diff --git a/api/app.py b/api/app.py
index f0cc7b4..24b1289 100644
--- a/api/app.py
+++ b/api/app.py
@@ -723,14 +723,17 @@ def venice_chat():
             json={
                 'model': venice_model,
                 'messages': messages,
-                'max_tokens': 512,
+                'max_tokens': 4096,
                 'temperature': 0.7
             },
-            timeout=30
+            timeout=60
         )
         resp.raise_for_status()
         result = resp.json()
-        reply = result['choices'][0]['message']['content']
+        reply = result['choices'][0]['message'].get('content', '') or ''
+        # Reasoning models may put output in reasoning_content
+        if not reply.strip():
+            reply = result['choices'][0]['message'].get('reasoning_content', '') or ''
         return jsonify({'reply': reply})
     except req.exceptions.RequestException as e:
         return jsonify({'error': f'Venice API error: {str(e)}'}), 502
diff --git a/api/sitrep_generator.py b/api/sitrep_generator.py
index 1849ff6..cad756c 100644
--- a/api/sitrep_generator.py
+++ b/api/sitrep_generator.py
@@ -320,14 +320,17 @@ def generate_with_venice(user_prompt):
                     {'role': 'system', 'content': SITREP_SYSTEM_PROMPT},
                     {'role': 'user', 'content': user_prompt}
                 ],
-                'max_tokens': 2048,
+                'max_tokens': 8192,
                 'temperature': 0.7
             },
-            timeout=60
+            timeout=120
         )
         resp.raise_for_status()
         result = resp.json()
-        content = result['choices'][0]['message']['content']
+        content = result['choices'][0]['message'].get('content', '') or ''
+        # Reasoning models may put output in reasoning_content
+        if not content.strip():
+            content = result['choices'][0]['message'].get('reasoning_content', '') or ''
         log.info(f'Venice AI response received ({len(content)} chars)')
         return content, venice_model
     except Exception as e: