diff --git a/src/bot/intent-detector.js b/src/bot/intent-detector.js
index 07a985ac..90e6b5a5 100644
--- a/src/bot/intent-detector.js
+++ b/src/bot/intent-detector.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
 // These are UNAMBIGUOUS greetings — any other message goes to AI
 const GREETINGS = [
   // Single word
-  /^(hi|hey|hello|howdy|greetings|sup|yo)$/,
+  /^(hi|hey|hello|howdy|greetings|sup|yo)$/i,
   
   // Short greetings (1-2 words, no punctuation)
   /^(good morning|good afternoon|good evening|good night)/i,
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ const GREETINGS = [
   /^(yes|yeah|yep|nope|no|ok|okay|alright|sure|yup|sure thing|absolutely|definitely)$/,
   
   // Continuations
-  /^(continue|go ahead|proceed|do it|carry on|keep going|onwards)$/,
+  /^(thanks|thank you|thx|ty|appreciate it|continue|go ahead|proceed|do it|carry on|keep going|onwards)$/i,
   
   // Completions
-  /^(done|finished|completed|all good|looks good|looks fine|good to go)$/,
+  /^(done|finished|completed|all good|looks good|looks fine|good to go)$/i,
   
   // Farewells
   /^(bye|goodbye|see you|later|take care|cya|goodbye then)$/,
@@ -241,6 +241,19 @@ export function detectIntent(message) {
   }
 
   // ── SHORT ANSWERS (handled inline, no AI needed) ──
+  // Check if short message is actually a greeting first
+  for (const pattern of GREETINGS) {
+    if (pattern.test(trimmed)) {
+      return {
+        type: 'greeting',
+        response: '⚡ Ready! What do you need?',
+        bypassAI: true,
+        confidence: 1.0,
+        reasoning: 'Short greeting detected',
+      };
+    }
+  }
+  // Not a greeting, check length
   if (length < 5) {
     return {
       type: 'too_short',
@@ -262,6 +275,38 @@ export function detectIntent(message) {
     };
   }
 
+  // ── REPOSTED QUESTION DETECTION (Ruflo + Clawd hybrid) ──
+  // Detect when user reposts a question by referencing previous context
+  // This prevents AI from "forgetting" and re-reading files
+  const repostKeywords = [
+    'ignore me', 'you ignore', 'you ignored',
+    "didn't answer", "didn't respond",
+    "didn't answer my question", "didn't respond to my",
+    'you are ignoring', 'you ignored me',
+    'earlier', 'before', 'previous', 'last time',
+    'my question', 'your answer', "didn't",
+  ];
+
+  // Case 1: Question with context reference (highest confidence)
+  if (lower.includes('?') && repostKeywords.some(kw => lower.includes(kw))) {
+    return {
+      type: 'question',
+      bypassAI: false,
+      confidence: 0.85,
+      reasoning: 'Reposted question with context reference (Ruflo + Clawd)',
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Case 2: Context reference without question marker (lower confidence)
+  if (!lower.includes('?') && repostKeywords.some(kw => lower.includes(kw))) {
+    return {
+      type: 'question',
+      bypassAI: false,
+      confidence: 0.75,
+      reasoning: 'Reposted question implied by context reference',
+    };
+  }
+
   // ── ALL OTHER MESSAGES → Go through AI ──
   return {
     type: 'normal',