diff --git a/vibn-agent-runner/dist/agent-session-runner.js b/vibn-agent-runner/dist/agent-session-runner.js
index 182fd2e..c8a264f 100644
--- a/vibn-agent-runner/dist/agent-session-runner.js
+++ b/vibn-agent-runner/dist/agent-session-runner.js
@@ -207,11 +207,40 @@ async function autoCommitAndDeploy(opts, task, emit) {
         await patchSession(opts, { status: "done" });
     }
 }
+function findTasksDir(root) {
+    const fs = require("fs");
+    const path = require("path");
+    // 1. Check if root/.vibncode/tasks exists directly
+    const direct = path.join(root, ".vibncode", "tasks");
+    if (fs.existsSync(direct))
+        return direct;
+    // 2. Recursively scan subdirectories (excluding node_modules, .git, etc.)
+    try {
+        const files = fs.readdirSync(root);
+        for (const file of files) {
+            if (file === "node_modules" ||
+                file === ".git" ||
+                file === ".next" ||
+                file === ".vibncode" ||
+                file === "dist") {
+                continue;
+            }
+            const full = path.join(root, file);
+            if (fs.statSync(full).isDirectory()) {
+                const found = findTasksDir(full);
+                if (found)
+                    return found;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch { }
+    return null;
+}
 function parseTaskItems(repoRoot) {
     const fs = require("fs");
     const path = require("path");
-    const tasksDir = path.join(repoRoot, ".vibncode", "tasks");
-    if (!fs.existsSync(tasksDir))
+    const tasksDir = findTasksDir(repoRoot);
+    if (!tasksDir)
         return [];
     const items = [];
     try {
@@ -539,7 +568,7 @@ async function runSessionAgent(config, task, ctx, opts) {
         text: `Agent started offline delegation orchestrator in ${opts.appPath}`,
     });
     const repoRoot = opts.repoRoot ?? ctx.workspaceRoot;
-    let tasks = parseTaskItems(ctx.workspaceRoot);
+    let tasks = parseTaskItems(repoRoot);
     if (tasks.length === 0) {
         await emit({
             ts: now(),
@@ -547,8 +576,8 @@ async function runSessionAgent(config, task, ctx, opts) {
             text: "🤖 [Orchestrator] No active tasks backlog found on disk. Analyzing prompt to plan atomic execution backlog...",
         });
         try {
-            await generateBacklogFromPrompt(task, ctx.workspaceRoot);
-            tasks = parseTaskItems(ctx.workspaceRoot);
+            await generateBacklogFromPrompt(task, repoRoot);
+            tasks = parseTaskItems(repoRoot);
         }
         catch (err) {
             await emit({
diff --git a/vibn-agent-runner/src/agent-session-runner.ts b/vibn-agent-runner/src/agent-session-runner.ts
index 6b51a0f..1a312ca 100644
--- a/vibn-agent-runner/src/agent-session-runner.ts
+++ b/vibn-agent-runner/src/agent-session-runner.ts
@@ -298,11 +298,42 @@ interface TaskItem {
   fileName: string;
 }
 
+function findTasksDir(root: string): string | null {
+  const fs = require("fs") as typeof import("fs");
+  const path = require("path") as typeof import("path");
+
+  // 1. Check if root/.vibncode/tasks exists directly
+  const direct = path.join(root, ".vibncode", "tasks");
+  if (fs.existsSync(direct)) return direct;
+
+  // 2. Recursively scan subdirectories (excluding node_modules, .git, etc.)
+  try {
+    const files = fs.readdirSync(root);
+    for (const file of files) {
+      if (
+        file === "node_modules" ||
+        file === ".git" ||
+        file === ".next" ||
+        file === ".vibncode" ||
+        file === "dist"
+      ) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const full = path.join(root, file);
+      if (fs.statSync(full).isDirectory()) {
+        const found = findTasksDir(full);
+        if (found) return found;
+      }
+    }
+  } catch {}
+  return null;
+}
+
 function parseTaskItems(repoRoot: string): TaskItem[] {
   const fs = require("fs") as typeof import("fs");
   const path = require("path") as typeof import("path");
-  const tasksDir = path.join(repoRoot, ".vibncode", "tasks");
-  if (!fs.existsSync(tasksDir)) return [];
+  const tasksDir = findTasksDir(repoRoot);
+  if (!tasksDir) return [];
 
   const items: TaskItem[] = [];
   try {
@@ -679,7 +710,7 @@ export async function runSessionAgent(
 
   const repoRoot = opts.repoRoot ?? ctx.workspaceRoot;
 
-  let tasks = parseTaskItems(ctx.workspaceRoot);
+  let tasks = parseTaskItems(repoRoot);
   if (tasks.length === 0) {
     await emit({
       ts: now(),
@@ -687,8 +718,8 @@ export async function runSessionAgent(
       text: "🤖 [Orchestrator] No active tasks backlog found on disk. Analyzing prompt to plan atomic execution backlog...",
     });
     try {
-      await generateBacklogFromPrompt(task, ctx.workspaceRoot);
-      tasks = parseTaskItems(ctx.workspaceRoot);
+      await generateBacklogFromPrompt(task, repoRoot);
+      tasks = parseTaskItems(repoRoot);
     } catch (err: any) {
       await emit({
         ts: now(),