diff --git a/flowsint-api/app/api/deps.py b/flowsint-api/app/api/deps.py
index 4e7d9ba..feafcf0 100644
--- a/flowsint-api/app/api/deps.py
+++ b/flowsint-api/app/api/deps.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException, status
+from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException, status, Request
 from fastapi.security import OAuth2PasswordBearer
 from jose import JWTError, jwt
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from flowsint_core.core.auth import ALGORITHM
 from flowsint_core.core.postgre_db import get_db
 from flowsint_core.core.models import Profile
+from typing import Optional
 
 import os
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
@@ -36,3 +37,42 @@ def get_current_user(
     if user is None:
         raise credentials_exception
     return user
+
+
+def get_current_user_sse(
+    request: Request, db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+) -> Profile:
+    """
+    Alternative authentication for SSE endpoints that accepts token via query parameter.
+    EventSource API doesn't support custom headers, so we need to pass the token in the URL.
+    """
+    credentials_exception = HTTPException(
+        status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+        detail="Could not validate credentials",
+    )
+
+    # Try to get token from query parameter
+    token: Optional[str] = request.query_params.get("token")
+
+    # Fallback to Authorization header if query param not present
+    if not token:
+        auth_header = request.headers.get("Authorization")
+        if auth_header and auth_header.startswith("Bearer "):
+            token = auth_header.replace("Bearer ", "")
+
+    if not token:
+        raise credentials_exception
+
+    try:
+        payload = jwt.decode(token, AUTH_SECRET, algorithms=[ALGORITHM])
+        email: str = payload.get("sub")
+        if email is None:
+            raise credentials_exception
+    except JWTError:
+        raise credentials_exception
+
+    user = db.query(Profile).filter(Profile.email == email).first()
+    if user is None:
+        raise credentials_exception
+
+    return user