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 `rumilo` spawns disposable AI subagents for two kinds of research: **web search** and **repo exploration**. Each mode runs in isolation and returns a synthesised answer on stdout.
 
+## Important: timeouts
+
+Rúmilo is an LLM-based subagent that may take multiple turns to complete its research. When invoking it via a shell tool that supports timeouts, set the timeout to **at least 300 seconds** to avoid premature termination.
+
 ## Modes
 
 ### Web mode