diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/client.ts b/packages/sdk/src/client.ts
index 25ad48b..91b7373 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/client.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,26 @@ import { SDK_VERSION } from "./version.js";
 import { repairToolSchemas } from "./schema-repair.js";
 import { EntityManager } from "./entity-manager.js";
 
+function isTransientNetworkError(err: unknown): boolean {
+  if (!(err instanceof Error)) return false;
+  const msg = err.message.toLowerCase();
+  const cause = (err as Error & { cause?: unknown }).cause;
+  const causeMsg =
+    cause instanceof Error
+      ? cause.message.toLowerCase()
+      : typeof cause === "string"
+        ? cause.toLowerCase()
+        : "";
+  const combined = `${msg} ${causeMsg}`;
+  return (
+    combined.includes("fetch failed") ||
+    combined.includes("econnreset") ||
+    combined.includes("socket") ||
+    combined.includes("other side closed") ||
+    combined.includes("network")
+  );
+}
+
 /**
  * Authenticated tool pipe for the Stitch MCP Server.
  *
@@ -178,8 +198,22 @@ export class StitchToolClient implements StitchToolClientSpec {
 
   /**
    * Generic tool caller with type support and error parsing.
+   * Retries once on transient network errors after reconnecting.
    */
   async callTool<T>(name: string, args: Record<string, any>): Promise<T> {
+    try {
+      return await this.callToolOnce<T>(name, args);
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (!isTransientNetworkError(err)) throw err;
+      await this.resetConnection();
+      return await this.callToolOnce<T>(name, args);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async callToolOnce<T>(
+    name: string,
+    args: Record<string, any>,
+  ): Promise<T> {
     if (!this.isConnected) await this.connect();
 
     const localTool = this.localVirtualTools.find((t) => t.name === name);
@@ -196,6 +230,19 @@ export class StitchToolClient implements StitchToolClientSpec {
     return this.parseToolResponse<T>(result, name);
   }
 
+  private async resetConnection(): Promise<void> {
+    this.isConnected = false;
+    this.connectPromise = null;
+    if (this.transport) {
+      try {
+        await this.transport.close();
+      } catch {
+        /* ignore close errors during reset */
+      }
+      this.transport = null;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Make a direct REST POST to the Stitch API.
    *
diff --git a/packages/sdk/test/unit/client.test.ts b/packages/sdk/test/unit/client.test.ts
index 102fd3a..6e99fbc 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/test/unit/client.test.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/test/unit/client.test.ts
@@ -263,6 +263,50 @@ describe("StitchToolClient", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("callTool transient network retry", () => {
+    it("reconnects and retries once on fetch failed", async () => {
+      const client = new StitchToolClient({ apiKey: "k" });
+      let attempts = 0;
+
+      client["client"].connect = vi.fn(async () => {
+        client["isConnected"] = true;
+      });
+
+      client["client"].callTool = vi.fn(async () => {
+        attempts++;
+        if (attempts === 1) {
+          const err = new TypeError("fetch failed");
+          (err as any).cause = new Error("other side closed");
+          throw err;
+        }
+        return {
+          isError: false,
+          content: [{ type: "text", text: '{"ok":true}' }],
+        };
+      });
+
+      const result = await client.callTool("list_projects", {});
+      expect(result).toEqual({ ok: true });
+      expect(attempts).toBe(2);
+    });
+
+    it("does not retry on auth errors", async () => {
+      const client = new StitchToolClient({ apiKey: "bad" });
+      client["isConnected"] = true;
+
+      client["client"].callTool = vi.fn(async () => ({
+        isError: true,
+        content: [{ type: "text", text: "401 Unauthorized" }],
+      }));
+
+      const { StitchError } = await import("../../src/spec/errors.js");
+      await expect(client.callTool("list_projects", {})).rejects.toThrow(
+        StitchError,
+      );
+      expect(client["client"].callTool).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+  });
+
   // ─── Slice 3: httpPost transport ────────────────────────────────
   describe("httpPost", () => {
     // Test 10: sends X-Goog-Api-Key header