diff --git a/test/test.streamnode.ts b/test/test.streamnode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..503ffff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test.streamnode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { tap, expect } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
+import { SmartRequest } from '../ts/index.js';
+
+tap.test('should have streamNode() method available', async () => {
+  const response = await SmartRequest.create()
+    .url('https://httpbin.org/get')
+    .get();
+
+  // Verify streamNode() method exists
+  expect(response.streamNode).toBeDefined();
+  expect(typeof response.streamNode).toEqual('function');
+  
+  // In Node.js, it should return a stream
+  const nodeStream = response.streamNode();
+  expect(nodeStream).toBeDefined();
+  
+  // Verify it's a Node.js readable stream
+  expect(typeof nodeStream.pipe).toEqual('function');
+  expect(typeof nodeStream.on).toEqual('function');
+  
+  // Consume the stream to avoid hanging
+  nodeStream.resume();
+});
+
+
+
+export default tap.start();
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diff --git a/ts/core_base/response.ts b/ts/core_base/response.ts
index 562b81c..e5e4df8 100644
--- a/ts/core_base/response.ts
+++ b/ts/core_base/response.ts
@@ -42,4 +42,9 @@ export abstract class CoreResponse<T = any> implements types.ICoreResponse<T> {
    * Get response as a web-style ReadableStream
    */
   abstract stream(): ReadableStream<Uint8Array> | null;
+
+  /**
+   * Get response as a Node.js stream (throws in browser)
+   */
+  abstract streamNode(): NodeJS.ReadableStream | never;
 }
diff --git a/ts/core_base/types.ts b/ts/core_base/types.ts
index e02e871..f38d06d 100644
--- a/ts/core_base/types.ts
+++ b/ts/core_base/types.ts
@@ -86,4 +86,5 @@ export interface ICoreResponse<T = any> {
   text(): Promise<string>;
   arrayBuffer(): Promise<ArrayBuffer>;
   stream(): ReadableStream<Uint8Array> | null; // Always returns web-style stream
+  streamNode(): NodeJS.ReadableStream | never; // Returns Node.js stream or throws in browser
 }
diff --git a/ts/core_fetch/types.ts b/ts/core_fetch/types.ts
index 03ed4b2..e217f09 100644
--- a/ts/core_fetch/types.ts
+++ b/ts/core_fetch/types.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ export * from '../core_base/types.js';
  * Fetch-specific response extensions
  */
 export interface IFetchResponse<T = any> extends baseTypes.ICoreResponse<T> {
-  // Node.js stream method that throws in browser
-  streamNode(): never;
-
   // Access to raw Response object
   raw(): Response;
 }
diff --git a/ts/core_node/types.ts b/ts/core_node/types.ts
index 655c2c5..0fa2e3d 100644
--- a/ts/core_node/types.ts
+++ b/ts/core_node/types.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ export interface IExtendedIncomingMessage<T = any>
  * Node.js specific response extensions
  */
 export interface INodeResponse<T = any> extends baseTypes.ICoreResponse<T> {
-  // Node.js specific methods
-  streamNode(): NodeJS.ReadableStream; // Returns Node.js style stream
-
   // Legacy compatibility
   raw(): plugins.http.IncomingMessage;
 }