diff --git a/assets/oh-my-opencode.schema.json b/assets/oh-my-opencode.schema.json
index dfd7558bf..2be24a634 100644
--- a/assets/oh-my-opencode.schema.json
+++ b/assets/oh-my-opencode.schema.json
@@ -3708,6 +3708,9 @@
         "circuitBreaker": {
           "type": "object",
           "properties": {
+            "enabled": {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            },
             "maxToolCalls": {
               "type": "integer",
               "minimum": 10,
diff --git a/src/config/schema/background-task.ts b/src/config/schema/background-task.ts
index 5bec5065e..3e694d53e 100644
--- a/src/config/schema/background-task.ts
+++ b/src/config/schema/background-task.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { z } from "zod"
 
 const CircuitBreakerConfigSchema = z.object({
+  enabled: z.boolean().optional(),
   maxToolCalls: z.number().int().min(10).optional(),
   windowSize: z.number().int().min(5).optional(),
   repetitionThresholdPercent: z.number().gt(0).max(100).optional(),
diff --git a/src/features/background-agent/constants.ts b/src/features/background-agent/constants.ts
index 7f5b1492d..c2b3718e9 100644
--- a/src/features/background-agent/constants.ts
+++ b/src/features/background-agent/constants.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_MESSAGE_STALENESS_TIMEOUT_MS = 1_800_000
 export const DEFAULT_MAX_TOOL_CALLS = 200
 export const DEFAULT_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_WINDOW_SIZE = 20
 export const DEFAULT_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_REPETITION_THRESHOLD_PERCENT = 80
+export const DEFAULT_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_ENABLED = true
 export const MIN_RUNTIME_BEFORE_STALE_MS = 30_000
 export const MIN_IDLE_TIME_MS = 5000
 export const POLLING_INTERVAL_MS = 3000
diff --git a/src/features/background-agent/loop-detector.test.ts b/src/features/background-agent/loop-detector.test.ts
index b3d5de806..4d0bad4b3 100644
--- a/src/features/background-agent/loop-detector.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/background-agent/loop-detector.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
 import {
+  createToolCallSignature,
   detectRepetitiveToolUse,
   recordToolCall,
   resolveCircuitBreakerSettings,
@@ -17,6 +18,17 @@ function buildWindow(
   )
 }
 
+function buildWindowWithInputs(
+  calls: Array<{ tool: string; input?: Record<string, unknown> }>,
+  override?: Parameters<typeof resolveCircuitBreakerSettings>[0]
+) {
+  const settings = resolveCircuitBreakerSettings(override)
+  return calls.reduce(
+    (window, { tool, input }) => recordToolCall(window, tool, settings, input),
+    undefined as ReturnType<typeof recordToolCall> | undefined
+  )
+}
+
 describe("loop-detector", () => {
   describe("resolveCircuitBreakerSettings", () => {
     describe("#given nested circuit breaker config", () => {
@@ -31,12 +43,90 @@ describe("loop-detector", () => {
         })
 
