diff --git a/sdk/typescript/README.md b/sdk/typescript/README.md
index 8b2726180..7d3eb8179 100644
--- a/sdk/typescript/README.md
+++ b/sdk/typescript/README.md
@@ -1690,6 +1690,8 @@ its read-only Codex sandbox.
 to select findings and add patch instructions. Results include a `patches`
 entry per finding with status `verified`, `no_change`, `blocked`, or `failed`.
 Verified and already-fixed findings no longer fail `--fail-on-severity`.
+Patching shows each finding's position, elapsed time, and live Codex activity.
+Progress goes to stderr; completed results stay in the terminal history.
 
 `--create-pr` commits generated patch files and opens a draft GitHub pull request
 with `gh` or a draft GitLab merge request with `glab`. Install and authenticate
diff --git a/sdk/typescript/src/cli.ts b/sdk/typescript/src/cli.ts
index 8dc2c0ed6..0a0e530db 100644
--- a/sdk/typescript/src/cli.ts
+++ b/sdk/typescript/src/cli.ts
@@ -776,11 +776,12 @@ class PublicationProgressPresenter {
   }
 }
 
-class VerificationProgressPresenter {
+class FindingProgressPresenter {
   readonly #stream: Writable;
   readonly #dependencies: CliDependencies;
   readonly #repository: string;
   readonly #total: number;
+  readonly #progress: Progress;
   readonly #seenActivities = new Set<string>();
   readonly #reasoning = new Map<string, string>();
   #dashboard: ScanDashboard | null = null;
@@ -790,19 +791,23 @@ class VerificationProgressPresenter {
     dependencies: CliDependencies,
     repository: string,
     total: number,
+    interactive = true,
   ) {
     this.#stream = stream;
     this.#dependencies = dependencies;
     this.#repository = repository;
     this.#total = total;
+    this.#progress = new Progress(
+      stream,
+      dependencies,
+      interactive &&
+        dependencies.environment["CI"] === undefined &&
+        dependencies.environment["TERM"] !== "dumb",
+    );
   }
 
-  public start(): void {
-    if (
-      this.#stream.isTTY === true &&
-      this.#dependencies.environment["CI"] === undefined &&
-      this.#dependencies.environment["TERM"] !== "dumb"
-    ) {
+  public startVerification(): void {
+    if (this.#progress.interactive) {
       const dashboard = new ScanDashboard(this.#stream, {
         repository: this.#repository,
         presentation: "verification",
@@ -828,6 +833,16 @@ class VerificationProgressPresenter {
     );
   }
 
+  public startPatch(finding: Finding, index: number): void {
+    try {
+      this.#progress.startTimer(
+        `Patching ${index + 1}/${this.#total} · ${safePatchText(finding.title)}`,
+      );
+    } catch {
+      this.stop();
+    }
+  }
+
   public observe(event: Readonly<Record<string, unknown>>): void {
     const method = event["method"];
     const params = event["params"];
@@ -918,6 +933,7 @@ class VerificationProgressPresenter {
 
   public stop(): void {
     try {
+      this.#progress.stopTimer();
       this.#dashboard?.stop();
     } catch {}
     this.#dashboard = null;
@@ -925,7 +941,9 @@ class VerificationProgressPresenter {
 
