diff --git a/apple/runner/AgentDeviceRunner/RecordingScripts/RecordingExportSupport.swift b/apple/runner/AgentDeviceRunner/RecordingScripts/RecordingExportSupport.swift
index 8892f41584..4178a00829 100644
--- a/apple/runner/AgentDeviceRunner/RecordingScripts/RecordingExportSupport.swift
+++ b/apple/runner/AgentDeviceRunner/RecordingScripts/RecordingExportSupport.swift
@@ -88,10 +88,15 @@ func makeRecordingExporter(
   return exporter
 }
 
-/// Bounded asynchronous export: signals completion through a semaphore and cancels after 120s so a
-/// wedged encoder cannot hang the recording pipeline past the caller's own timeout budget.
+/// How long an export may run when the caller names no budget of its own.
+let defaultRecordingExportTimeoutSeconds: Double = 120
+
+/// Bounded asynchronous export: signals completion through a semaphore and cancels after
+/// `timeoutSeconds` so a wedged or slow encoder cannot hang the recording pipeline past the
+/// caller's own timeout budget.
 func runRecordingExport(
   _ exporter: AVAssetExportSession,
+  timeoutSeconds: Double = defaultRecordingExportTimeoutSeconds,
   timeoutMessage: String,
   failureMessage: String
 ) throws {
@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ func runRecordingExport(
   exporter.exportAsynchronously {
     semaphore.signal()
   }
-  if semaphore.wait(timeout: .now() + 120) == .timedOut {
+  if semaphore.wait(timeout: .now() + timeoutSeconds) == .timedOut {
     exporter.cancelExport()
     throw RecordingScriptError.exportFailed(timeoutMessage)
   }
diff --git a/apple/runner/AgentDeviceRunner/RecordingScripts/recording-overlay.swift b/apple/runner/AgentDeviceRunner/RecordingScripts/recording-overlay.swift
index 9c8077fb09..0c4a1bcec7 100644
--- a/apple/runner/AgentDeviceRunner/RecordingScripts/recording-overlay.swift
+++ b/apple/runner/AgentDeviceRunner/RecordingScripts/recording-overlay.swift
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ func run() throws {
   )
   try runRecordingExport(
     exporter,
+    timeoutSeconds: parsedArgs.timeoutSeconds,
     timeoutMessage: "Touch overlay export timed out.",
     failureMessage: "Touch overlay export failed."
   )
@@ -157,10 +158,11 @@ func run() throws {
 
 func parseArguments(
   _ arguments: [String]
-) throws -> (inputPath: String, outputPath: String, eventsPath: String) {
+) throws -> (inputPath: String, outputPath: String, eventsPath: String, timeoutSeconds: Double) {
   var inputPath: String?
   var outputPath: String?
   var eventsPath: String?
+  var timeoutSeconds = defaultRecordingExportTimeoutSeconds
   var index = 0
 
   while index < arguments.count {
@@ -185,6 +187,13 @@ func parseArguments(
         throw RecordingScriptError.invalidArgs("--quality must be one of: medium, high")
       }
       index += 2
+    case "--timeout-ms":
+      let rawValue = try recordingOptionValue(arguments, nextIndex, "--timeout-ms")
+      guard let milliseconds = Double(rawValue), milliseconds > 0 else {
+        throw RecordingScriptError.invalidArgs("--timeout-ms must be a positive number")
+      }
+      timeoutSeconds = milliseconds / 1000
+      index += 2
     default:
       throw RecordingScriptError.invalidArgs("Unknown argument: \(argument)")
     }
@@ -192,10 +201,10 @@ func parseArguments(
 
   guard let inputPath, let outputPath, let eventsPath else {
     throw RecordingScriptError.invalidArgs(
-      "Usage: recording-overlay.swift --input <video> --output <video> --events <json> [--quality <medium|high>]"
+      "Usage: recording-overlay.swift --input <video> --output <video> --events <json> [--quality <medium|high>] [--timeout-ms <ms>]"
     )
   }
-  return (inputPath, outputPath, eventsPath)
+  return (inputPath, outputPath, eventsPath, timeoutSeconds)
 }
 
 /// The composited overlay must keep the captured track's dimensions, so it can only use a preset
@@ -329,19 +338,26 @@ func frameMeanLuma(_ image: CGImage) -> Double? {
   return total / Double(count)
 }
 
