diff --git a/src/aipass/drone/apps/drone.py b/src/aipass/drone/apps/drone.py
index 2ff9ad3..35da5a3 100644
--- a/src/aipass/drone/apps/drone.py
+++ b/src/aipass/drone/apps/drone.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 MODULES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent / "modules"
 
 # Interactive mode — commands/branches that bypass capture + timeout for live terminal output.
-INTERACTIVE_COMMANDS = ("monitor", "audit")
+INTERACTIVE_COMMANDS = ("monitor", "audit", "watchdog")
 INTERACTIVE_BRANCHES = ("cli",)
 
 
diff --git a/src/aipass/drone/tests/test_activation.py b/src/aipass/drone/tests/test_activation.py
index 7e12f0b..2fd6489 100644
--- a/src/aipass/drone/tests/test_activation.py
+++ b/src/aipass/drone/tests/test_activation.py
@@ -407,6 +407,20 @@ def test_interactive_detection_for_branch(self, mock_route: MagicMock) -> None:
         call_kwargs = mock_route.call_args.kwargs
         assert call_kwargs["interactive"] is True
 
+    @patch("aipass.drone.apps.drone.route_command")
+    def test_watchdog_routes_interactive(self, mock_route: MagicMock) -> None:
+        """watchdog command should route with interactive=True (long-running poller)."""
+        from aipass.drone.apps.drone import _handle_target
+
+        mock_route.return_value = CommandResult(
+            stdout="", stderr="", exit_code=0, branch="devpulse", command="watchdog",
+        )
+
+        _handle_target(["@devpulse", "watchdog", "--help"])
+
+        call_kwargs = mock_route.call_args.kwargs
+        assert call_kwargs["interactive"] is True
+
     @patch("aipass.drone.apps.drone.route_command")
     def test_propagates_exit_code(self, mock_route: MagicMock) -> None:
         """Should return the route_command exit code."""