diff --git a/ml/agents/focus_area.py b/ml/agents/focus_area.py
index 4ee192b..b709e6a 100644
--- a/ml/agents/focus_area.py
+++ b/ml/agents/focus_area.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ MANIFEST = AgentManifest(
     context_schema=["todoist.tasks"],
     required_consents=["data:core", "data:todoist"],
     output_contract={"type": "snippet", "format": "free_text"},
-    ttl_sec=3_600,
+    ttl_sec=86_400,
     inferred_params=[
         InferredParam(
             key="preferred_areas",
diff --git a/services/api/src/routes/agent-outputs.ts b/services/api/src/routes/agent-outputs.ts
index fe49e15..e295e0e 100644
--- a/services/api/src/routes/agent-outputs.ts
+++ b/services/api/src/routes/agent-outputs.ts
@@ -165,17 +165,14 @@ function taskListHash(tasks: { content?: string }[]): string {
 }
 
 async function isUpToDate(userId: string, agentId: string, currentHash: string): Promise<boolean> {
-  const now = new Date().toISOString();
   const rows = await db
-    .select({ signalsSnapshot: agentOutputs.signalsSnapshot, expiresAt: agentOutputs.expiresAt })
+    .select({ signalsSnapshot: agentOutputs.signalsSnapshot })
     .from(agentOutputs)
     .where(and(eq(agentOutputs.userId, userId), eq(agentOutputs.agentId, agentId)))
     .limit(1);
   if (!rows.length) return false;
-  const row = rows[0];
-  if (row.expiresAt <= now) return false;
   try {
-    const snapshot = JSON.parse(row.signalsSnapshot ?? '{}') as { _task_hash?: string };
+    const snapshot = JSON.parse(rows[0].signalsSnapshot ?? '{}') as { _task_hash?: string };
     return snapshot._task_hash === currentHash;
   } catch { return false; }
 }