+/// The composited export renders at most this many frames a second, which is smooth for a touch
+/// that stays visible for 0.45s.
+let maximumCompositedFrameRate: Int32 = 30
+
+/// A variable-frame-rate capture (simctl recordVideo, adb screenrecord) reports one tick of its
+/// timescale as `minFrameDuration` (1/600s from simctl). Rendering at that asked the compositor for
+/// every frame the encoder could make, 75 a second from an iOS simulator and 60 from an Android
+/// emulator, about three times the frames the capture holds; a 5-minute recording's export then
+/// outlasted the `record stop` request. So the frame duration is the capture's, but never shorter
+/// than one frame at `maximumCompositedFrameRate`. A capture that reports none renders at that
+/// rate: its average (`nominalFrameRate`) can be a couple of frames a second over a still screen,
+/// which would skip a touch.
 func resolvedFrameDuration(for track: AVAssetTrack) -> CMTime {
+  let shortest = CMTime(value: 1, timescale: maximumCompositedFrameRate)
   let minFrameDuration = track.minFrameDuration
   if minFrameDuration.isValid && !minFrameDuration.isIndefinite && minFrameDuration.seconds > 0 {
-    return minFrameDuration
-  }
-
-  let nominalFrameRate = track.nominalFrameRate
-  if nominalFrameRate > 0 {
-    let timescale = Int32(max(1, round(nominalFrameRate)))
-    return CMTime(value: 1, timescale: timescale)
+    return CMTimeMaximum(minFrameDuration, shortest)
   }
 
-  return CMTime(value: 1, timescale: 60)
+  return shortest
 }
 
 func overlayPoint(event: GestureEvent, x: Double, y: Double, renderSize: CGSize) -> CGPoint {
diff --git a/packages/capture-kit/src/recording/__tests__/overlay.test.ts b/packages/capture-kit/src/recording/__tests__/overlay.test.ts
index ec2a56cbee..21d7849706 100644
--- a/packages/capture-kit/src/recording/__tests__/overlay.test.ts
+++ b/packages/capture-kit/src/recording/__tests__/overlay.test.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ vi.mock('../video.ts', () => ({
   waitForPlayableVideo: vi.fn(async () => {}),
 }));
 
-import { overlayRecordingTouches } from '../overlay.ts';
+import { OVERLAY_BUDGET_MS, overlayRecordingTouches } from '../overlay.ts';
 import { AppError } from '@agent-device/kernel/errors';
 import { runCmd } from '@agent-device/host-kit/command';
 
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 });
 
 afterEach(() => {
+  vi.useRealTimers();
   fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
 });
 
@@ -129,3 +130,46 @@ test('overlay forwards the requested high export preset', async () => {
     expect.arrayContaining(['--events', telemetryPath, '--quality', 'high']),
   );
 });
+
+test('overlay hands the helper what is left of its budget, inside the record request', async () => {
+  const videoPath = path.join(tmpDir, 'recording.mp4');
+  const telemetryPath = path.join(tmpDir, 'recording.gesture-telemetry.json');
+  fs.writeFileSync(videoPath, 'original');
+  fs.writeFileSync(telemetryPath, '{"events":[]}');
+
+  await overlayRecordingTouches({ videoPath, telemetryPath });
+
+  const compileCall = mockRunCmd.mock.calls.find(([cmd]) => cmd === 'xcrun');
+  const helperCall = mockRunCmd.mock.calls.find(([cmd]) => cmd !== 'xcrun');
+  const args = helperScriptArgs();
+  const exportMs = Number(args[args.indexOf('--timeout-ms') + 1]);
+  expect(exportMs).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  // The compile, the export and the helper's exit all fit in the budget. That the budget fits in
+  // `record`'s request envelope is checked where the envelope is declared.
+  expect(compileCall?.[2]?.timeoutMs).toBeLessThanOrEqual(OVERLAY_BUDGET_MS);
+  expect(helperCall?.[2]?.timeoutMs).toBeLessThanOrEqual(OVERLAY_BUDGET_MS);
+  expect(exportMs).toBeLessThan(helperCall?.[2]?.timeoutMs ?? 0);
+});
+
+test('overlay leaves the video as recorded when compiling the helper spent its budget', async () => {
+  vi.useFakeTimers({ toFake: ['Date'] });
+  const videoPath = path.join(tmpDir, 'recording.mp4');
+  const telemetryPath = path.join(tmpDir, 'recording.gesture-telemetry.json');
+  fs.writeFileSync(videoPath, 'original');
+  fs.writeFileSync(telemetryPath, '{"events":[]}');
+
+  mockRunCmd.mockImplementationOnce(async (_cmd, args) => {
+    vi.setSystemTime(Date.now() + OVERLAY_BUDGET_MS);
+    const outputPath = args[args.indexOf('-o') + 1]!;
+    fs.writeFileSync(outputPath, 'compiled');
+    fs.chmodSync(outputPath, 0o755);
+    return { stdout: '', stderr: '', exitCode: 0 };
+  });
+
+  await expect(overlayRecordingTouches({ videoPath, telemetryPath })).rejects.toMatchObject({
+    code: 'COMMAND_FAILED',
+    message: 'Failed to add touch overlays to the recording',
+  });
+  expect(mockRunCmd.mock.calls.filter(([cmd]) => cmd !== 'xcrun')).toHaveLength(0);
+  expect(fs.readFileSync(videoPath, 'utf8')).toBe('original');
+});
diff --git a/packages/capture-kit/src/recording/overlay.ts b/packages/capture-kit/src/recording/overlay.ts
index 9e4397072f..7412f40ad1 100644
--- a/packages/capture-kit/src/recording/overlay.ts
+++ b/packages/capture-kit/src/recording/overlay.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { runCmd } from '@agent-device/host-kit/command';
+import { Deadline } from '@agent-device/host-kit/retry';
 import { AppError } from '@agent-device/kernel/errors';
 import { findProjectRoot } from '@agent-device/host-kit/version';
 import {
@@ -23,6 +24,20 @@ export function getRecordingOverlaySupportWarning(
   return 'touch overlay burn-in is only available on macOS hosts; returning raw video plus gesture telemetry';
 }
 
