diff --git a/content.js b/content.js
index 202a154..17c660e 100644
--- a/content.js
+++ b/content.js
@@ -37,13 +37,18 @@ let successCount = 0;
 let consecutiveRateLimits = 0;
 
 function init() {
-  chrome.storage.local.get(settings, (data) => {
+  chrome.storage.local.get({ ...settings, pendingHarvest: null }, (data) => {
+    const ph = data.pendingHarvest; delete data.pendingHarvest;
     settings = { ...settings, ...data };
     if (settings.autoStart && !settings.isRunning) {
       settings.isRunning = true;
       chrome.storage.local.set({ isRunning: true });   // so the popup reflects it
     }
     log('system', `Content script connected (${settings.isRunning ? 'ACTIVE' : 'idle'}).`);
+    if (ph) {   // a video finished right before the crucial post-gen refresh — harvest it now
+      runPostReloadHarvest(ph).then(() => { if (settings.isRunning) startPolling(); });
+      return;
+    }
     if (settings.isRunning) startPolling();
   });
 }
@@ -216,6 +221,15 @@ function persistentError() {
     (e.textContent || '').length < 180);
 }
 
+// The agent's end-of-generation chatter. John's law: this message LIES — "scheduled /
+// waiting in the queue due to high demand" often means it's actually DONE, and the
+// stale page won't show the asset until a refresh.
+function agentSaysDone() {
+  return [...document.querySelectorAll('*')].some(e => visible(e) &&
+    /has been scheduled|waiting in the queue|check back in a few|is ready|i'?ve (generated|created)|here('s| is) (your|the) video/i.test(e.textContent || '') &&
+    (e.textContent || '').length < 240);
+}
+
 // Flow's "Try again" button, shown beside the "Something went wrong" banner.
 // Clicking it re-runs the SAME prompt (no re-injection needed) — the manual fix.
 function findTryAgain() {
@@ -354,8 +368,36 @@ async function executeTask(task) {
 
     log('info', 'Submitted (stop square seen). Waiting for generation…');
 
-    // Wait for a new asset, a Flow error (fast-fail), or timeout. Images should be quick.
     const timeoutMs = task.kind === 'image' ? 3 * 60 * 1000 : settings.genTimeoutMs;
+
+    if (task.kind === 'video') {
+      // John's law: after a video gen the page is stale AND the agent's completion
+      // message lies ("queued due to high demand" = usually done). The post-gen HARD
+      // REFRESH is crucial. Wait for a done-ish signal, let it settle, persist the
+      // harvest state (so the reload can't re-submit and burn credits), then reload.
+      const t0 = Date.now();
+      let signal = null;
+      while (Date.now() - t0 < timeoutMs) {
+        if (snapshotAssets().size > before.size) { signal = 'asset in grid'; break; }
+        if (agentSaysDone()) { signal = 'agent completion message'; break; }
+        if (Date.now() - t0 > 6000 && persistentError()) { await handleRateLimit(task); return; }
+        if (Date.now() - t0 > 8000 && (findTryAgain() || flowError()))
+          return await requeueWithReload(task, 'Flow errored during video generation');
+        await sleep(2500);
+      }
+      if (!signal) throw new Error('Timed out — no completion signal for video.');
+      log('info', `Video done (${signal}). Settling 2s, then the crucial post-gen hard refresh…`);
+      await sleep(2500);
+      await new Promise(r => chrome.storage.local.set({ pendingHarvest: {
+        id: task.id, kind: task.kind, category: task.category, tries: 0, t: Date.now(),
+        before: [...before].filter(u => /^https?:/.test(u)),   // blob: urls don't survive reloads
+      } }, r));
+      const r = await bg({ type: 'hardReload' });
+      if (!r || !r.ok) location.reload();
+      return;   // the fresh page harvests via runPostReloadHarvest
+    }
+
+    // Images: the grid updates live — wait in-page for a new asset, error, or timeout.
     const outcome = await waitForResultOrError(before.size, timeoutMs);
     if (outcome === 'ratelimit') { await handleRateLimit(task); return; }   // long back-off, don't hammer
     if (outcome === 'error') return await requeueWithReload(task, '"Something went wrong" persisted through Try-again');
@@ -396,6 +438,56 @@ async function executeTask(task) {
   }
 }
 
+// After the crucial post-gen refresh: diff the fresh grid against the persisted
+// pre-submit snapshot, download what's new, report. Retries the refresh twice if
+// the asset still hasn't surfaced; never re-submits (that would double-bill credits).
+async function runPostReloadHarvest(ph) {
+  generationInProgress = true;
+  try {
+    if (Date.now() - (ph.t || 0) > 30 * 60 * 1000) {   // stale (browser was closed?) — don't guess
+      chrome.storage.local.remove('pendingHarvest');
+      await reportCompletion(ph.id, 'failed', 'post-gen harvest state went stale (>30 min old)', []);
+      return;
+    }
+    await waitForAgentReady(30000);
+    const before = new Set(ph.before || []);
+    await waitForStable(() => [...snapshotAssets()].filter(u => /^https?:/.test(u)).length,
+      { maxMs: 90000, min: before.size + 1 });
+    const fresh = [...snapshotAssets()].filter(u => /^https?:/.test(u) && !before.has(u));
+    if (!fresh.length) {
+      if ((ph.tries || 0) < 2) {
+        ph.tries = (ph.tries || 0) + 1;
+        await new Promise(r => chrome.storage.local.set({ pendingHarvest: ph }, r));
+        log('info', `Post-refresh grid shows nothing new yet — refresh ${ph.tries}/2 and re-check.`);
+        await sleep(10000);
+        const r = await bg({ type: 'hardReload' });
+        if (!r || !r.ok) location.reload();
+        return;
+      }
+      chrome.storage.local.remove('pendingHarvest');
+      await reportCompletion(ph.id, 'failed', 'video generated but never surfaced in the grid after 3 loads', []);
+      return;
+    }
+    const cat = (ph.category || 'misc').replace(/[^a-z0-9_\-]/gi, '_');
+    let saved = 0;
+    for (let i = 0; i < fresh.length; i++) {
+      const r = await bg({ type: 'download', url: fresh[i], filename: `flowrinse/${cat}/${ph.id}_${i}.${ph.kind === 'video' ? 'mp4' : 'png'}` });
+      if (r && r.ok) saved++;
+    }
+    log('success', `Post-refresh harvest: ${fresh.length} asset(s), downloaded ${saved} → Downloads/flowrinse/${cat}/.`);
+    chrome.storage.local.remove('pendingHarvest');
+    chrome.storage.local.remove('requeue_' + ph.id);
+    await reportCompletion(ph.id, 'success', null, fresh);
+    successCount++; consecutiveRateLimits = 0;
+  } catch (err) {
+    log('error', `Post-refresh harvest failed: ${err.message}`);
+    chrome.storage.local.remove('pendingHarvest');
+    await reportCompletion(ph.id, 'failed', `post-refresh harvest: ${err.message}`, []);
+  } finally {
+    generationInProgress = false;
+  }
+}
+
 async function reportCompletion(id, status, error, assets) {
   try {
     await fetch(`${settings.serverUrl}/task-completed`, {