         expect(result).toEqual({
+          enabled: true,
           maxToolCalls: 120,
           windowSize: 10,
           repetitionThresholdPercent: 70,
         })
       })
     })
+
+    describe("#given no enabled config", () => {
+      test("#when resolved #then enabled defaults to true", () => {
+        const result = resolveCircuitBreakerSettings({
+          circuitBreaker: {
+            maxToolCalls: 100,
+            windowSize: 5,
+            repetitionThresholdPercent: 60,
+          },
+        })
+
+        expect(result.enabled).toBe(true)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe("#given enabled is false in config", () => {
+      test("#when resolved #then enabled is false", () => {
+        const result = resolveCircuitBreakerSettings({
+          circuitBreaker: {
+            enabled: false,
+            maxToolCalls: 100,
+            windowSize: 5,
+            repetitionThresholdPercent: 60,
+          },
+        })
+
+        expect(result.enabled).toBe(false)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe("#given enabled is true in config", () => {
+      test("#when resolved #then enabled is true", () => {
+        const result = resolveCircuitBreakerSettings({
+          circuitBreaker: {
+            enabled: true,
+            maxToolCalls: 100,
+            windowSize: 5,
+            repetitionThresholdPercent: 60,
+          },
+        })
+
+        expect(result.enabled).toBe(true)
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("createToolCallSignature", () => {
+    test("#given tool with input #when signature created #then includes tool and sorted input", () => {
+      const result = createToolCallSignature("read", { filePath: "/a.ts" })
+
+      expect(result).toBe('read::{"filePath":"/a.ts"}')
+    })
+
+    test("#given tool with undefined input #when signature created #then returns bare tool name", () => {
+      const result = createToolCallSignature("read", undefined)
+
+      expect(result).toBe("read")
+    })
+
+    test("#given tool with null input #when signature created #then returns bare tool name", () => {
+      const result = createToolCallSignature("read", null)
+
+      expect(result).toBe("read")
+    })
+
+    test("#given tool with empty object input #when signature created #then returns bare tool name", () => {
+      const result = createToolCallSignature("read", {})
+
+      expect(result).toBe("read")
+    })
+
+    test("#given same input different key order #when signatures compared #then they are equal", () => {
+      const first = createToolCallSignature("read", { filePath: "/a.ts", offset: 0 })
+      const second = createToolCallSignature("read", { offset: 0, filePath: "/a.ts" })
+
+      expect(first).toBe(second)
+    })
   })
 
   describe("detectRepetitiveToolUse", () => {
@@ -113,5 +203,56 @@ describe("loop-detector", () => {
         })
       })
     })
+
+    describe("#given same tool with different file inputs", () => {
+      test("#when evaluated #then it does not trigger", () => {
+        const calls = Array.from({ length: 20 }, (_, i) => ({
+          tool: "read",
+          input: { filePath: `/src/file-${i}.ts` },
+        }))
+        const window = buildWindowWithInputs(calls, {
+          circuitBreaker: { windowSize: 20, repetitionThresholdPercent: 80 },
+        })
+        const result = detectRepetitiveToolUse(window)
+        expect(result.triggered).toBe(false)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe("#given same tool with identical file inputs", () => {
+      test("#when evaluated #then it triggers with bare tool name", () => {
+        const calls = [
+          ...Array.from({ length: 16 }, () => ({ tool: "read", input: { filePath: "/src/same.ts" } })),
+          { tool: "grep", input: { pattern: "foo" } },
+          { tool: "edit", input: { filePath: "/src/other.ts" } },
+          { tool: "bash", input: { command: "ls" } },
+          { tool: "glob", input: { pattern: "**/*.ts" } },
+        ]
+        const window = buildWindowWithInputs(calls, {
+          circuitBreaker: { windowSize: 20, repetitionThresholdPercent: 80 },
+        })
+        const result = detectRepetitiveToolUse(window)
+        expect(result.triggered).toBe(true)
+        expect(result.toolName).toBe("read")
+        expect(result.repeatedCount).toBe(16)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe("#given tool calls with no input", () => {
+      test("#when the same tool dominates #then falls back to name-only detection", () => {
+        const calls = [
+          ...Array.from({ length: 16 }, () => ({ tool: "read" })),
+          { tool: "grep" },
+          { tool: "edit" },
+          { tool: "bash" },
+          { tool: "glob" },
+        ]
+        const window = buildWindowWithInputs(calls, {
+          circuitBreaker: { windowSize: 20, repetitionThresholdPercent: 80 },
+        })
+        const result = detectRepetitiveToolUse(window)
+        expect(result.triggered).toBe(true)
+        expect(result.toolName).toBe("read")
+      })
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/features/background-agent/loop-detector.ts b/src/features/background-agent/loop-detector.ts
index 610ddf147..af93dee2a 100644
--- a/src/features/background-agent/loop-detector.ts
+++ b/src/features/background-agent/loop-detector.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { BackgroundTaskConfig } from "../../config/schema"
 import {
+  DEFAULT_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_ENABLED,
   DEFAULT_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_REPETITION_THRESHOLD_PERCENT,
   DEFAULT_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_WINDOW_SIZE,
   DEFAULT_MAX_TOOL_CALLS,
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 import type { ToolCallWindow } from "./types"
 
