diff --git a/commands/loop-status.md b/commands/loop-status.md
index f75ab70c..81dc9427 100644
--- a/commands/loop-status.md
+++ b/commands/loop-status.md
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ tool calls that have no matching `tool_result`.
 
 - `ecc loop-status --json` emits machine-readable status for recent local
   Claude transcripts.
+- `ecc loop-status --home <dir>` scans a different home directory when
+  inspecting another local profile or mounted workspace.
 - `ecc loop-status --transcript <session.jsonl>` inspects one transcript
   directly.
 - `ecc loop-status --bash-timeout-seconds 1800` adjusts the stale Bash
diff --git a/scripts/loop-status.js b/scripts/loop-status.js
index 014794ee..6a3c4805 100644
--- a/scripts/loop-status.js
+++ b/scripts/loop-status.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ function usage() {
     '  --limit <n>                    Maximum recent transcripts to inspect (default: 10)',
     '  --bash-timeout-seconds <n>     Age before a pending Bash call is stale (default: 1800)',
     '  --wake-grace-multiplier <n>    ScheduleWakeup grace multiplier (default: 2)',
+    '  --now <time>                   Override current time (ISO, epoch ms, or "now")',
     '',
     'Examples:',
     '  node scripts/loop-status.js --json',
@@ -45,6 +46,14 @@ function readPositiveNumber(value, flagName) {
   return number;
 }
 
+function readPositiveInteger(value, flagName) {
+  const number = readPositiveNumber(value, flagName);
+  if (!Number.isInteger(number)) {
+    throw new Error(`${flagName} must be a positive integer`);
+  }
+  return number;
+}
+
 function parseArgs(argv) {
   const args = argv.slice(2);
   const options = {
@@ -72,7 +81,7 @@ function parseArgs(argv) {
       options.transcriptPaths.push(readValue(args, index, arg));
       index += 1;
     } else if (arg === '--limit') {
-      options.limit = readPositiveNumber(readValue(args, index, arg), arg);
+      options.limit = readPositiveInteger(readValue(args, index, arg), arg);
       index += 1;
     } else if (arg === '--bash-timeout-seconds') {
       options.bashTimeoutSeconds = readPositiveNumber(readValue(args, index, arg), arg);
@@ -91,6 +100,16 @@ function parseArgs(argv) {
   return options;
 }
 
+function normalizeOptions(options = {}) {
+  return {
+    ...options,
+    bashTimeoutSeconds: options.bashTimeoutSeconds ?? DEFAULT_BASH_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+    limit: options.limit ?? DEFAULT_LIMIT,
+    transcriptPaths: options.transcriptPaths || [],
+    wakeGraceMultiplier: options.wakeGraceMultiplier ?? DEFAULT_WAKE_GRACE_MULTIPLIER,
+  };
+}
+
 function getHomeDir(options = {}) {
   if (options.home) {
     return path.resolve(options.home);
@@ -103,7 +122,13 @@ function getNow(options = {}) {
     return new Date();
   }
 
-  const now = new Date(options.now);
+  if (options.now === 'now') {
+    return new Date();
+  }
+
+  const now = /^\d+$/.test(String(options.now))
+    ? new Date(Number(options.now))
+    : new Date(options.now);
   if (Number.isNaN(now.getTime())) {
     throw new Error('--now must be a valid timestamp');
   }
@@ -128,20 +153,42 @@ function walkJsonlFiles(dir, files = []) {
 }
 
 function findTranscriptPaths(options = {}) {
+  const normalizedOptions = normalizeOptions(options);
+
   if (options.transcriptPaths && options.transcriptPaths.length > 0) {
-    return options.transcriptPaths.map(transcriptPath => path.resolve(transcriptPath));
+    return {
+      errors: [],
+      transcriptPaths: normalizedOptions.transcriptPaths.map(transcriptPath => path.resolve(transcriptPath)),
+    };
   }
 
