diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 1ac4059..9a7f8bc 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ Exports: `LLMOrbiter`, `OpenRouterProvider`, `defineTool`, `ToolError`, `DirectR
 
 ### `orbiter.run(opts)`
 
-`{ prompt, messages, model, tools, maxIterations=10, extraBody, signal }`.
+`{ prompt, messages, model, tools, maxIterations=100, extraBody, signal }`.
 
 - `prompt`: user message string to append (omit or pass `null` to continue without adding one).
 - `messages`: transcript array to seed from; a leading `{ role: 'system' }` is the system prompt.
 - `tools`: array of tool objects created with `defineTool()`.
-- `maxIterations`: safety limit on tool-calling loop iterations (default: `10`).
+- `maxIterations`: safety limit on tool-calling loop iterations (default: `100`).
 - `extraBody`: extra parameters merged into provider request payload.
 - `signal`: external `AbortSignal`.
 
diff --git a/src/LLMOrbiter.js b/src/LLMOrbiter.js
index ca8a607..dc18037 100644
--- a/src/LLMOrbiter.js
+++ b/src/LLMOrbiter.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class LLMOrbiter {
      *                                        prompt. Omit to start a fresh conversation.
      * @param {string}   [opts.model]       — model identifier (provider-specific default if omitted)
      * @param {Array}    [opts.tools]       — array of Tool objects from defineTool()
-     * @param {number}   [opts.maxIterations=10] — safety limit for tool-call loops
+     * @param {number}   [opts.maxIterations=100] — safety limit for tool-call loops
      * @param {Object}   [opts.extraBody]   — extra fields merged into the request body (e.g. reasoning)
      * @param {AbortSignal} [opts.signal]   — optional external abort signal
      * @returns {Promise<RunResult>}
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class LLMOrbiter {
             messages: seedMessages,
             model,
             tools = [],
-            maxIterations = 10,
+            maxIterations = 100,
             extraBody = {},
             signal,
         } = opts;