diff --git a/clawdforge/server.py b/clawdforge/server.py
index eaa876d..0f0b687 100644
--- a/clawdforge/server.py
+++ b/clawdforge/server.py
@@ -129,11 +129,12 @@ class RunRequest(BaseModel):
     # get the budget they deserve.
     effort: Literal["low", "medium", "high", "xhigh", "max"] | None = None
     files: list[str] | None = None
-    # Long-form prose-craft at --effort max can run 10–20 min wall clock,
-    # so the per-run cap is 1800s. Server still streams a per-process
-    # SIGTERM at the boundary; the caller's RunResult.duration_ms is
-    # honest about wall clock.
-    timeout_secs: int | None = Field(default=None, ge=5, le=1800)
+    # Long-form prose-craft at --effort max can run 10–20 min wall clock;
+    # a max-effort whole-book audit pass can run past an hour. The
+    # per-run cap is 7200s to cover the slowest case. Server still
+    # streams a per-process SIGTERM at the boundary; the caller's
+    # RunResult.duration_ms is honest about wall clock.
+    timeout_secs: int | None = Field(default=None, ge=5, le=7200)
 
 
 class TokenCreateRequest(BaseModel):
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ class CreateSessionRequest(BaseModel):
 class TurnRequest(BaseModel):
     prompt: str = Field(min_length=1)
     files: list[str] | None = None
-    timeout_secs: int | None = Field(default=None, ge=5, le=1800)
+    timeout_secs: int | None = Field(default=None, ge=5, le=7200)
 
 
 # ---------- endpoints --------------------------------------------------------