterministic proofs using the mint's NUT-09 restore endpoint.
+   * Recovered proofs are checked using NUT-07 before being persisted.
+   * `onProgress` receives human-readable status messages.
+   */
+  recoverMint(
+    mintUrl: string,
+    onProgress?: (message: string) => void,
+  ): Promise<string>;
   /** Release resources held by in-process wallet implementations. */
   dispose?(): Promise<void>;
   getHistory(offset?: number, limit?: number): Promise<HistoryEntry[]>;
@@ -398,6 +407,15 @@ export function createCocodClient(
     async setDefaultMint(url: string): Promise<string> {
       return post<string>("/mints/default", { url });
     },
+    async recoverMint(
+      _mintUrl: string,
+      _onProgress?: (message: string) => void,
+    ): Promise<string> {
+      throw new CocodHttpError(
+        501,
+        "Mint recovery is not supported by the legacy cocod client.",
+      );
+    },
     async getHistory(_offset?: number, _limit?: number): Promise<HistoryEntry[]> {
       return [];
     },
diff --git a/src/daemon/wallet/recover-mint.test.ts b/src/daemon/wallet/recover-mint.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44e4c5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/daemon/wallet/recover-mint.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import type { initializeCoco } from "@cashu/coco-core";
+import { recoverMintProofs } from "./coco-client";
+
+type CocoManager = Awaited<ReturnType<typeof initializeCoco>>;
+
+function manager(options: { restoreError?: Error } = {}): {
+  coco: CocoManager;
+  calls: string[];
+} {
+  const calls: string[] = [];
+  const record = (name: string) => async () => {
+    calls.push(name);
+  };
+  const coco = {
+    mint: {
+      addMint: async (url: string, addOptions: { trusted: boolean }) => {
+        calls.push(`add:${url}:${addOptions.trusted}`);
+        return { keysets: [{}, {}] };
+      },
+    },
+    wallet: {
+      restore: async (url: string) => {
+        calls.push(`restore:${url}`);
+        if (options.restoreError) throw options.restoreError;
+      },
+    },
+    pauseSubscriptions: record("pause-subscriptions"),
+    disableMintOperationWatcher: record("stop-mint-watcher"),
+    disableProofStateWatcher: record("stop-proof-watcher"),
+    disableMintOperationProcessor: record("stop-mint-processor"),
+    enableMintOperationWatcher: record("start-mint-watcher"),
+    enableProofStateWatcher: record("start-proof-watcher"),
+    enableMintOperationProcessor: async () => {
+      calls.push("start-mint-processor");
+      return true;
+    },
+    resumeSubscriptions: record("resume-subscriptions"),
+  } as unknown as CocoManager;
+  return { coco, calls };
+}
+
+describe("recoverMintProofs", () => {
+  it("normalizes the mint URL, restores it, and emits coarse progress", async () => {
+    const { coco, calls } = manager();
+    const progress: string[] = [];
+
+    const result = await recoverMintProofs(
+      coco,
+      "https://mint.example.com/",
+      (message) => progress.push(message),
+    );
+
+    expect(calls).toContain("add:https://mint.example.com:true");
+    expect(calls).toContain("restore:https://mint.example.com");
+    expect(progress).toHaveLength(3);
+    expect(progress[1]).toContain("2 keyset(s)");
+    expect(result).toContain("https://mint.example.com");
+  });
+
+  it("restarts background services when restore fails", async () => {
+    const { coco, calls } = manager({ restoreError: new Error("restore failed") });
+
+    await expect(
+      recoverMintProofs(coco, "https://mint.example.com"),
+    ).rejects.toThrow("restore failed");
+
+    expect(calls).toContain("start-mint-watcher");
+    expect(calls).toContain("start-proof-watcher");
+    expect(calls).toContain("start-mint-processor");
+    expect(calls).toContain("resume-subscriptions");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/daemon/wallet/recovery-gate.test.ts b/src/daemon/wallet/recovery-gate.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4438fdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/daemon/wallet/recovery-gate.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import { RecoveryGate } from "./recovery-gate";
+
+function deferred(): {
+  promise: Promise<void>;
+  resolve: () => void;
+} {
+  let resolve!: () => void;
+  const promise = new Promise<void>((done) => {
+    resolve = done;
+  });
+  return { promise, resolve };
+}
+
+describe("RecoveryGate", () => {
+  it("rejects mutations while recovery is running", async () => {
+    const gate = new RecoveryGate();
+    const hold = deferred();
+    const recovery = gate.runRecovery(() => hold.promise);
+
