diff --git a/vibn-agent-runner/dist/agent-session-runner.js b/vibn-agent-runner/dist/agent-session-runner.js
index c38a46d..182fd2e 100644
--- a/vibn-agent-runner/dist/agent-session-runner.js
+++ b/vibn-agent-runner/dist/agent-session-runner.js
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ function parseTaskItems(repoRoot) {
             const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
             const lines = content.split("\n");
             lines.forEach((line, lineIndex) => {
-                const match = line.match(/^(\s*)-\s*\[([ xX])\]\s+(.+)$/);
+                const match = line.match(/^(\s*)(?:-\s*)?\[([ xX])\]\s+(.+)$/);
                 if (match && match[2] !== undefined && match[3] !== undefined) {
                     items.push({
                         text: match[3].trim(),
@@ -248,9 +248,12 @@ function toggleTaskOnDisk(task) {
     const lines = content.split("\n");
     const line = lines[task.lineIndex];
     if (line) {
-        const match = line.match(/^(\s*)-\s*\[([ xX])\]\s+(.+)$/);
+        const match = line.match(/^(\s*)(?:-\s*)?\[([ xX])\]\s+(.+)$/);
         if (match && match[1] !== undefined && match[3] !== undefined) {
-            lines[task.lineIndex] = `${match[1]}- [x] ${match[3]}`;
+            const indent = match[1] || "";
+            const hasDash = line.includes("-");
+            const prefix = hasDash ? `${indent}- ` : indent;
+            lines[task.lineIndex] = `${prefix}[x] ${match[3]}`;
             fs.writeFileSync(task.filePath, lines.join("\n"), "utf8");
         }
     }
diff --git a/vibn-agent-runner/src/agent-session-runner.ts b/vibn-agent-runner/src/agent-session-runner.ts
index f28d5a0..6b51a0f 100644
--- a/vibn-agent-runner/src/agent-session-runner.ts
+++ b/vibn-agent-runner/src/agent-session-runner.ts
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ function parseTaskItems(repoRoot: string): TaskItem[] {
       const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
       const lines = content.split("\n");
       lines.forEach((line: string, lineIndex: number) => {
-        const match = line.match(/^(\s*)-\s*\[([ xX])\]\s+(.+)$/);
+        const match = line.match(/^(\s*)(?:-\s*)?\[([ xX])\]\s+(.+)$/);
         if (match && match[2] !== undefined && match[3] !== undefined) {
           items.push({
             text: match[3].trim(),
@@ -340,9 +340,12 @@ function toggleTaskOnDisk(task: TaskItem): void {
   const lines = content.split("\n");
   const line = lines[task.lineIndex];
   if (line) {
-    const match = line.match(/^(\s*)-\s*\[([ xX])\]\s+(.+)$/);
+    const match = line.match(/^(\s*)(?:-\s*)?\[([ xX])\]\s+(.+)$/);
     if (match && match[1] !== undefined && match[3] !== undefined) {
-      lines[task.lineIndex] = `${match[1]}- [x] ${match[3]}`;
+      const indent = match[1] || "";
+      const hasDash = line.includes("-");
+      const prefix = hasDash ? `${indent}- ` : indent;
+      lines[task.lineIndex] = `${prefix}[x] ${match[3]}`;
       fs.writeFileSync(task.filePath, lines.join("\n"), "utf8");
     }
   }