fix(cli): make agent wait unlimited by default

packages/cli/src/cli.ts

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export function createCli(): Command {
     .command('wait')
     .description('Wait for an agent to become idle')
     .argument('<id>', 'Agent ID (or prefix)')
-    .option('--timeout <seconds>', 'Maximum wait time (default: 600)')
+    .option('--timeout <seconds>', 'Maximum wait time (default: no limit)')
     .option('--json', 'Output in JSON format')
     .option('--host <host>', 'Daemon host:port (default: localhost:6767)')
     .action(withOutput(runWaitCommand))

packages/cli/src/commands/agent/index.ts

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export function createAgentCommand(): Command {
     .command('wait')
     .description('Wait for an agent to become idle')
     .argument('<id>', 'Agent ID (or prefix)')
-    .option('--timeout <seconds>', 'Maximum wait time (default: 600)')
+    .option('--timeout <seconds>', 'Maximum wait time (default: no limit)')
     .option('--json', 'Output in JSON format')
     .option('--host <host>', 'Daemon host:port (default: localhost:6767)')
     .action(withOutput(runWaitCommand))

packages/cli/src/commands/agent/wait.ts

@@ -108,14 +108,17 @@ export async function runWaitCommand(
     throw error
   }
 
-  // Parse timeout (default 10 minutes)
-  let timeoutMs: number
+  // Parse timeout (no limit unless explicitly provided)
+  let timeoutMs = 0
+  let timeoutLabel: string | null = null
   if (options.timeout) {
     try {
       timeoutMs = parseDuration(options.timeout)
       if (timeoutMs <= 0) {
         throw new Error('Timeout must be positive')
       }
+      const timeoutSeconds = Math.floor(timeoutMs / 1000)
+      timeoutLabel = `${timeoutSeconds} second${timeoutSeconds === 1 ? '' : 's'}`
     } catch (err) {
       const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
       const error: CommandError = {
@@ -125,11 +128,7 @@ export async function runWaitCommand(
       }
       throw error
     }
-  } else {
-    timeoutMs = 10 * 60 * 1000 // default 10 minutes
   }
-  const timeoutSeconds = Math.floor(timeoutMs / 1000)
-  const timeoutLabel = `${timeoutSeconds} second${timeoutSeconds === 1 ? '' : 's'}`
 
   let client
   try {
@@ -156,15 +155,15 @@ export async function runWaitCommand(
       await client.close()
 
       if (state.status === 'timeout') {
+        const timeoutMessage = timeoutLabel
+          ? `Agent did not finish within ${timeoutLabel}. Run \`paseo wait ${resolvedAgentId}\` again to keep waiting.`
+          : `Agent wait timed out. Run \`paseo wait ${resolvedAgentId}\` again to keep waiting.`
         return {
           type: 'single',
           data: {
             agentId: resolvedAgentId,
             status: 'timeout',
-            message: appendRecentActivity(
-              `Agent did not finish within ${timeoutLabel}. Run \`paseo wait ${resolvedAgentId}\` again to keep waiting.`,
-              recentActivity
-            ),
+            message: appendRecentActivity(timeoutMessage, recentActivity),
           },
           schema: agentWaitSchema,
         }

packages/cli/tests/11-agent-wait.test.ts

@@ -167,15 +167,16 @@ try {
     console.log('wait command mentions ID\n')
   }
 
-  // Test 12: timeout option has default value documented
+  // Test 12: timeout option documents no default limit
   {
-    console.log('Test 12: timeout option has default value documented')
+    console.log('Test 12: timeout option documents no default limit')
     const result = await $`npx paseo wait --help`.nothrow()
     assert.strictEqual(result.exitCode, 0, 'wait --help should exit 0')
-    const hasDefault =
-      result.stdout.includes('600') || result.stdout.toLowerCase().includes('default')
-    assert(hasDefault, 'help should mention timeout default value')
-    console.log('timeout option has default value documented\n')
+    assert(
+      result.stdout.toLowerCase().includes('default: no limit'),
+      'help should mention timeout default is no limit'
+    )
+    console.log('timeout option documents no default limit\n')
   }
 } finally {
   // Clean up temp directory