diff --git a/adapters/claude/config/settings.json b/adapters/claude/config/settings.json
index 4aa0a16..806d9b4 100644
--- a/adapters/claude/config/settings.json
+++ b/adapters/claude/config/settings.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
           {
             "type": "command",
             "command": "__HOOK_COMMAND__ \"__AI_CONFIG_ROOT__/hooks/__HOOK_SCRIPT__\"",
-            "timeout": 20
+            "timeout": 8
           }
         ]
       }
diff --git a/adapters/codex/config/config.toml b/adapters/codex/config/config.toml
index 9469cf1..2621ec1 100644
--- a/adapters/codex/config/config.toml
+++ b/adapters/codex/config/config.toml
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ hooks = true
 type = "command"
 command = '__HOOK_COMMAND__ "__AI_CONFIG_ROOT__/hooks/__HOOK_SCRIPT__"'
 command_windows = '__WINDOWS_HOOK_COMMAND__ "__AI_CONFIG_ROOT__/hooks/__WINDOWS_HOOK_SCRIPT__"'
-timeout = 20
+timeout = 8