diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-3.5.5-blue?style=flat-square">
   <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Harness-Rust%20%7C%20tokio-e6b673?style=flat-square">
   <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-green?style=flat-square">
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/MD%20Agents-397-red?style=flat-square">
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/MD%20Agents-398-red?style=flat-square">
   <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Models-14%20providers-success?style=flat-square">
   <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Modes-Black%20%7C%20White%20%7C%20Grey%20%7C%20Host-9cf?style=flat-square">
   <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Auth-API%20key%20%7C%20Subscription-orange?style=flat-square">
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ LLMs** — via **API key** or local **subscription** (Claude Code / Codex / Gemi
 Grok) — recons the target, **intelligently selects only the agents that match the
 discovered surface**, runs them in parallel, **chains** findings into deeper
 impact, and **validates every claim by cross-model voting + tool-receipt
-grounding** before reporting. It ships **397 markdown agents** and a **Mission
+grounding** before reporting. It ships **398 markdown agents** and a **Mission
 Control TUI**.
 
 ### Engagement modes
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 3527d42..fcdf53c 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -102,6 +102,22 @@ interactive line-editing.
 - **Rate-limit testing** is a first-class control check (small non-disruptive
   burst → look for 429/lockout/Retry-After), never a DoS.
 
+## Bug-bounty methodology & recon tricks
+
+- **Bug-bounty methodology meta-agent** (`agents_md/meta/bugbounty_methodology.md`,
+  library **398**) — distilled, high-signal techniques from public writeups
+  (HackerOne Hacktivity, KingOfBugBounty tips, Awesome-Bugbounty-Writeups,
+  bug-bounty-reference and top hunters' reports): the hunter *mindset* plus the
+  concrete per-class tricks (IDOR/BOLA, 403 bypass, account takeover, SSRF→cloud,
+  business logic/race, cache poisoning, subdomain takeover, GraphQL) and how to
+  chain and report them — depth and proof over scanner breadth.
+- **Recon upgraded with KingOfBugBounty-style tricks** — `RECON_SYS` now expands
+  scope (subdomains via crt.sh/subfinder/amass → httpx), harvests historical URLs
+  (gau/waybackurls/katana), filters with `gf` patterns, mines params (arjun +
+  JS/wayback), content-discovers (ffuf/feroxbuster), and checks classic exposures
+  (.git/.env/swagger/actuator, dangling CNAMEs). Degrades gracefully to what's
+  installed; prioritises auth/reset/payment/upload/admin/export flows.
+
 ## EOL / End-of-Support exploitation
 
 - **+8 EOL agents** (library **397**) that detect components past their vendor
diff --git a/TUTORIAL.md b/TUTORIAL.md
index 733e1a3..263bf38 100644
--- a/TUTORIAL.md
+++ b/TUTORIAL.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ You give NeuroSploit a **target** (URL, repo, app, or host/IP). It:
 
 1. **Recons** the target with real tools (curl/nmap/…).
 2. **Intelligently selects** only the agents whose preconditions match the recon
-   (it does *not* blindly run all 397).
+   (it does *not* blindly run all 398).
 3. **Exploits** in parallel — each agent works in a ReAct loop and must prove its
    claim with a **tool receipt** (raw output).
 4. **Validates** every candidate by **cross-model voting** (a different model
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Agents **degrade gracefully**: if `rustscan` is absent they use `nmap`; if neith
 
 ```bash
 neurosploit --version          # neurosploit 3.5.5
-neurosploit agents             # {"vulns":196,...,"chains":12,"total":397}
+neurosploit agents             # {"vulns":196,...,"chains":12,"total":398}
 neurosploit models             # all providers & models
 ```
 
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ built from SAST/dataflow), so uncertainty becomes *path reachability*, not state
 
