1 files changed, 23 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/makima/src/llm/task_output.rs b/makima/src/llm/task_output.rs
index c5d709e..c7f6990 100644
--- a/makima/src/llm/task_output.rs
+++ b/makima/src/llm/task_output.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ pub fn parse_tasks_from_breakdown(content: &str) -> TaskParseResult {
     let heading_pattern = Regex::new(r"^##\s+(?:Phase\s*\d*:?\s*)?(.+)$").unwrap();
 
     // Patterns for dependencies (inline)
-    let depends_pattern = Regex::new(r"(?i)(?:depends on|after|requires):?\s*(.+)").unwrap();
+    let depends_pattern = Regex::new(r"(?i)\(?\s*(?:depends on|after|requires):?\s*([^)]+)\)?").unwrap();
 
     for line in content.lines() {
         let trimmed = line.trim();
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ pub fn parse_tasks_from_breakdown(content: &str) -> TaskParseResult {
     }
 }
 
-/// Check if text looks like a task (has action verbs)
+/// Check if text looks like a task (has action verbs at word boundaries)
 fn looks_like_task(text: &str) -> bool {
     let lower = text.to_lowercase();
     let action_verbs = [
@@ -237,7 +237,27 @@ fn looks_like_task(text: &str) -> bool {
         "disable", "install", "initialize", "define", "extend", "extract",
     ];
 
-    action_verbs.iter().any(|verb| lower.starts_with(verb) || lower.contains(&format!(" {}", verb)))
+    // Check if text starts with an action verb (followed by space or end)
+    for verb in &action_verbs {
+        if lower.starts_with(verb) {
+            // Check for word boundary after verb
+            let after = &lower[verb.len()..];
+            if after.is_empty() || after.starts_with(' ') || after.starts_with('_') {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        // Check if verb appears after space with word boundary
+        let pattern = format!(" {} ", verb);
+        let pattern_end = format!(" {}", verb);
+        if lower.contains(&pattern) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        // Check if verb is at the end of string after a space
+        if lower.ends_with(&pattern_end) && lower.len() > pattern_end.len() {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    false
 }
 
 /// Analyze a completed task's output to suggest next actions