diff --git a/packages/llms/src/OpenAIClient.ts b/packages/llms/src/OpenAIClient.ts
index fd40f38..57be760 100644
--- a/packages/llms/src/OpenAIClient.ts
+++ b/packages/llms/src/OpenAIClient.ts
@@ -112,11 +112,20 @@ export class OpenAIClient implements LLMClient {
 		}
 
 		// 4. Parse and validate response
-		const data = await response.json()
+		let data: any
+		try {
+			data = await response.json()
+		} catch (error) {
+			throw new InvokeError(
+				InvokeErrorTypes.INVALID_RESPONSE,
+				'Response body is not valid JSON',
+				error
+			)
+		}
 
 		const choice = data.choices?.[0]
 		if (!choice) {
-			throw new InvokeError(InvokeErrorTypes.UNKNOWN, 'No choices in response', data)
+			throw new InvokeError(InvokeErrorTypes.INVALID_SCHEMA, 'No choices in response', data)
 		}
 
 		// Check finish_reason
@@ -141,7 +150,7 @@ export class OpenAIClient implements LLMClient {
 				)
 			default:
 				throw new InvokeError(
-					InvokeErrorTypes.UNKNOWN,
+					InvokeErrorTypes.INVALID_SCHEMA,
 					`Unexpected finish_reason: ${choice.finish_reason}`,
 					undefined,
 					data
diff --git a/packages/llms/src/errors.ts b/packages/llms/src/errors.ts
index ee4f1d6..936693e 100644
--- a/packages/llms/src/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/llms/src/errors.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ export const InvokeErrorTypes = {
 	NO_TOOL_CALL: 'no_tool_call', // Model did not call tool
 	INVALID_TOOL_ARGS: 'invalid_tool_args', // Tool args don't match schema
 	TOOL_EXECUTION_ERROR: 'tool_execution_error', // Tool execution error
+	INVALID_RESPONSE: 'invalid_response', // Response body is not valid JSON
+	INVALID_SCHEMA: 'invalid_schema', // Response is valid JSON but doesn't match expected shape
 
 	UNKNOWN: 'unknown',
 
@@ -29,6 +31,8 @@ const RETRYABLE_TYPES: readonly InvokeErrorType[] = [
 	InvokeErrorTypes.NO_TOOL_CALL,
 	InvokeErrorTypes.INVALID_TOOL_ARGS,
 	InvokeErrorTypes.TOOL_EXECUTION_ERROR,
+	InvokeErrorTypes.INVALID_RESPONSE,
+	InvokeErrorTypes.INVALID_SCHEMA,
 	InvokeErrorTypes.UNKNOWN,
 ]