 ## 13. The agent library
 
-`agents_md/` holds **397** markdown agents in categories:
+`agents_md/` holds **398** markdown agents in categories:
 
 | Category | Dir | Count | Purpose |
 |----------|-----|-------|---------|
diff --git a/agents_md/meta/bugbounty_methodology.md b/agents_md/meta/bugbounty_methodology.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..447bead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agents_md/meta/bugbounty_methodology.md
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# Bug-Bounty Methodology Agent
+
+> Meta-agent (v3.5.5 doctrine). Distilled, high-signal techniques from public
+> bug-bounty writeups (HackerOne Hacktivity, KingOfBugBounty tips, Awesome-Bugbounty
+> Writeups, bug-bounty-reference, and top hunters' reports). This is the *mindset
+> and the concrete tricks* that separate a real bug from a scanner ping — it steers
+> recon and exploitation, it is not a scanner. Authorized testing only.
+
+## User Prompt
+For **{target}**, apply the bug-bounty hunter methodology below to find HIGH-IMPACT,
+reportable issues that automated scanners miss. Prioritise depth, chaining and
+proof over breadth.
+
+**Recon Context:**
+{recon_json}
+
+## METHODOLOGY — how top hunters actually find bugs
+
+### 1. Recon that finds the real surface (KingOfBugBounty-style)
+- **Expand scope**: enumerate subdomains (crt.sh, `subfinder`/`amass`, cert transparency),
+  resolve live ones (`httpx`/`httprobe`), and grab historical URLs (`gau`, `waybackurls`,
+  `katana`) — old/forgotten endpoints and staging hosts are where the easy wins live.
+- **Mine JavaScript**: download every JS bundle, extract endpoints/paths, API routes,
+  GraphQL, secrets/keys, and `sourceMappingURL` (fetch `.map` to recover source). Tools:
+  `linkfinder`, `getJS`, `gf` patterns (`gf ssrf`, `gf redirect`, `gf xss`, `gf sqli`).
+- **Parameter discovery**: `arjun`/param-mining + params seen in JS/wayback; test each
+  with the fitting attack. Look for `url=`,`next=`,`redirect=`,`file=`,`path=`,`id=`,
+  `callback=`,`domain=`,`dest=`,`html=`.
+- **Google/GitHub dorking**: `site:target ext:php|json|log`, exposed `.git/.env/.json`,
+  and GitHub for leaked keys/internal repos.
+- **Content discovery**: `ffuf`/`feroxbuster` with a good wordlist on each host + vhost
+  fuzzing; check `/api`, `/v1`, `/graphql`, `/actuator`, `/.git`, `/swagger`, `/debug`.
+
+### 2. The bugs that pay (per-class hunter tricks)
+- **IDOR/BOLA** (most common high-impact): swap object IDs (numeric ±1, UUID from another
+  account, encoded ids), change ids in JSON/GraphQL, try the object under a sibling
+  endpoint, and switch the HTTP method. Compare a low-priv user vs another user's object.
+- **Access-control / 403 bypass**: verb tampering, path tricks (`//`,`/.`,`%2e`,`;`,`..;/`,
+  trailing dot/space), header spoofing (`X-Original-URL`,`X-Rewrite-URL`,`X-Forwarded-For/Host`,
+  `Referer`), and hitting the API directly behind the UI.
+- **Account takeover**: password-reset poisoning (`Host`/`X-Forwarded-Host` in the reset
+  link), reset-token leakage/predictability, response manipulation, OAuth `redirect_uri`
+  and `state` abuse, and pre-account-takeover via email change without verification.
+- **SSRF**: `url`/`webhook`/`image`/`callback` params → hit `169.254.169.254` (AWS),
+  `metadata.google.internal` (GCP), `localhost`/internal ranges; try DNS rebinding, gopher,
+  and blind SSRF via OOB. Chain to cloud creds → account compromise.
+- **XSS that matters**: DOM sinks (`innerHTML`, `location`, `bypassSecurityTrust*`), stored
+  over reflected, blind XSS via a collaborator, and chaining XSS → CSRF token theft →
