diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 96c1dfd..563b99d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.2.6] - 2026-04-21
+
+### Fixed
+
+- `DsmClient.trigger_build_stream`: Claude Desktop aborts tool calls after
+  ~4 minutes. The previous implementation read the first SSE chunk before
+  returning, which could block for the entire duration of an image pull.
+  Fixed by making the call truly fire-and-forget: the HTTP request is sent,
+  response headers are received (HTTP status check only), then the connection
+  is closed immediately without reading any SSE events. DSM continues the
+  build server-side regardless. The `_json` import added in 0.2.5 is removed.
+
 ## [0.2.5] - 2026-04-21
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6810846..16c2628 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "mcp-synology-container"
-version = "0.2.5"
+version = "0.2.6"
 description = "MCP server for Synology Container Manager"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/src/mcp_synology_container/dsm_client.py b/src/mcp_synology_container/dsm_client.py
index aa0525b..dee055f 100644
--- a/src/mcp_synology_container/dsm_client.py
+++ b/src/mcp_synology_container/dsm_client.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Thin async client wrapping Synology DSM Web API conventions:
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
-import json as _json
 import logging
 import sys
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
@@ -364,18 +363,23 @@ class DsmClient:
 
         This is the proper way to force an image pull and project restart in DSM
         Container Manager (confirmed via browser DevTools).  The endpoint is a
-        Server-Sent Events (SSE) stream that reports build/pull progress; we read
-        enough of it to confirm DSM accepted the request, then close the HTTP
-        connection.  The build (image pull + container start) continues server-side
-        regardless of whether the connection stays open.  Callers should poll
-        SYNO.Docker.Project/list for the resulting RUNNING status.
+        Server-Sent Events (SSE) stream; we send the request and close immediately
+        without reading any of the response body.  DSM starts the build upon
+        receiving the request and continues server-side regardless of whether the
+        HTTP connection stays open.  Callers should poll SYNO.Docker.Project/list
+        for the resulting RUNNING status.
+
+        Fire-and-forget: we only wait long enough to receive the HTTP response
+        headers (to detect immediate HTTP-level errors), then close the connection.
+        We never read SSE events, so this returns in < 10 s regardless of how long
+        the image pull takes.  Claude Desktop's ~4-minute tool-call timeout is
+        therefore not a concern.
 
         Args:
             project_id: Project UUID from SYNO.Docker.Project/list.
 
         Raises:
-            SynologyError: If DSM returns an immediate JSON error response.
-            httpx.HTTPStatusError: If the HTTP request itself fails.
+            httpx.HTTPStatusError: If the HTTP response status indicates an error.
         """
         await self._ensure_initialized()
         http = self._get_http()
@@ -399,8 +403,9 @@ class DsmClient:
         sys.stderr.flush()
         logger.debug("build_stream: project_id=%s", project_id)
 
-        # Short read timeout so we return quickly once DSM starts streaming.
-        # The build continues server-side after this connection closes.
+        # Fire-and-forget: open the stream, check HTTP status, close immediately.
+        # The read timeout only applies to waiting for response *headers*; we never
+        # read the SSE body, so DSM's streaming cannot block this call indefinitely.
         try:
             async with http.stream(
                 "GET",
@@ -409,20 +414,10 @@ class DsmClient:
                 timeout=httpx.Timeout(connect=10.0, read=10.0, write=10.0, pool=5.0),
             ) as resp:
                 resp.raise_for_status()
-                content_type = resp.headers.get("content-type", "")
-                if "application/json" in content_type:
-                    # Immediate JSON error (e.g. bad project id, permission denied)
-                    raw = await resp.aread()
-                    data = _json.loads(raw)
-                    if not data.get("success"):
-                        code = data.get("error", {}).get("code", 0)
-                        raise SynologyError(_error_message(code, api), code=code)
-                    return
-                # SSE stream: read until first event chunk to confirm DSM started.
-                async for _chunk in resp.aiter_bytes():
-                    break  # Got first byte — build is underway on the NAS
+                # Body intentionally not read. Close context → connection closes.
         except httpx.ReadTimeout:
-            # Stream is still open on DSM side; the build is running.  Expected.
+            # Headers not received within 10 s, but the GET request was already
+            # sent. DSM received it and started the build.  Proceed to polling.
             pass
 
     async def upload_text(