diff --git a/packages/core/src/config.ts b/packages/core/src/config.ts
index 4c63972c39..2f338b6b35 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { ConfigReference } from "./config/reference"
 import { ConfigToolOutput } from "./config/tool-output"
 import { ConfigVariable } from "./config/variable"
 import { ConfigWatcher } from "./config/watcher"
+import { ConfigWarming } from "./config/warming"
 import { ConfigV1 } from "./v1/config/config"
 import { ConfigMigrateV1 } from "./v1/config/migrate"
 import { WellKnown } from "./wellknown"
@@ -110,6 +111,9 @@ export class Info extends Schema.Class<Info>("Config.Info")({
   plugins: ConfigPlugin.Plugins.pipe(Schema.optional).annotate({
     description: "Ordered plugin enablement directives and external package declarations",
   }),
+  warming: ConfigWarming.Warming.pipe(Schema.optional).annotate({
+    description: "Keep recently active sessions warm with transient model requests (default: false)",
+  }),
   providers: Schema.Record(Schema.String, ConfigProvider.Info).pipe(Schema.optional),
   experimental: ConfigExperimental.Info.pipe(Schema.optional),
 }) {}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/warming.ts b/packages/core/src/config/warming.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e3b7d4a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/warming.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+export * as ConfigWarming from "./warming"
+
+import { Schema } from "effect"
+
+export class Info extends Schema.Class<Info>("ConfigV2.Warming")({
+  prompt: Schema.String.pipe(Schema.optional).annotate({
+    description: "Prompt sent for keep-alive requests",
+  }),
+  interval: Schema.DurationFromString.pipe(Schema.optional).annotate({
+    description: 'Idle time between keep-alive requests (default: "4 minutes")',
+  }),
+  duration: Schema.DurationFromString.pipe(Schema.optional).annotate({
+    description: 'Time after the last active request to keep a session warm (default: "30 minutes")',
+  }),
+}) {}
+
+export const Warming = Schema.Union([Schema.Boolean, Info])
diff --git a/packages/core/src/plugin/internal.ts b/packages/core/src/plugin/internal.ts
index 2488c1c6fd..5457a13d3d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/plugin/internal.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/plugin/internal.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import { PluginRuntime } from "./runtime"
 import { SkillPlugin } from "./skill"
 import { SystemPromptPlugin } from "./system-prompt"
 import { VariantPlugin } from "./variant"
+import { WarmingPlugin } from "./warming"
 import { WellKnownPlugin } from "../wellknown/plugin"
 
 const services = Effect.fn("PluginInternal.services")(function* () {
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ const pre = [
   WebFetchTool.Plugin,
   WebSearchTool.Plugin,
   WriteTool.Plugin,
+  WarmingPlugin.Plugin,
 ] as const satisfies readonly InternalPlugin[]
 
 const post = [
diff --git a/packages/core/src/plugin/warming.ts b/packages/core/src/plugin/warming.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ecc117144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/plugin/warming.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+export * as WarmingPlugin from "./warming"
+
+import { define } from "@opencode-ai/plugin/v2/effect/plugin"
+import { Clock, Duration, Effect, Scope } from "effect"
+import { Config } from "../config"
+import { SessionSchema } from "../session/schema"
+
+const defaults = {
+  prompt: "This is a keep-alive request. Do not perform any work or use tools. Reply with exactly: OK",
+  interval: Duration.minutes(4),
+  duration: Duration.minutes(30),
+}
+
+export const Plugin = define({
+  id: "opencode.warming",
+  effect: Effect.fn(function* (ctx) {
+    const config = yield* Config.Service
+    const warming = Config.latest(yield* config.entries(), "warming")
+    if (!warming) return
+    const settings = warming === true ? defaults : { ...defaults, ...warming }
+    const interval = Duration.toMillis(settings.interval)
+    const duration = Duration.toMillis(settings.duration)
+    if (!Number.isFinite(interval) || interval <= 0 || !Number.isFinite(duration) || duration <= 0) {
+      yield* Effect.logWarning("warming interval and duration must be finite positive durations")
+      return
+    }
+
+    const scope = yield* Scope.Scope
+    const sessions = new Map<SessionSchema.ID, { last: number; expires: number }>()
+    const loop: (sessionID: SessionSchema.ID) => Effect.Effect<void> = Effect.fn("WarmingPlugin.loop")(function* (
+      sessionID,
+    ) {
+      const current = sessions.get(sessionID)
+      if (!current) return
+
+      const now = yield* Clock.currentTimeMillis
+      const next = Math.min(current.last + interval, current.expires)
+      if (now < next) {
+        yield* Effect.sleep(Duration.millis(next - now))
+        return yield* loop(sessionID)
+      }
+      if (now >= current.expires) {
+        sessions.delete(sessionID)
+        return
+      }
+
+      const last = current.last
+      yield* ctx.session.generate({ sessionID, prompt: settings.prompt }).pipe(
+        Effect.catchCause((cause) => Effect.logWarning("failed to warm session", { sessionID, cause })),
+      )
+      const latest = sessions.get(sessionID)
+      if (latest === current && latest.last === last) latest.last = yield* Clock.currentTimeMillis
+      return yield* loop(sessionID)
+    })
+
+    yield* ctx.session.hook("context", (event) =>
+      Effect.gen(function* () {
+        // Once generate exposes request metadata to context hooks, tag warm requests instead of matching the prompt.
+        const message = event.messages.at(-1)
+        if (
+          message?.role === "user" &&
+          message.content.length === 1 &&
+          message.content[0]?.type === "text" &&
+          message.content[0].text === settings.prompt
+        )
+          return
+
+        const now = yield* Clock.currentTimeMillis
+        const active = sessions.get(event.sessionID)
+        if (active) {
+          active.last = now
+          active.expires = now + duration
+          return
+        }
+        sessions.set(event.sessionID, { last: now, expires: now + duration })
+        yield* loop(event.sessionID).pipe(Effect.forkIn(scope))
+      }),
+    )
+  }),
+})
diff --git a/packages/core/test/config/warming.test.ts b/packages/core/test/config/warming.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0ecbf3a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/test/config/warming.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import { Duration, Schema } from "effect"
+import { Config } from "../../src/config"
+
+const decode = Schema.decodeUnknownSync(Config.Info)
+
+describe("config warming", () => {
+  test("accepts boolean enablement", () => {
+    expect(decode({}).warming).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(decode({ warming: false }).warming).toBe(false)
+    expect(decode({ warming: true }).warming).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  test("decodes custom durations", () => {
+    const warming = decode({
+      warming: { prompt: "Reply pong", interval: "2 minutes", duration: "1 hour" },
+    }).warming
+    expect(typeof warming).toBe("object")
+    if (typeof warming !== "object") return
+    expect(warming.prompt).toBe("Reply pong")
+    expect(warming.interval).toEqual(Duration.minutes(2))
+    expect(warming.duration).toEqual(Duration.hours(1))
+  })
+})