---
title: "Tool execution timeout"
description: "Tool invocations currently have a global 10-minute execution limit."
section: "Troubleshooting"
updated: 2026-07-13
tags: ["troubleshooting","tools","timeout"]
source: "/user-guide/known-issues/tool-execution-timeout"
---

# Tool execution timeout

Tool invocations currently have a global 10-minute execution limit.

DrowAI currently applies a global **10-minute timeout** to each tool
invocation. This limit is intentional: it prevents a single command from
blocking a task runtime indefinitely and keeps execution boundaries predictable.

Some security tools, including broad Nmap scans, may require more time to
complete depending on the target scope, network latency, and selected checks.
When a command reaches the limit, it will not complete within that run.

Long-running tool execution, progress handling, and more flexible timeout
controls are planned improvements. Until then, split larger scans into smaller
scoped runs when they are likely to exceed the current 10-minute limit.