 export interface CircuitBreakerSettings {
+  enabled: boolean
   maxToolCalls: number
   windowSize: number
   repetitionThresholdPercent: number
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ export function resolveCircuitBreakerSettings(
   config?: BackgroundTaskConfig
 ): CircuitBreakerSettings {
   return {
+    enabled: config?.circuitBreaker?.enabled ?? DEFAULT_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_ENABLED,
     maxToolCalls:
       config?.circuitBreaker?.maxToolCalls ?? config?.maxToolCalls ?? DEFAULT_MAX_TOOL_CALLS,
     windowSize: config?.circuitBreaker?.windowSize ?? DEFAULT_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_WINDOW_SIZE,
@@ -36,28 +39,56 @@ export function resolveCircuitBreakerSettings(
 export function recordToolCall(
   window: ToolCallWindow | undefined,
   toolName: string,
-  settings: CircuitBreakerSettings
+  settings: CircuitBreakerSettings,
+  toolInput?: Record<string, unknown> | null
 ): ToolCallWindow {
-  const previous = window?.toolNames ?? []
-  const toolNames = [...previous, toolName].slice(-settings.windowSize)
+  const previous = window?.toolSignatures ?? []
+  const signature = createToolCallSignature(toolName, toolInput)
+  const toolSignatures = [...previous, signature].slice(-settings.windowSize)
 
   return {
-    toolNames,
+    toolSignatures,
     windowSize: settings.windowSize,
     thresholdPercent: settings.repetitionThresholdPercent,
   }
 }
 
+function sortObject(obj: unknown): unknown {
+  if (obj === null || obj === undefined) return obj
+  if (typeof obj !== "object") return obj
+  if (Array.isArray(obj)) return obj.map(sortObject)
+
+  const sorted: Record<string, unknown> = {}
+  const keys = Object.keys(obj as Record<string, unknown>).sort()
+  for (const key of keys) {
+    sorted[key] = sortObject((obj as Record<string, unknown>)[key])
+  }
+  return sorted
+}
+
+export function createToolCallSignature(
+  toolName: string,
+  toolInput?: Record<string, unknown> | null
+): string {
+  if (toolInput === undefined || toolInput === null) {
+    return toolName
+  }
+  if (Object.keys(toolInput).length === 0) {
+    return toolName
+  }
+  return `${toolName}::${JSON.stringify(sortObject(toolInput))}`
+}
+
 export function detectRepetitiveToolUse(
   window: ToolCallWindow | undefined
 ): ToolLoopDetectionResult {
-  if (!window || window.toolNames.length === 0) {
+  if (!window || window.toolSignatures.length === 0) {
     return { triggered: false }
   }
 
   const counts = new Map<string, number>()
-  for (const toolName of window.toolNames) {
-    counts.set(toolName, (counts.get(toolName) ?? 0) + 1)
+  for (const signature of window.toolSignatures) {
+    counts.set(signature, (counts.get(signature) ?? 0) + 1)
   }
 
   let repeatedTool: string | undefined
@@ -70,7 +101,7 @@ export function detectRepetitiveToolUse(
     }
   }
 
-  const sampleSize = window.toolNames.length
+  const sampleSize = window.toolSignatures.length
   const minimumSampleSize = Math.min(
     window.windowSize,
     Math.ceil((window.windowSize * window.thresholdPercent) / 100)
@@ -88,7 +119,7 @@ export function detectRepetitiveToolUse(
 