+/**
+ * `record stop` is one daemon request, which the client abandons after `record`'s 90 s envelope:
+ * the caller gets "Daemon request timed out" while the daemon finishes the stop. So the overlay must
+ * end well inside it. Compiling the helper, its export and its exit all come out of this budget;
+ * past it the stop keeps the raw video and its gesture telemetry, with a warning.
+ */
+export const OVERLAY_BUDGET_MS = 70_000;
+
+/**
+ * The helper's time outside its export: starting up, then verifying the composited output or
+ * cancelling the export, and exiting.
+ */
+const HELPER_EXIT_GRACE_MS = 5_000;
+
 let overlayScriptPath: string | undefined;
 let exportSupportScriptPath: string | undefined;
 
@@ -44,8 +59,10 @@ async function exportProcessedVideo(params: {
   scriptPath: string;
   scriptArgs: string[];
   commandDescription: string;
+  budgetMs: number;
 }): Promise<void> {
   const { videoPath, scriptPath, scriptArgs, commandDescription } = params;
+  const deadline = Deadline.fromTimeoutMs(params.budgetMs);
   await waitForStableFile(videoPath);
   await waitForPlayableVideo(videoPath);
 
@@ -54,11 +71,30 @@ async function exportProcessedVideo(params: {
     const executablePath = await compileSwiftSourceFile({
       sourcePath: scriptPath,
       extraSourcePaths: [getExportSupportScriptPath()],
+      // `runCmd` reads a timeout of 0 as none.
+      timeoutMs: Math.max(1, deadline.remainingMs()),
     });
-    await runCmd(executablePath, ['--input', videoPath, '--output', outputPath, ...scriptArgs], {
-      timeoutMs: 120_000,
-      env: buildSwiftToolEnv(),
-    });
+    const helperMs = deadline.remainingMs();
+    const exportMs = helperMs - HELPER_EXIT_GRACE_MS;
+    if (exportMs <= 0) {
+      throw new AppError(
+        'COMMAND_FAILED',
+        `No time was left for the export within the ${params.budgetMs}ms budget`,
+      );
+    }
+    await runCmd(
+      executablePath,
+      [
+        '--input',
+        videoPath,
+        '--output',
+        outputPath,
+        ...scriptArgs,
+        '--timeout-ms',
+        String(Math.round(exportMs)),
+      ],
+      { timeoutMs: helperMs, env: buildSwiftToolEnv() },
+    );
     await waitForPlayableVideo(outputPath);
     fs.renameSync(outputPath, videoPath);
   } catch (error) {
@@ -109,5 +145,6 @@ export async function overlayRecordingTouches(params: {
     scriptPath: getOverlayScriptPath(),
     scriptArgs: ['--events', telemetryPath, '--quality', exportQuality],
     commandDescription: `Failed to add touch overlays to the ${targetLabel}`,
+    budgetMs: OVERLAY_BUDGET_MS,
   });
 }
diff --git a/src/__tests__/command-descriptor-timeout-policy.test.ts b/src/__tests__/command-descriptor-timeout-policy.test.ts
index 17fc551931..f824d75ac7 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/command-descriptor-timeout-policy.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/command-descriptor-timeout-policy.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from '@agent-device/command-registry/registry';
 import { INTERACTION_DISPATCH_PATHS } from '@agent-device/contracts/interaction-guarantees';
 import { SELECTOR_PIPELINE_POLICIES } from '@agent-device/selectors/selector-pipeline-policy';
+import { OVERLAY_BUDGET_MS } from '@agent-device/capture-kit/recording-overlay';
 import {
   DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_POLICY,
   READINESS_BUDGET_MAX_MS,
@@ -334,6 +335,18 @@ test('snapshot uses the standard daemon request timeout with an explicit overrid
   );
 });
 
+test('the touch overlay budget leaves record stop room inside its request envelope', () => {
+  // The recorder stop, the copies and the playability checks around the overlay are outside its
+  // budget (about 1 s for a 10-minute simulator recording), so the envelope keeps a reserve for
+  // them beyond it.
+  const reserveMs = 20_000;
+  const envelopeMs = resolveCommandRequestTimeoutMs(resolveCommandTimeoutPolicy('record'), {
+    positionals: ['stop'],
+    flags: {},
+  });
+  assert.ok(envelopeMs !== undefined && OVERLAY_BUDGET_MS + reserveMs <= envelopeMs);
+});
+
 test('open and prepare startup budgets keep a client-envelope margin over the daemon deadline', () => {
   const base = { positionals: [] as string[], flags: {} };