(() => {
    if (window.stopStarflingBot) window.stopStarflingBot();

    const TARGET_SCORE = 9999;          // change to the score/flag threshold you need
    const FINISH_WITH_GAME_OVER = true; // log/show final score once target is reached

    let running = true;
    let raf = 0;

    window.stopStarflingBot = () => {
      running = false;
      cancelAnimationFrame(raf);
      console.log("[starfling] stopped at score:", typeof sc === "number" ? sc : "?");
    };

    snd = false; // mute

    const tick = () => {
      if (!running) return;

      if (typeof st === "undefined" || typeof S === "undefined") {
        console.log("[starfling] globals not found");
        return window.stopStarflingBot();
      }

      if (st === S.MENU) {
        handleTap();
      } else if (st === S.PAUSE) {
        document.getElementById("resume-btn")?.click();
      } else if (st === S.DEAD) {
        document.getElementById("retry-btn")?.click();
      } else if (st === S.PLAY && bl && bl.alive && bl.orb) {
        if (sc >= TARGET_SCORE) {
          console.log("[starfling] target reached:", sc);
          if (FINISH_WITH_GAME_OVER && typeof die === "function") die();
          return window.stopStarflingBot();
        }

        const targetIndex = wl[cWI + 2] ? cWI + 2 : cWI + 1;
        if (targetIndex > cWI) {
          bl.firstPass = true; // force combo growth
          catchW(targetIndex, targetIndex - (cWI + 1)); // usually skip one star for extra points
        }
      }

      raf = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
    };

    tick();
  })();