+    await expect(gate.runMutation(async () => undefined)).rejects.toThrow(
+      "recovery is in progress",
+    );
+    hold.resolve();
+    await recovery;
+  });
+
+  it("rejects concurrent recovery attempts", async () => {
+    const gate = new RecoveryGate();
+    const hold = deferred();
+    const recovery = gate.runRecovery(() => hold.promise);
+
+    await expect(gate.runRecovery(async () => undefined)).rejects.toThrow(
+      "already in progress",
+    );
+    hold.resolve();
+    await recovery;
+  });
+
+  it("does not start recovery during an active mutation", async () => {
+    const gate = new RecoveryGate();
+    const hold = deferred();
+    const mutation = gate.runMutation(() => hold.promise);
+
+    await expect(gate.runRecovery(async () => undefined)).rejects.toThrow(
+      "another wallet operation",
+    );
+    hold.resolve();
+    await mutation;
+  });
+
+  it("releases the gate after a failed recovery", async () => {
+    const gate = new RecoveryGate();
+    await expect(
+      gate.runRecovery(async () => {
+        throw new Error("restore failed");
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow("restore failed");
+
+    await expect(gate.runMutation(async () => "ok")).resolves.toBe("ok");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/daemon/wallet/recovery-gate.ts b/src/daemon/wallet/recovery-gate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..624ec16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/daemon/wallet/recovery-gate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+export class WalletRecoveryBusyError extends Error {
+  constructor(message: string) {
+    super(message);
+    this.name = "WalletRecoveryBusyError";
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Coordinates public wallet mutations with destructive counter restoration.
+ * Admission is synchronous, so no mutation can enter between the recovery
+ * availability check and recovery becoming exclusive.
+ */
+export class RecoveryGate {
+  private activeMutations = 0;
+  private recovering = false;
+
+  async runMutation<T>(operation: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+    if (this.recovering) {
+      throw new WalletRecoveryBusyError(
+        "Wallet recovery is in progress; try again when it completes.",
+      );
+    }
+
+    this.activeMutations += 1;
+    try {
+      return await operation();
+    } finally {
+      this.activeMutations -= 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async runRecovery<T>(operation: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+    if (this.recovering) {
+      throw new WalletRecoveryBusyError("Wallet recovery is already in progress.");
+    }
+    if (this.activeMutations > 0) {
+      throw new WalletRecoveryBusyError(
+        "Cannot start wallet recovery while another wallet operation is in progress.",
+      );
+    }
+
+    this.recovering = true;
+    try {
+      return await operation();
+    } finally {
+      this.recovering = false;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/daemon-client.ts b/src/utils/daemon-client.ts
index ff27906..fb2bc0d 100644
--- a/src/utils/daemon-client.ts
+++ b/src/utils/daemon-client.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,46 @@ export async function callDaemon(
   return _callUrl(baseUrl, path, options, config);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Performs an authenticated daemon request and returns the raw fetch
+ * `Response` so callers can stream the body (e.g. for live progress output).
+ * Handles NIP-98 auth for remote daemons exactly like `callDaemon`.
+ */
+export async function callDaemonRaw(
+  path: string,
+  options: { method?: HttpMethod; body?: object } = {},
+): Promise<Response> {
+  const config = await loadConfig();
+  const baseUrl = getDaemonBaseUrl(config);
+  const { method = "POST", body } = options;
+  const url = `${baseUrl}${path}`;
+
+  const bodyString = body ? JSON.stringify(body) : undefined;
+  const bodyBytes = bodyString
+    ? new TextEncoder().encode(bodyString)
+    : undefined;
+
+  let authorization: string | undefined;
+  if ((config.daemonUrl || config.authUrl) && config.nsec) {
+    const secretKey = parseSecretKey(config.nsec);
+    authorization = await createNIP98Authorization(
+      secretKey,
+      url,
+      method,
+      bodyBytes,
+    );
+  }
+
+  return fetch(url, {
+    method,
+    headers: {
+      ...(authorization ? { Authorization: authorization } : {}),
+      ...(bodyString ? { "Content-Type": "application/json" } : {}),
+    },
+    body: bodyString,
+  });
+}
+
 /** Like callDaemon but sends requests to the auth proxy URL instead.