-  const homeDir = getHomeDir(options);
+  const homeDir = getHomeDir(normalizedOptions);
   const transcriptRoot = path.join(homeDir, '.claude', 'projects');
-  return walkJsonlFiles(transcriptRoot)
-    .map(transcriptPath => ({
-      transcriptPath,
-      mtimeMs: fs.statSync(transcriptPath).mtimeMs,
-    }))
+  const errors = [];
+  const transcriptEntries = [];
+
+  for (const transcriptPath of walkJsonlFiles(transcriptRoot)) {
+    try {
+      transcriptEntries.push({
+        transcriptPath,
+        mtimeMs: fs.statSync(transcriptPath).mtimeMs,
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      errors.push({
+        code: error.code || null,
+        message: error.message,
+        transcriptPath,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    errors,
+    transcriptPaths: transcriptEntries
     .sort((left, right) => right.mtimeMs - left.mtimeMs)
-    .slice(0, options.limit)
-    .map(entry => entry.transcriptPath);
+    .slice(0, normalizedOptions.limit)
+    .map(entry => entry.transcriptPath),
+  };
 }
 
 function parseTimestamp(value) {
@@ -302,8 +349,9 @@ function buildRecommendation(signals) {
 }
 
 function analyzeTranscript(transcriptPath, options = {}) {
+  const normalizedOptions = normalizeOptions(options);
   const absoluteTranscriptPath = path.resolve(transcriptPath);
-  const now = options.nowDate || getNow(options);
+  const now = normalizedOptions.nowDate || getNow(normalizedOptions);
   const nowMs = now.getTime();
   const { entries, parseErrors } = readJsonlEntries(absoluteTranscriptPath);
   const pendingTools = new Map();
@@ -369,12 +417,12 @@ function analyzeTranscript(transcriptPath, options = {}) {
     const scheduledAt = parseTimestamp(latestWake.scheduledAt);
     const dueAt = parseTimestamp(latestWake.dueAt);
     const thresholdMs = scheduledAt
-      ? scheduledAt.getTime() + latestWake.delaySeconds * options.wakeGraceMultiplier * 1000
+      ? scheduledAt.getTime() + latestWake.delaySeconds * normalizedOptions.wakeGraceMultiplier * 1000
       : null;
     const hasAssistantProgressAfterDue = Boolean(
       dueAt
       && latestAssistantProgressAt
-      && latestAssistantProgressAt.getTime() > dueAt.getTime()
+      && latestAssistantProgressAt.getTime() >= dueAt.getTime()
     );
 
     if (thresholdMs && nowMs >= thresholdMs && !hasAssistantProgressAfterDue) {
@@ -390,12 +438,16 @@ function analyzeTranscript(transcriptPath, options = {}) {
   }
 
   for (const tool of pendingToolList) {
-    if (tool.name === 'Bash' && tool.ageSeconds !== null && tool.ageSeconds >= options.bashTimeoutSeconds) {
+    if (
+      tool.name === 'Bash'
+      && tool.ageSeconds !== null
+      && tool.ageSeconds >= normalizedOptions.bashTimeoutSeconds
+    ) {
       signals.push({
         ageSeconds: tool.ageSeconds,
         command: tool.command,
         startedAt: tool.startedAt,
-        thresholdSeconds: options.bashTimeoutSeconds,
+        thresholdSeconds: normalizedOptions.bashTimeoutSeconds,
         toolUseId: tool.toolUseId,
         type: 'pending_bash_tool_result',
       });
@@ -418,14 +470,28 @@ function analyzeTranscript(transcriptPath, options = {}) {
 }
 
 function buildStatus(options = {}) {
-  const nowDate = getNow(options);
+  const normalizedOptions = normalizeOptions(options);
+  const nowDate = getNow(normalizedOptions);
   const mergedOptions = {
-    ...options,
+    ...normalizedOptions,
     nowDate,
   };
-  const homeDir = getHomeDir(options);
-  const transcriptPaths = findTranscriptPaths(options);
-  const sessions = transcriptPaths.map(transcriptPath => analyzeTranscript(transcriptPath, mergedOptions));
+  const homeDir = getHomeDir(normalizedOptions);
+  const { errors, transcriptPaths } = findTranscriptPaths(normalizedOptions);
+  const sessions = [];
+
+  for (const transcriptPath of transcriptPaths) {
+    try {
+      sessions.push(analyzeTranscript(transcriptPath, mergedOptions));
+    } catch (error) {
+      errors.push({
+        code: error.code || null,
+        message: error.message,
+        transcriptPath,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   sessions.sort((left, right) => {
     if (left.state !== right.state) {
       return left.state === 'attention' ? -1 : 1;
@@ -435,15 +501,16 @@ function buildStatus(options = {}) {
 
