diff --git a/vibn-agent-runner/dist/agent-session-runner.js b/vibn-agent-runner/dist/agent-session-runner.js
index 633db8b5..0daaa3ac 100644
--- a/vibn-agent-runner/dist/agent-session-runner.js
+++ b/vibn-agent-runner/dist/agent-session-runner.js
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ function parseTaskItems(repoRoot) {
     const fs = require("fs");
     const path = require("path");
     const tasksDir = findTasksDir(repoRoot);
+    console.log(`[Orchestrator] repoRoot: "${repoRoot}", resolved tasksDir: "${tasksDir}"`);
     if (!tasksDir)
         return [];
     const items = [];
@@ -247,19 +248,23 @@ function parseTaskItems(repoRoot) {
         const files = fs
             .readdirSync(tasksDir)
             .filter((f) => f.endsWith(".md"));
+        console.log(`[Orchestrator] Found task files:`, files);
         files.sort();
         for (const file of files) {
             const filePath = path.join(tasksDir, file);
             const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
+            console.log(`[Orchestrator] Reading ${file} (length: ${content.length} bytes). Head:\n${content.slice(0, 500)}`);
             const lines = content.split("\n");
             lines.forEach((line, lineIndex) => {
                 const match = line.match(/^(\s*)(?:-\s*)?\[([ xX])\]\s+(.+)$/);
                 if (match && match[2] !== undefined && match[3] !== undefined) {
+                    const checked = match[2].toLowerCase() === "x";
+                    console.log(`[Orchestrator] Parsed line ${lineIndex + 1}: isChecked=${checked}, text="${match[3].trim()}"`);
                     items.push({
                         text: match[3].trim(),
                         filePath,
                         lineIndex,
-                        isChecked: match[2].toLowerCase() === "x",
+                        isChecked: checked,
                         fileName: file,
                     });
                 }
diff --git a/vibn-agent-runner/src/agent-session-runner.ts b/vibn-agent-runner/src/agent-session-runner.ts
index dd937e12..864410a4 100644
--- a/vibn-agent-runner/src/agent-session-runner.ts
+++ b/vibn-agent-runner/src/agent-session-runner.ts
@@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ function parseTaskItems(repoRoot: string): TaskItem[] {
   const fs = require("fs") as typeof import("fs");
   const path = require("path") as typeof import("path");
   const tasksDir = findTasksDir(repoRoot);
+  console.log(
+    `[Orchestrator] repoRoot: "${repoRoot}", resolved tasksDir: "${tasksDir}"`,
+  );
   if (!tasksDir) return [];
 
   const items: TaskItem[] = [];
@@ -340,20 +343,29 @@ function parseTaskItems(repoRoot: string): TaskItem[] {
     const files = fs
       .readdirSync(tasksDir)
       .filter((f: string) => f.endsWith(".md"));
+    console.log(`[Orchestrator] Found task files:`, files);
     files.sort();
 
     for (const file of files) {
       const filePath = path.join(tasksDir, file);
       const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
+      console.log(
+        `[Orchestrator] Reading ${file} (length: ${content.length} bytes). Head:\n${content.slice(0, 500)}`,
+      );
+
       const lines = content.split("\n");
       lines.forEach((line: string, lineIndex: number) => {
         const match = line.match(/^(\s*)(?:-\s*)?\[([ xX])\]\s+(.+)$/);
         if (match && match[2] !== undefined && match[3] !== undefined) {
+          const checked = match[2].toLowerCase() === "x";
+          console.log(
+            `[Orchestrator] Parsed line ${lineIndex + 1}: isChecked=${checked}, text="${match[3].trim()}"`,
+          );
           items.push({
             text: match[3].trim(),
             filePath,
             lineIndex,
-            isChecked: match[2].toLowerCase() === "x",
+            isChecked: checked,
             fileName: file,
           });
         }