  *  Falls back to the daemon URL if no authUrl is configured. */
 export async function callAuth(
diff --git a/src/utils/recovery-stream.test.ts b/src/utils/recovery-stream.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93e4bec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/recovery-stream.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import {
+  consumeRecoveryStream,
+  encodeRecoveryEvent,
+} from "./recovery-stream";
+
+function stream(chunks: string[]): ReadableStream<Uint8Array> {
+  const encoder = new TextEncoder();
+  return new ReadableStream({
+    start(controller) {
+      for (const chunk of chunks) controller.enqueue(encoder.encode(chunk));
+      controller.close();
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+describe("recovery NDJSON stream", () => {
+  it("reports progress and returns the terminal success message", async () => {
+    const progress: string[] = [];
+    const body = stream([
+      encodeRecoveryEvent({ type: "progress", message: "Scanning mint" }),
+      encodeRecoveryEvent({ type: "result", ok: true, message: "Recovered" }),
+    ]);
+
+    await expect(
+      consumeRecoveryStream(body, (message) => progress.push(message)),
+    ).resolves.toBe("Recovered");
+    expect(progress).toEqual(["Scanning mint"]);
+  });
+
+  it("handles events split across transport chunks", async () => {
+    const encoded = encodeRecoveryEvent({
+      type: "result",
+      ok: true,
+      message: "Recovered",
+    });
+    await expect(
+      consumeRecoveryStream(stream([encoded.slice(0, 8), encoded.slice(8)])),
+    ).resolves.toBe("Recovered");
+  });
+
+  it("propagates a terminal recovery failure", async () => {
+    const body = stream([
+      encodeRecoveryEvent({ type: "result", ok: false, error: "Mint failed" }),
+    ]);
+    await expect(consumeRecoveryStream(body)).rejects.toThrow("Mint failed");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a truncated response without a terminal result", async () => {
+    const body = stream([
+      encodeRecoveryEvent({ type: "progress", message: "Scanning mint" }),
+    ]);
+    await expect(consumeRecoveryStream(body)).rejects.toThrow(
+      "ended before a result",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("rejects an absent response body", async () => {
+    await expect(consumeRecoveryStream(null)).rejects.toThrow(
+      "no recovery response body",
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/utils/recovery-stream.ts b/src/utils/recovery-stream.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2387229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/recovery-stream.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+export type RecoveryStreamEvent =
+  | { type: "progress"; message: string }
+  | { type: "result"; ok: true; message: string }
+  | { type: "result"; ok: false; error: string };
+
+export function encodeRecoveryEvent(event: RecoveryStreamEvent): string {
+  return `${JSON.stringify(event)}\n`;
+}
+
+function parseRecoveryEvent(line: string): RecoveryStreamEvent {
+  let value: unknown;
+  try {
+    value = JSON.parse(line);
+  } catch {
+    throw new Error("Daemon returned malformed recovery progress data.");
+  }
+
+  if (!value || typeof value !== "object") {
+    throw new Error("Daemon returned an invalid recovery event.");
+  }
+
+  const event = value as Record<string, unknown>;
+  if (event.type === "progress" && typeof event.message === "string") {
+    return { type: "progress", message: event.message };
+  }
+  if (
+    event.type === "result" &&
+    event.ok === true &&
+    typeof event.message === "string"
+  ) {
+    return { type: "result", ok: true, message: event.message };
+  }
+  if (
+    event.type === "result" &&
+    event.ok === false &&
+    typeof event.error === "string"
+  ) {
+    return { type: "result", ok: false, error: event.error };
+  }
+
+  throw new Error("Daemon returned an invalid recovery event.");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Consume a recovery NDJSON response. A terminal result event is mandatory;
+ * EOF before that event is treated as a failed/truncated recovery.
+ */
+export async function consumeRecoveryStream(
+  body: ReadableStream<Uint8Array> | null,
+  onProgress: (message: string) => void = () => {},
+): Promise<string> {
+  if (!body) {
+    throw new Error("Daemon returned no recovery response body.");
+  }
+
+  const reader = body.getReader();
+  const decoder = new TextDecoder();
+  let buffer = "";
+  let result: Extract<RecoveryStreamEvent, { type: "result" }> | undefined;
+
+  const consumeLine = (line: string): void => {
+    if (!line.trim()) return;
+    if (result) {
+      throw new Error("Daemon returned data after the recovery result.");
+    }
+    const event = parseRecoveryEvent(line);
+    if (event.type === "progress") {
+      onProgress(event.message);
+    } else {
+      result = event;
+    }
+  };
+
+  while (true) {
+    const { done, value } = await reader.read();
+    if (done) break;
+    buffer += decoder.decode(value, { stream: true });
+    const lines = buffer.split("\n");
+    buffer = lines.pop() ?? "";
+    for (const line of lines) consumeLine(line);
+  }
+
+  buffer += decoder.decode();
+  consumeLine(buffer);
+
+  if (!result) {
+    throw new Error("Recovery response ended before a result was received.");
+  }
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    throw new Error(result.error);
+  }
+  return result.message;
+}