diff --git a/vibn-agent-runner/dist/agent-session-runner.js b/vibn-agent-runner/dist/agent-session-runner.js
index b291e186..742aabc6 100644
--- a/vibn-agent-runner/dist/agent-session-runner.js
+++ b/vibn-agent-runner/dist/agent-session-runner.js
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ File: "${path.relative(opts.repoRoot ?? ctx.workspaceRoot, task.filePath)}" (lin
     const userPrompt = `Please implement the following task: "${task.text}" and then check it off in the task list.`;
     const history = [{ role: "user", content: userPrompt }];
     let subTurn = 0;
-    const SUB_MAX_TURNS = 18;
+    const SUB_MAX_TURNS = 40;
     let toolCallsSinceText = 0;
     let roundsSinceText = 0;
     const toolFingerprints = [];
@@ -388,11 +388,24 @@ File: "${path.relative(opts.repoRoot ?? ctx.workspaceRoot, task.filePath)}" (lin
                     history.push({
                         role: "user",
                         content: `Your previous edits completed, but the project's build check failed with compilation errors.
-Please fix these errors immediately so the build compiles clean:
 
+=========================================
+🚨 SURGICAL HEALING PROTOCOL ACTIVE 🚨
+=========================================
+The project's compilation/build has failed. You are currently in an autonomous, auto-correcting healing loop and must fix this compilation error immediately.
+
+To prevent cognitive loop spirals and command limits, you MUST follow this strict, non-negotiable troubleshooting protocol:
+
+1. 🚫 STRICTLY BLOCK EXPLORATION: DO NOT execute general directory exploration or orientation commands such as 'ls', 'find', 'pwd', 'grep', 'git status', 'git diff', or other search commands. You do not need to look around.
+2. 🎯 SURGICAL TARGETING: Scan the compiler error logs below to locate the EXACT filename, line number, and column where the compilation failed.
+3. 🛠️ IMMEDIATE CORRECTION: Read that file immediately using your specific file-reading tool (using precise start/end lines if it is large) and apply a targeted, surgical edit to correct the exact syntax or type error. Do not write a placeholder or partial fix.
+
+Here are the precise compilation errors from the compiler:
 \`\`\`text
 ${verification.error}
-\`\`\``,
+\`\`\`
+
+Implement the exact fix directly in the code now.`,
                     });
                     continue;
                 }
diff --git a/vibn-agent-runner/src/agent-session-runner.ts b/vibn-agent-runner/src/agent-session-runner.ts
index 8030ecea..ad9fa5ac 100644
--- a/vibn-agent-runner/src/agent-session-runner.ts
+++ b/vibn-agent-runner/src/agent-session-runner.ts
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ File: "${path.relative(opts.repoRoot ?? ctx.workspaceRoot, task.filePath)}" (lin
   const history: ChatMessage[] = [{ role: "user", content: userPrompt }];
 
   let subTurn = 0;
-  const SUB_MAX_TURNS = 18;
+  const SUB_MAX_TURNS = 40;
   let toolCallsSinceText = 0;
   let roundsSinceText = 0;
   const toolFingerprints: string[] = [];
@@ -503,11 +503,24 @@ File: "${path.relative(opts.repoRoot ?? ctx.workspaceRoot, task.filePath)}" (lin
           history.push({
             role: "user",
             content: `Your previous edits completed, but the project's build check failed with compilation errors.
-Please fix these errors immediately so the build compiles clean:
 
+=========================================
+🚨 SURGICAL HEALING PROTOCOL ACTIVE 🚨
+=========================================
+The project's compilation/build has failed. You are currently in an autonomous, auto-correcting healing loop and must fix this compilation error immediately.
+
+To prevent cognitive loop spirals and command limits, you MUST follow this strict, non-negotiable troubleshooting protocol:
+
+1. 🚫 STRICTLY BLOCK EXPLORATION: DO NOT execute general directory exploration or orientation commands such as 'ls', 'find', 'pwd', 'grep', 'git status', 'git diff', or other search commands. You do not need to look around.
+2. 🎯 SURGICAL TARGETING: Scan the compiler error logs below to locate the EXACT filename, line number, and column where the compilation failed.
+3. 🛠️ IMMEDIATE CORRECTION: Read that file immediately using your specific file-reading tool (using precise start/end lines if it is large) and apply a targeted, surgical edit to correct the exact syntax or type error. Do not write a placeholder or partial fix.
+
+Here are the precise compilation errors from the compiler:
 \`\`\`text
 ${verification.error}
-\`\`\``,
+\`\`\`
+
+Implement the exact fix directly in the code now.`,
           });
           continue;
         } else {