diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 1515f29e..9983e991 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ ENV=dev                                                         # options: dev|s
 # Options: openai | anthropic | anthropic_proxy | nv_build
 SKILLSPECTOR_PROVIDER=
 
+# Aggregate deadline for one complete scan workflow. Defaults to 60 seconds;
+# raise this for large skills that require a complete rather than partial scan.
+# SKILLSPECTOR_MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS=120
+
 # Provider credentials — set the one matching SKILLSPECTOR_PROVIDER (or
 # leave SKILLSPECTOR_PROVIDER unset and set NVIDIA_INFERENCE_KEY for the
 # default nv_build path).
diff --git a/docs/ANALYSIS_RESOURCE_BOUNDS.md b/docs/ANALYSIS_RESOURCE_BOUNDS.md
index ea556630..4cceb8aa 100644
--- a/docs/ANALYSIS_RESOURCE_BOUNDS.md
+++ b/docs/ANALYSIS_RESOURCE_BOUNDS.md
@@ -211,3 +211,13 @@ When relevant analysis is incomplete:
 
 A low score or zero findings must not be interpreted as complete coverage when
 `analysis_completeness.is_complete` is false.
+
+
+## Configuring the aggregate workflow deadline
+
+The scanner limits one complete workflow to 60 seconds by default. Set
+`SKILLSPECTOR_MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS` to a positive finite number of seconds to
+raise that aggregate deadline for large skills. The setting applies to direct,
+CLI, recursive, and multi-skill scans; byte and artifact ceilings remain in
+effect. Invalid, zero, negative, infinite, or NaN values safely keep the
+60-second default.
diff --git a/src/skillspector/cli.py b/src/skillspector/cli.py
index 838f838c..43ff51f0 100644
--- a/src/skillspector/cli.py
+++ b/src/skillspector/cli.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 from skillspector.multi_skill import MultiSkillDetectionResult, SkillDirectory, detect_skills
 from skillspector.nodes.report import report
 from skillspector.sarif_models import SARIF_SCHEMA_URI, validate_sarif_report
-from skillspector.state import MAX_WORKFLOW_BYTES
+from skillspector.state import MAX_WORKFLOW_BYTES, MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS
 from skillspector.suppression import (
     Baseline,
     build_baseline_dict,
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def _ensure_utf8_streams() -> None:
 
 _TRANSITIVE_MAX_TARGETS = 32
 _TRANSITIVE_MAX_BYTES = 10 * 1024 * 1024
-_TRANSITIVE_MAX_SECONDS = 60.0
+_TRANSITIVE_MAX_SECONDS = MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS
 _TRANSITIVE_MAX_ARTIFACTS = 10_000
 _TRANSITIVE_MAX_FINDINGS = 10_000
 _TRANSITIVE_MAX_COMPONENTS = 10_000
diff --git a/src/skillspector/state.py b/src/skillspector/state.py
index c5f80b6e..3c6ede4c 100644
--- a/src/skillspector/state.py
+++ b/src/skillspector/state.py
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import math
 import operator
+import os
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from time import monotonic
 from typing import Annotated, NotRequired
@@ -36,9 +38,40 @@
     LedgerRecordType,
     ledger_event,
 )
+from skillspector.logging_config import get_logger
 from skillspector.models import Finding
 
-MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS = 60.0
+logger = get_logger(__name__)
+
+DEFAULT_MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS = 60.0
+
+
+def _workflow_max_seconds_from_environment(value: str | None) -> float:
+    """Return a positive finite workflow deadline or the safe default."""
+    if value is None:
+        return DEFAULT_MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS
+    try:
+        seconds = float(value)
+    except ValueError:
+        logger.warning(
+            "SKILLSPECTOR_MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS=%r is not numeric, using default %.1fs",
+            value,
+            DEFAULT_MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS,
+        )
+        return DEFAULT_MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS
+    if not math.isfinite(seconds) or seconds <= 0:
+        logger.warning(
+            "SKILLSPECTOR_MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS=%r must be finite and positive, using default %.1fs",
+            value,
+            DEFAULT_MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS,
+        )
+        return DEFAULT_MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS
+    return seconds
+
+
+MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS = _workflow_max_seconds_from_environment(
+    os.environ.get("SKILLSPECTOR_MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS")
+)
 MAX_WORKFLOW_BYTES = 64 * 1024 * 1024
 MAX_WORKFLOW_ARTIFACTS = 10_000
 MAX_WORKFLOW_LIMITATION_RECORDS = 256
diff --git a/tests/nodes/test_build_context.py b/tests/nodes/test_build_context.py
index f841d2bd..d7748035 100644
--- a/tests/nodes/test_build_context.py
+++ b/tests/nodes/test_build_context.py
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@
 from skillspector.providers.openai import OpenAIProvider
 from skillspector.python_ast import ParsedPythonFile, get_python_ast
 from skillspector.state import (
+    DEFAULT_MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS,
     MAX_WORKFLOW_ARTIFACTS,
     MAX_WORKFLOW_BYTES,
     MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS,
     SkillspectorState,
     WorkflowResourceBudget,
+    _workflow_max_seconds_from_environment,
 )
 
 _OMS_FIXTURE = Path(__file__).parents[1] / "fixtures" / "oms" / "mcore-split-pr.skill.oms.sig"
@@ -188,6 +190,22 @@ def test_build_context_starts_and_returns_default_graph_wide_budget(tmp_path: Pa
     assert budget.scanned_artifacts == 1
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("value", "expected"),
+    [
+        (None, DEFAULT_MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS),
+        ("120", 120.0),
+        ("0.5", 0.5),
+        ("0", DEFAULT_MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS),
+        ("-1", DEFAULT_MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS),
+        ("nan", DEFAULT_MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS),
+        ("not-a-number", DEFAULT_MAX_WORKFLOW_SECONDS),
+    ],
+)
+def test_workflow_budget_seconds_environment_parsing(value: str | None, expected: float) -> None:
+    assert _workflow_max_seconds_from_environment(value) == expected
+
+
 def test_build_context_reuses_supplied_stricter_transitive_budget(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     from skillspector.cli import _TransitiveBudget, _TransitiveTraversalState