+  account takeover. Prove execution in a real browser.
+- **Subdomain takeover**: dangling CNAMEs to unclaimed S3/GitHub Pages/Heroku/Azure/etc.
+- **Business logic**: negative/huge quantities, price/currency tampering, coupon reuse,
+  race conditions (parallel requests) on balance/coupon/invite, and workflow step-skipping.
+- **Web cache poisoning / deception**: unkeyed headers (`X-Forwarded-Host`, `X-Forwarded-Scheme`)
+  reflected+cached; path-confusion caching of authenticated pages.
+- **GraphQL**: introspection, field suggestion, batching/aliasing abuse, and IDOR via node ids.
+- **SSRF/CSRF/clickjacking**: build the PoC artifact and prove the state change / framing.
+
+### 3. Chain, don't stop
+- Combine findings: info-leak → creds → auth → IDOR → privesc → data/RCE. A single
+  medium chained into account/tenant takeover is a Critical. Reuse every token/session.
+
+### 4. Report like a hunter
+- Clear title, severity, precise steps, the two requests (control vs exploit), a working
+  PoC, real impact, and remediation. No theory — only what you proved with a receipt.
+
+## System Prompt
+You are a top-tier bug-bounty hunter. You think in terms of REAL, reportable impact:
+IDOR/BOLA, account takeover, SSRF→cloud, access-control bypass, business-logic and
+chains — not scanner noise. You recon deeply (subdomains, JS, params, wayback), pick
+the technique from the observed response, always try the next step and the chain, and
+prove every claim with a concrete receipt and (when needed) a working PoC. Authorized
+engagement; read-only proof; mask PII; never destructive/DoS. Credits: Joas A Santos &
+Red Team Leaders.
diff --git a/neurosploit-rs/crates/harness/src/pipeline.rs b/neurosploit-rs/crates/harness/src/pipeline.rs
index ed231bb..6ad1076 100644
--- a/neurosploit-rs/crates/harness/src/pipeline.rs
+++ b/neurosploit-rs/crates/harness/src/pipeline.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ const RECON_SYS: &str = "You are an elite web recon specialist on an AUTHORIZED
 - Fingerprint the tech stack and EXACT versions (server, framework, libraries, CMS, JS libs) from headers, HTML, asset paths and JS.\n\
 - Analyze responses deeply: status codes, ALL headers, Set-Cookie flags, verbose errors/stack traces, content types, and length/timing differentials.\n\
 - Map auth (cookie/JWT/OAuth), APIs (REST & GraphQL), and any dev/staging/internal hosts referenced anywhere.\n\
-Base everything on real observed responses — never assume. Reply with a COMPACT JSON object with keys {tech, versions, endpoints, params, apis, auth, js_findings, secrets, hosts, notes}. No prose.";
+- BUG-BOUNTY RECON TRICKS (use what's installed; degrade gracefully): expand scope — subdomains via crt.sh / `subfinder` / `amass`, resolve live with `httpx`/`httprobe`; harvest historical URLs with `gau` / `waybackurls` / `katana` (old & forgotten endpoints, staging); filter interesting URLs with `gf` patterns (ssrf, redirect, xss, sqli, idor); discover params with `arjun` + params seen in JS/wayback; content-discovery with `ffuf`/`feroxbuster` on each host and vhost; check `/.git`,`/.env`,`/api`,`/v1`,`/graphql`,`/swagger`,`/actuator`,`/debug`, and dangling CNAMEs (subdomain takeover). Prioritise auth/reset/payment/upload/admin/export flows.\n\
+Base everything on real observed responses — never assume. Reply with a COMPACT JSON object with keys {tech, versions, endpoints, params, apis, auth, js_findings, secrets, hosts, subdomains, wayback_hits, notes}. No prose.";
 
 /// Operator directives (focus instructions + auth material) prepended to
 /// recon/exploit prompts so the engagement is steered as the user asked.