   return {
     generatedAt: nowDate.toISOString(),
+    errors,
     schemaVersion: 'ecc.loop-status.v1',
     sessions,
     source: {
-      bashTimeoutSeconds: options.bashTimeoutSeconds,
+      bashTimeoutSeconds: normalizedOptions.bashTimeoutSeconds,
       homeDir,
-      limit: options.limit,
+      limit: normalizedOptions.limit,
       transcriptCount: transcriptPaths.length,
       transcriptRoot: path.join(homeDir, '.claude', 'projects'),
-      wakeGraceMultiplier: options.wakeGraceMultiplier,
+      wakeGraceMultiplier: normalizedOptions.wakeGraceMultiplier,
     },
   };
 }
@@ -456,11 +523,18 @@ function formatSignals(signals) {
 }
 
 function formatText(payload) {
+  const skippedLines = payload.errors.map(error => `  - ${error.transcriptPath}: ${error.message}`);
+
   if (payload.sessions.length === 0) {
-    return [
+    const lines = [
       `ECC loop status (${payload.generatedAt})`,
       `No Claude transcript JSONL files found under ${payload.source.transcriptRoot}.`,
-    ].join('\n');
+    ];
+    if (skippedLines.length > 0) {
+      lines.push('Skipped transcript errors:');
+      lines.push(...skippedLines);
+    }
+    return lines.join('\n');
   }
 
   const lines = [`ECC loop status (${payload.generatedAt})`];
@@ -470,6 +544,10 @@ function formatText(payload) {
     lines.push(`  signals: ${formatSignals(session.signals)}`);
     lines.push(`  action: ${session.recommendedAction}`);
   }
+  if (skippedLines.length > 0) {
+    lines.push('Skipped transcript errors:');
+    lines.push(...skippedLines);
+  }
   return lines.join('\n');
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/scripts/loop-status.test.js b/tests/scripts/loop-status.test.js
index 0c09ed86..98787cf7 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/loop-status.test.js
+++ b/tests/scripts/loop-status.test.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 const { execFileSync } = require('child_process');
 
 const SCRIPT = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'scripts', 'loop-status.js');
+const { analyzeTranscript } = require('../../scripts/loop-status');
 const NOW = '2026-04-30T10:00:00.000Z';
 
 function run(args = [], options = {}) {
@@ -164,6 +165,26 @@ function runTests() {
     }
   })) passed++; else failed++;
 
+  if (test('analyzeTranscript applies default thresholds when called directly', () => {
+    const homeDir = createTempHome();
+
+    try {
+      const transcriptPath = writeTranscript(homeDir, '-Users-affoon-project-direct', 'session-direct.jsonl', [
+        toolUse('2026-04-30T09:00:00.000Z', 'session-direct', 'toolu_direct_wake', 'ScheduleWakeup', {
+          delaySeconds: 300,
+          reason: 'Direct API default threshold check',
+        }),
+      ]);
+
+      const session = analyzeTranscript(transcriptPath, { now: NOW });
+
+      assert.strictEqual(session.state, 'attention');
+      assert.ok(session.signals.some(signal => signal.type === 'schedule_wakeup_overdue'));
+    } finally {
+      fs.rmSync(homeDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  })) passed++; else failed++;
+
   if (test('reports stale Bash tool_use entries without matching tool_result', () => {
     const homeDir = createTempHome();
 
@@ -280,6 +301,25 @@ function runTests() {
     }
   })) passed++; else failed++;
 
+  if (test('continues when an explicit transcript path cannot be read', () => {
+    const missingTranscript = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `missing-loop-status-${Date.now()}.jsonl`);
+
+    const result = run(['--transcript', missingTranscript, '--now', NOW, '--json']);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(result.code, 0, result.stderr);
+    const payload = parsePayload(result.stdout);
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(payload.sessions, []);
+    assert.strictEqual(payload.errors.length, 1);
+    assert.strictEqual(payload.errors[0].transcriptPath, missingTranscript);
+  })) passed++; else failed++;
+
+  if (test('rejects non-integer limit values', () => {
+    const result = run(['--limit', '1.5']);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(result.code, 1);
+    assert.match(result.stderr, /--limit must be a positive integer/);
+  })) passed++; else failed++;
+
   console.log(`\nResults: Passed: ${passed}, Failed: ${failed}`);
   process.exit(failed > 0 ? 1 : 0);
 }