diff --git a/core/llm/index.ts b/core/llm/index.ts
index dd6dd9c00aa..08d23442e10 100644
--- a/core/llm/index.ts
+++ b/core/llm/index.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {
   ToolOverride,
   Usage,
 } from "../index.js";
+import { isAbortError } from "../util/isAbortError.js";
 import { isLemonadeInstalled } from "../util/lemonadeHelper.js";
 import { Logger } from "../util/Logger.js";
 import mergeJson from "../util/merge.js";
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ export abstract class BaseLLM implements ILLM {
       });
       return "success";
     } else {
-      if (error === "cancel" || error?.name?.includes("AbortError")) {
+      if (isAbortError(error)) {
         interaction?.logItem({
           kind: "cancel",
           promptTokens,
@@ -502,7 +503,7 @@ export abstract class BaseLLM implements ILLM {
             `HTTP ${e.response.status} ${e.response.statusText} from ${e.response.url}\n\n${e.response.body}`,
           );
         } else {
-          if (e.name !== "AbortError") {
+          if (!isAbortError(e)) {
             // Don't pollute console with abort errors. Check on name instead of instanceof, to avoid importing node-fetch here
             console.debug(
               `${e.message}\n\nCode: ${e.code}\nError number: ${e.errno}\nSyscall: ${e.erroredSysCall}\nType: ${e.type}\n\n${e.stack}`,
diff --git a/core/llm/utils/retry.ts b/core/llm/utils/retry.ts
index dce06ef5c24..45ee3dbef88 100644
--- a/core/llm/utils/retry.ts
+++ b/core/llm/utils/retry.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { isAbortError } from "../../util/isAbortError.js";
+
 /**
  * Configuration options for the retry decorator
  */
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ function defaultShouldRetry(error: any, attempt: number): boolean {
   }
 
   // Abort signal errors should not be retried
-  if (error.name === "AbortError" || error.code === "ABORT_ERR") {
+  if (isAbortError(error)) {
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/core/util/isAbortError.ts b/core/util/isAbortError.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba57fe57735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/util/isAbortError.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/**
+ * Unified abort error detection.
+ * Handles all known abort error patterns across different environments.
+ */
+export function isAbortError(error: unknown): boolean {
+  // String-based "cancel" (used in Continue codebase)
+  if (error === "cancel") return true;
+
+  // Standard Error objects
+  if (error instanceof Error) {
+    if (error.name.includes("AbortError")) return true;
+    if ("code" in error && (error as any).code === "ABORT_ERR") return true;
+  }
+
+  // DOMException (browser/Node.js 18+)
+  if (
+    typeof DOMException !== "undefined" &&
+    error instanceof DOMException &&
+    error.name === "AbortError"
+  )
+    return true;
+
+  // Handle plain objects with name property
+  if (typeof error === "object" && error !== null && "name" in error) {
+    const name = (error as any).name;
+    if (typeof name === "string" && name.includes("AbortError")) return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/core/util/isAbortError.vitest.ts b/core/util/isAbortError.vitest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d53bea56665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/util/isAbortError.vitest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { isAbortError } from "./isAbortError";
+
+describe("isAbortError", () => {
+  it('should return true for "cancel" string', () => {
+    expect(isAbortError("cancel")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("should return true for DOMException with AbortError name", () => {
+    if (typeof DOMException !== "undefined") {
+      const error = new DOMException("Operation aborted", "AbortError");
+      expect(isAbortError(error)).toBe(true);
+    } else {
+      // Skip in environments without DOMException
+      expect(true).toBe(true);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("should return true for Error with AbortError name", () => {
+    const error = Object.assign(new Error("aborted"), { name: "AbortError" });
+    expect(isAbortError(error)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("should return true for Error with name containing AbortError (middle match)", () => {
+    const error = Object.assign(new Error("aborted"), {
+      name: "NetworkAbortError",
+    });
+    expect(isAbortError(error)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("should return true for Error with name starting with AbortError", () => {
+    const error = Object.assign(new Error("aborted"), {
+      name: "AbortErrorSomething",
+    });
+    expect(isAbortError(error)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("should return true for Error with ABORT_ERR code", () => {
+    const error = Object.assign(new Error("aborted"), { code: "ABORT_ERR" });
+    expect(isAbortError(error)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("should return true for plain object with AbortError name", () => {
+    const error = { name: "AbortError" };
+    expect(isAbortError(error)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("should return true for plain object with name containing AbortError (middle match)", () => {
+    const error = { name: "NetworkAbortError" };
+    expect(isAbortError(error)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("should return true for plain object with name starting with AbortError", () => {
+    const error = { name: "AbortErrorNetwork" };
+    expect(isAbortError(error)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("should return false for regular Error", () => {
+    const error = new Error("network error");
+    expect(isAbortError(error)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("should return false for null", () => {
+    expect(isAbortError(null)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("should return false for undefined", () => {
+    expect(isAbortError(undefined)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("should return false for number", () => {
+    expect(isAbortError(42)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("should return false for plain object without name", () => {
+    expect(isAbortError({ message: "error" })).toBe(false);
+  });
+});