   return {
     triggered: true,
-    toolName: repeatedTool,
+    toolName: repeatedTool.split("::")[0],
     repeatedCount,
     sampleSize,
     thresholdPercent: window.thresholdPercent,
diff --git a/src/features/background-agent/manager-circuit-breaker.test.ts b/src/features/background-agent/manager-circuit-breaker.test.ts
index 619b49327..ddff2ec61 100644
--- a/src/features/background-agent/manager-circuit-breaker.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/background-agent/manager-circuit-breaker.test.ts
@@ -236,4 +236,181 @@ describe("BackgroundManager circuit breaker", () => {
       expect(task.progress?.countedToolPartIDs).toEqual(["tool-1"])
     })
   })
+
+  describe("#given same tool reading different files", () => {
+    test("#when tool events arrive with state.input #then task keeps running", async () => {
+      const manager = createManager({
+        circuitBreaker: {
+          windowSize: 20,
+          repetitionThresholdPercent: 80,
+        },
+      })
+      const task: BackgroundTask = {
+        id: "task-diff-files-1",
+        sessionID: "session-diff-files-1",
+        parentSessionID: "parent-1",
+        parentMessageID: "msg-1",
+        description: "Reading different files",
+        prompt: "work",
+        agent: "explore",
+        status: "running",
+        startedAt: new Date(Date.now() - 60_000),
+        progress: {
+          toolCalls: 0,
+          lastUpdate: new Date(Date.now() - 60_000),
+        },
+      }
+      getTaskMap(manager).set(task.id, task)
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+        manager.handleEvent({
+          type: "message.part.updated",
+          properties: {
+            part: {
+              sessionID: task.sessionID,
+              type: "tool",
+              tool: "read",
+              state: { status: "running", input: { filePath: `/src/file-${i}.ts` } },
+            },
+          },
+        })
+      }
+
+      await flushAsyncWork()
+
+      expect(task.status).toBe("running")
+      expect(task.progress?.toolCalls).toBe(20)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("#given same tool reading same file repeatedly", () => {
+    test("#when tool events arrive with state.input #then task is cancelled with bare tool name in error", async () => {
+      const manager = createManager({
+        circuitBreaker: {
+          windowSize: 20,
+          repetitionThresholdPercent: 80,
+        },
+      })
+      const task: BackgroundTask = {
+        id: "task-same-file-1",
+        sessionID: "session-same-file-1",
+        parentSessionID: "parent-1",
+        parentMessageID: "msg-1",
+        description: "Reading same file repeatedly",
+        prompt: "work",
+        agent: "explore",
+        status: "running",
+        startedAt: new Date(Date.now() - 60_000),
+        progress: {
+          toolCalls: 0,
+          lastUpdate: new Date(Date.now() - 60_000),
+        },
+      }
+      getTaskMap(manager).set(task.id, task)
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+        manager.handleEvent({
+          type: "message.part.updated",
+          properties: {
+            part: {
+              sessionID: task.sessionID,
+              type: "tool",
+              tool: "read",
+              state: { status: "running", input: { filePath: "/src/same.ts" } },
+            },
+          },
+        })
+      }
+
+      await flushAsyncWork()
+
+      expect(task.status).toBe("cancelled")
+      expect(task.error).toContain("repeatedly called read")
+      expect(task.error).not.toContain("::")
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("#given circuit breaker enabled is false", () => {
+    test("#when repetitive tools arrive #then task keeps running", async () => {
+      const manager = createManager({
+        circuitBreaker: {
+          enabled: false,
+          windowSize: 20,
+          repetitionThresholdPercent: 80,
+        },
+      })
+      const task: BackgroundTask = {
+        id: "task-disabled-1",
+        sessionID: "session-disabled-1",
+        parentSessionID: "parent-1",
+        parentMessageID: "msg-1",
+        description: "Disabled circuit breaker task",
+        prompt: "work",
+        agent: "explore",
+        status: "running",
+        startedAt: new Date(Date.now() - 60_000),
+        progress: {
+          toolCalls: 0,
+          lastUpdate: new Date(Date.now() - 60_000),
+        },
+      }
+      getTaskMap(manager).set(task.id, task)
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+        manager.handleEvent({
+          type: "message.part.updated",
+          properties: {
+            sessionID: task.sessionID,
+            type: "tool",
+            tool: "read",
+          },
+        })
+      }
+
+      await flushAsyncWork()
+
+      expect(task.status).toBe("running")
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("#given circuit breaker enabled is false but absolute cap is low", () => {
+    test("#when max tool calls exceeded #then task is still cancelled by absolute cap", async () => {
+      const manager = createManager({
+        maxToolCalls: 3,
+        circuitBreaker: {
+          enabled: false,
+          windowSize: 10,
+          repetitionThresholdPercent: 95,
+        },
+      })
+      const task: BackgroundTask = {
+        id: "task-cap-disabled-1",
+        sessionID: "session-cap-disabled-1",
+        parentSessionID: "parent-1",
+        parentMessageID: "msg-1",
+        description: "Backstop task with disabled circuit breaker",
+        prompt: "work",
+        agent: "explore",
+        status: "running",
+        startedAt: new Date(Date.now() - 60_000),
+        progress: {
+          toolCalls: 0,
+          lastUpdate: new Date(Date.now() - 60_000),
+        },
+      }
+      getTaskMap(manager).set(task.id, task)
+
+      for (const toolName of ["read", "grep", "edit"]) {
+        manager.handleEvent({
+          type: "message.part.updated",
+          properties: { sessionID: task.sessionID, type: "tool", tool: toolName },
+        })
+      }
+
+      await flushAsyncWork()
+
+      expect(task.status).toBe("cancelled")
+      expect(task.error).toContain("maximum tool call limit (3)")
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/features/background-agent/manager.ts b/src/features/background-agent/manager.ts
index 95a953a03..d4d982066 100644
--- a/src/features/background-agent/manager.ts
+++ b/src/features/background-agent/manager.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ interface MessagePartInfo {
   sessionID?: string
   type?: string
   tool?: string
-  state?: { status?: string }
+  state?: { status?: string; input?: Record<string, unknown> }
 }
 
