diff --git a/src/agent/loop-detector.ts b/src/agent/loop-detector.ts
index d6f71e4..e04af22 100644
--- a/src/agent/loop-detector.ts
+++ b/src/agent/loop-detector.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class LoopDetector {
   private readonly textOutputs: string[] = []
 
   constructor(config: LoopDetectionConfig = {}) {
-    this.maxRepeats = config.maxRepeatedToolCalls ?? 3
+    this.maxRepeats = config.maxRepetitions ?? 3
     const requestedWindow = config.loopDetectionWindow ?? 4
     // Window must be >= threshold, otherwise detection can never trigger.
     this.windowSize = Math.max(requestedWindow, this.maxRepeats)
diff --git a/src/agent/runner.ts b/src/agent/runner.ts
index 79096bd..456e4c0 100644
--- a/src/agent/runner.ts
+++ b/src/agent/runner.ts
@@ -350,6 +350,10 @@ export class AgentRunner {
               // Fall through to execute tools, then inject warning.
             }
             // 'continue' — do nothing, let the loop proceed normally.
+          } else {
+            // No loop detected this turn — agent has recovered, so reset
+            // the warning state. A future loop gets a fresh warning cycle.
+            loopWarned = false
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 25893fb..9fd07cc 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -241,10 +241,10 @@ export interface AgentConfig {
 /** Configuration for agent loop detection. */
 export interface LoopDetectionConfig {
   /**
-   * Maximum consecutive times the same tool call (name + args) can repeat
-   * before detection triggers. Default: `3`.
+   * Maximum consecutive times the same tool call (name + args) or text
+   * output can repeat before detection triggers. Default: `3`.
    */
-  readonly maxRepeatedToolCalls?: number
+  readonly maxRepetitions?: number
   /**
    * Number of recent turns to track for repetition analysis. Default: `4`.
    */
diff --git a/tests/loop-detection.test.ts b/tests/loop-detection.test.ts
index 785cff6..01e9198 100644
--- a/tests/loop-detection.test.ts
+++ b/tests/loop-detection.test.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe('LoopDetector', () => {
     })
 
     it('respects custom threshold', () => {
-      const detector = new LoopDetector({ maxRepeatedToolCalls: 2 })
+      const detector = new LoopDetector({ maxRepetitions: 2 })
       expect(detector.recordToolCalls([{ name: 'a', input: {} }])).toBeNull()
       const info = detector.recordToolCalls([{ name: 'a', input: {} }])
       expect(info).not.toBeNull()
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ describe('LoopDetector', () => {
   describe('window size', () => {
     it('clamps windowSize to at least maxRepeats', () => {
       // Window of 2 with threshold 3 is auto-clamped to 3.
-      const detector = new LoopDetector({ loopDetectionWindow: 2, maxRepeatedToolCalls: 3 })
+      const detector = new LoopDetector({ loopDetectionWindow: 2, maxRepetitions: 3 })
       detector.recordToolCalls([{ name: 'a', input: {} }])
       detector.recordToolCalls([{ name: 'a', input: {} }])
       // Third call triggers because window was clamped to 3
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ describe('LoopDetector', () => {
     })
 
     it('works correctly when window >= threshold', () => {
-      const detector = new LoopDetector({ loopDetectionWindow: 4, maxRepeatedToolCalls: 3 })
+      const detector = new LoopDetector({ loopDetectionWindow: 4, maxRepetitions: 3 })
       detector.recordToolCalls([{ name: 'a', input: {} }])
       detector.recordToolCalls([{ name: 'a', input: {} }])
       const info = detector.recordToolCalls([{ name: 'a', input: {} }])
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ describe('AgentRunner loop detection', () => {
       textResponse('done'),
     ]
     const runner = buildRunner(responses, {
-      maxRepeatedToolCalls: 3,
+      maxRepetitions: 3,
       onLoopDetected: 'terminate',
     })
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ describe('AgentRunner loop detection', () => {
       textResponse('done'),
     ]
     const runner = buildRunner(responses, {
-      maxRepeatedToolCalls: 3,
+      maxRepetitions: 3,
       onLoopDetected: 'terminate',
     })
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ describe('AgentRunner loop detection', () => {
       textResponse('done'),
     ]
     const runner = buildRunner(responses, {
-      maxRepeatedToolCalls: 3,
+      maxRepetitions: 3,
       onLoopDetected: 'terminate',
     })
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ describe('AgentRunner loop detection', () => {
       textResponse('done'),
     ]
     const runner = buildRunner(responses, {
-      maxRepeatedToolCalls: 3,
+      maxRepetitions: 3,
       onLoopDetected: 'warn',
     })
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ describe('AgentRunner loop detection', () => {
     ]
     const callback = vi.fn().mockReturnValue('terminate')
     const runner = buildRunner(responses, {
-      maxRepeatedToolCalls: 3,
+      maxRepetitions: 3,
       onLoopDetected: callback,
     })
 
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ describe('AgentRunner loop detection', () => {
     ]
     const callback = vi.fn().mockReturnValue('inject')
     const runner = buildRunner(responses, {
-      maxRepeatedToolCalls: 3,
+      maxRepetitions: 3,
       onLoopDetected: callback,
     })
 
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ describe('AgentRunner loop detection', () => {
     ]
     const callback = vi.fn().mockReturnValue('continue')
     const runner = buildRunner(responses, {
-      maxRepeatedToolCalls: 3,
+      maxRepetitions: 3,
       onLoopDetected: callback,
     })