   #write(message: string): void {
     try {
-      this.#stream.write(`${safePatchText(message)}\n`);
+      this.#progress.writeAboveTimer(() => {
+        this.#stream.write(`${safePatchText(message)}\n`);
+      });
     } catch {}
   }
 }
@@ -4800,13 +4818,13 @@ export async function main(
                 return true;
               },
             };
-            const progress = new VerificationProgressPresenter(
+            const progress = new FindingProgressPresenter(
               errorOutput,
               dependencies,
               repository,
               identifiers.length,
             );
-            progress.start();
+            progress.startVerification();
             try {
               exitCode = await runSkill(
                 "verify-fix",
@@ -7039,6 +7057,7 @@ async function runFindingPatches(
   stderr: Writable,
   dependencies: CliDependencies,
   options: Omit<SkillRunOptions, "directory" | "findings"> = {},
+  interactive = true,
 ): Promise<FindingPatch[]> {
   if (selected.findings.length === 0) {
     stderr.write("No matching open findings to patch.\n");
@@ -7059,6 +7078,14 @@ async function runFindingPatches(
       },
     };
     const instruction = options.findingInstructions?.[finding.occurrenceId];
+    const progress = new FindingProgressPresenter(
+      stderr,
+      dependencies,
+      selected.repository,
+      selected.findings.length,
+      interactive,
+    );
+    progress.startPatch(finding, patches.length);
     const status = await runSkill(
       "fix-finding",
       [],
@@ -7074,8 +7101,9 @@ async function runFindingPatches(
         findingInstructions: instruction?.trim()
           ? { [finding.occurrenceId]: instruction }
           : undefined,
+        onEvent: progress.observe.bind(progress),
       },
-    );
+    ).finally(() => progress.stop());
     if (status === 130 || status === 143) {
       throw new CodexSecurityError("Patch operation was interrupted.");
     }
@@ -8714,6 +8742,7 @@ async function executeScan(
           auth,
           findingInstructions: patchSelection?.instructions,
         },
+        progress?.interactive === true,
       );
       scanData = { ...scanData, patchSeverity: patchThreshold, patches };
       if (
diff --git a/sdk/typescript/tests-ts/cli-patch.test.ts b/sdk/typescript/tests-ts/cli-patch.test.ts
index 385ef9b9f..29a7086da 100644
--- a/sdk/typescript/tests-ts/cli-patch.test.ts
+++ b/sdk/typescript/tests-ts/cli-patch.test.ts
@@ -391,6 +391,130 @@ describe("scan and patch workflow", () => {
       }
     },
   );
+  test("shows each patch and live activity before it finishes, with clean JSON output", async () => {
+    for (const args of [
+      ["scan", "--patch", "--patch-severity", "high"],
+      ["patch", "--scan", "scan-1", "--json"],
+    ]) {
+      const result = resultWithFindings(["high", "high"]);
+      const stdout = capture();
+      const stderr = capture(true);
+      let now = 0;
+      let index = 0;
+      const timers = new Map<NodeJS.Timeout, () => void>();
+      const current = dependencies({
+        result,
+        onWorkbench: () => savedScan(result),
+        onCodex: (args, output) => {
+          index += 1;
+          const label = `Patching ${index}/2 · Finding ${index}`;
+          expect(stderr.text()).toContain(label);
+          expect(stderr.text()).not.toContain(`VERIFIED  Finding ${index}`);
+          output!.appServer!.onEvent!({
+            method: "item/reasoning/summaryTextDelta",
+            params: { itemId: "reasoning-1", delta: "Checking the fix." },
+          });
+          expect(stderr.text()).toContain("Codex: Checking the fix.");
+          now += 84_000;
+          for (const tick of [...timers.values()]) tick();
+          expect(stderr.text()).toContain(`[01:24] ${label}`);
+          completePatches(args, output);
+          return 0;
+        },
+      });
+      current.now = () => now;
+      current.setInterval = (callback) => {
+        const timer = {} as NodeJS.Timeout;
+        timers.set(timer, callback);
+        return timer;
+      };
+      current.clearInterval = (timer) => {
+        timers.delete(timer);
+      };
+
+      expect(
+        await main(args, stdout.stream, stderr.stream, current),
+        stderr.text(),
+      ).toBe(0);
+      expect(index).toBe(2);
+      expect(timers.size).toBe(0);
+      const progress = stderr.text();
+      expect(progress.indexOf("VERIFIED  Finding 1")).toBeLessThan(
+        progress.indexOf("Patching 2/2"),
+      );
+      expect(progress).toContain("VERIFIED  Finding 2");
+      expect(progress.match(/Codex: Checking the fix\./gu)).toHaveLength(2);
+      if (args.includes("--json")) {
+        expect(JSON.parse(stdout.text()).patches).toMatchObject([
+          { occurrenceId: "occ_1", status: "verified" },
+          { occurrenceId: "occ_2", status: "verified" },
+        ]);
+      }
+      expect(stdout.text()).not.toContain("\u001B");
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("uses plain patch progress for noninteractive runs", async () => {
+    const saved = ["patch", "--scan", "scan-1", "--json"];
+    for (const [interactive, environment, args] of [
+      [false, {}, saved],
+      [true, { CI: "1" }, saved],
+      [true, { TERM: "dumb" }, saved],
+      [true, {}, ["scan", "--patch", "--headless"]],
+      [true, {}, ["scan", "--patch", "--json"]],
+    ] as const) {
+      const result = resultWithFindings(["high"]);
+      const outcome = await runWorkflow(
+        [...args],
+        {
+          result,
+          environment,
+          onWorkbench: () => savedScan(result),
+        },
+        { interactive },
+      );
+      expect(outcome.exitCode).toBe(0);
+      expect(outcome.stderr).toContain("Patching 1/1 · Finding 1");
+      expect(outcome.stderr).not.toContain("\u001B");
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("stops patch progress on interruption or an agent error", async () => {
+    for (const status of [130, "error"] as const) {
+      const result = resultWithFindings(["high", "high"]);
+      let timers = 0;
+      const outcome = await runWorkflow(
+        ["patch", "--scan", "scan-1", "--json"],
+        {
+          result,
+          onWorkbench: () => savedScan(result),
+          onCodex: () => {
+            if (status === "error") throw new Error("Agent failed");
+            return status;
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          interactive: true,
+          configure: (current) => {
+            current.setInterval = () => {
+              timers += 1;
+              return {} as NodeJS.Timeout;
+            };
+            current.clearInterval = () => {
+              timers -= 1;
+            };
+          },
+        },
+      );
+      expect(outcome.exitCode).not.toBe(0);
+      expect(timers).toBe(0);
+      expect(outcome.stderr).toContain("\u001B[?25h");
+      expect(outcome.stderr).not.toContain("Patching 2/2");
+      expect(outcome.stderr).toContain(
+        status === "error" ? "Agent failed" : "Patch operation was interrupted",
+      );
+    }
+  });
 
   test("assesses patch risk only when the patch flag is selected", async () => {
     for (const enabled of [false, true]) {