 interface EventProperties {
@@ -918,29 +918,32 @@ export class BackgroundManager {
         task.progress.lastTool = partInfo.tool
         const circuitBreaker = resolveCircuitBreakerSettings(this.config)
         if (partInfo.tool) {
-          task.progress.toolCallWindow = recordToolCall(
-            task.progress.toolCallWindow,
-            partInfo.tool,
-            circuitBreaker
-          )
+         task.progress.toolCallWindow = recordToolCall(
+             task.progress.toolCallWindow,
+             partInfo.tool,
+             circuitBreaker,
+             partInfo.state?.input
+           )
 
-          const loopDetection = detectRepetitiveToolUse(task.progress.toolCallWindow)
-          if (loopDetection.triggered) {
-            log("[background-agent] Circuit breaker: repetitive tool usage detected", {
-              taskId: task.id,
-              agent: task.agent,
-              sessionID,
-              toolName: loopDetection.toolName,
-              repeatedCount: loopDetection.repeatedCount,
-              sampleSize: loopDetection.sampleSize,
-              thresholdPercent: loopDetection.thresholdPercent,
-            })
-            void this.cancelTask(task.id, {
-              source: "circuit-breaker",
-              reason: `Subagent repeatedly called ${loopDetection.toolName} ${loopDetection.repeatedCount}/${loopDetection.sampleSize} times in the recent tool-call window (${loopDetection.thresholdPercent}% threshold). This usually indicates an infinite loop. The task was automatically cancelled to prevent excessive token usage.`,
-            })
-            return
-          }
+           if (circuitBreaker.enabled) {
+             const loopDetection = detectRepetitiveToolUse(task.progress.toolCallWindow)
+             if (loopDetection.triggered) {
+               log("[background-agent] Circuit breaker: repetitive tool usage detected", {
+                 taskId: task.id,
+                 agent: task.agent,
+                 sessionID,
+                 toolName: loopDetection.toolName,
+                 repeatedCount: loopDetection.repeatedCount,
+                 sampleSize: loopDetection.sampleSize,
+                 thresholdPercent: loopDetection.thresholdPercent,
+               })
+               void this.cancelTask(task.id, {
+                 source: "circuit-breaker",
+                 reason: `Subagent repeatedly called ${loopDetection.toolName} ${loopDetection.repeatedCount}/${loopDetection.sampleSize} times in the recent tool-call window (${loopDetection.thresholdPercent}% threshold). This usually indicates an infinite loop. The task was automatically cancelled to prevent excessive token usage.`,
+               })
+               return
+             }
+           }
         }
 
         const maxToolCalls = circuitBreaker.maxToolCalls
diff --git a/src/features/background-agent/types.ts b/src/features/background-agent/types.ts
index 7129aa2fd..be57d5a7d 100644
--- a/src/features/background-agent/types.ts
+++ b/src/features/background-agent/types.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export type BackgroundTaskStatus =
   | "interrupt"
 
 export interface ToolCallWindow {
-  toolNames: string[]
+  toolSignatures: string[]
   windowSize: number
   thresholdPercent: number
 }