diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
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@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Click app + readline REPL. Entry: `plyngent` / `python -m plyngent`.
 - Slash: Click group in `cli/slash.py` + `awaitlet` for async work; Tab completer from registry + ParamType `shell_complete`. Multiline `"""` … `"""`; `/edit` via `$VISUAL`/`$EDITOR` (blocking only). `/yolo on|off|once` for soft destructive confirms. `/model --persist` / `/models --persist` write model catalog entries into TOML. `/todos` for human show/push/pop/clear of the todo stack. `/mcp` (`list` default) prints per-server status/tool counts + an `instructions` preview when the server sent usage guidance, + last stderr lines; `/mcp reconnect` re-reads config, restarts every enabled server, and rebuilds the tool registry. `/grants` lists directory-access grants (`revoke <index|all>`; config grants point at the TOML); `/status` includes the grant count.
 - `/btw` side questions: forked session; main transcript/DB untouched. `--tools=read` (default) exposes only `READ_ONLY` tools under `read_only_context()` (fetch=GET) with the main session view; `--tools=no` off; `--tools=full` whole-registry clone with fresh session. Tools off: default falls back to no tools; explicit `read`/`full` errors.
 - Explicit `/resume` or `--session` from another workspace prompts: **keep** / **update** / **abort**.
-- Failed/cancelled turns: user kept; **committed tool rounds kept** (side effects not re-run on `/retry`); only unfinished assistant rolled back; Ctrl+C cancels; TTY confirms off-loop; auto-retry 10s/20s/30s then `/retry`.
+- Failed/cancelled turns: user kept; **committed tool rounds kept** (side effects not re-run on `/retry`); only unfinished assistant rolled back; Ctrl+C cancels; TTY confirms off-loop; auto-retry waits 5s/10s/15s/20s then +10s (10 attempts) and the budget **resets when an attempt completes a model round** (connection recovered); then `/retry`.
 - Pretty tool lines: known tools (`read_file`, `run_argv`, `grep_files`, …) print their `* Verb 'target' ` prefix as the call starts and append the outcome (`L1-4 (done)`, `(exit code 0)`) when the result lands, so a blocking tool stays visible while it runs. Interactive TTY only (`interactive_terminal()`): piped/plain output and `--verbose` keep whole lines / `[tool ok]`. A second call before the first result (parallel batch) erases the open prefix and falls back to whole lines.
 - **`plyngent providers`**, **`config path|edit`**. Config open: `$VISUAL`/`$EDITOR` (wait), else system default (`xdg-open` / `open` / `startfile`, non-blocking). `/edit` stays blocking-only. No providers → optional edit then reload when waited.
 - Tools default on; workspace defaults to cwd; `--max-rounds` default 32. Readline history under platformdirs (`repl_history`). PTY: `close_all` on chat exit.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ Type `/help` in the REPL for the live list. Common ones:
 | `/config` | Edit `plyngent.toml` ($VISUAL/$EDITOR or system open); reload after blocking editor |
 | `/quit` | Leave the REPL |
 
-User messages are saved immediately. On API error or Ctrl+C, partial assistant/tool output is discarded but the user message stays so `/retry` works after resume. Interactive auto-retry uses 10s / 20s / 30s delays.
+User messages are saved immediately. On API error or Ctrl+C, partial assistant/tool output is discarded but the user message stays so `/retry` works after resume. Interactive auto-retry waits 5s, 10s, 15s, 20s, then +10s each step (10 attempts); an attempt that gets a full model round back **resets that budget**, so a connection that recovers and drops again starts over from 5s.
 
 ## Workspace model