diff --git a/wizard-work/beam/scc.py b/wizard-work/beam/scc.py
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+"""Iterative Tarjan strongly connected components (no recursion limit)."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Dict, Iterable, List, Tuple
+
+
+def scc(adj: Dict[int, Iterable[int]]) -> List[List[int]]:
+    index_counter = [0]
+    stack: List[int] = []
+    on_stack: set = set()
+    indices: Dict[int, int] = {}
+    lowlink: Dict[int, int] = {}
+    result: List[List[int]] = []
+
+    for u in list(adj.keys()):
+        if u in indices:
+            continue
+        call_stack: List[Tuple[int, iter]] = [(u, iter(adj.get(u, ())))]
+        indices[u] = lowlink[u] = index_counter[0]
+        index_counter[0] += 1
+        stack.append(u)
+        on_stack.add(u)
+        while call_stack:
+            v, it = call_stack[-1]
+            advanced = False
+            for w in it:
+                if w not in indices:
+                    indices[w] = lowlink[w] = index_counter[0]
+                    index_counter[0] += 1
+                    stack.append(w)
+                    on_stack.add(w)
+                    call_stack.append((w, iter(adj.get(w, ()))))
+                    advanced = True
+                    break
+                elif w in on_stack:
+                    if indices[w] < lowlink[v]:
+                        lowlink[v] = indices[w]
+                        call_stack[-1] = (v, it)
+            if advanced:
+                continue
+            call_stack.pop()
+            if call_stack:
+                parent = call_stack[-1][0]
+                if lowlink[v] < lowlink[parent]:
+                    lowlink[parent] = lowlink[v]
+            if lowlink[v] == indices[v]:
+                comp = []
+                while True:
+                    w = stack.pop()
+                    on_stack.discard(w)
+                    comp.append(w)
+                    if w == v:
+                        break
+                result.append(comp)
+    return result
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diff --git a/wizard-work/beam/test_scc.py b/wizard-work/beam/test_scc.py
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+import sys
+sys.path.insert(0, "/root/.hermes/wizard-outputs/beam")
+from scc import scc
+
+def tarjan_recursive(adj):
+    idx=[0]; stack=[]; on=set(); indices={}; low={}; res=[]
+    import sys as _s
+    _s.setrecursionlimit(100000)
+    def strong(v):
+        indices[v]=low[v]=idx[0]; idx[0]+=1; stack.append(v); on.add(v)
+        for w in adj.get(v,()):
+            if w not in indices:
+                strong(w); low[v]=min(low[v],low[w])
+            elif w in on: low[v]=min(low[v],indices[w])
+        if low[v]==indices[v]:
+            comp=[]
+            while True:
+                w=stack.pop(); on.discard(w); comp.append(w)
+                if w==v: break
+            res.append(comp)
+    for u in list(adj):
+        if u not in indices: strong(u)
+    return res
+
+import random
+random.seed(42)
+for trial in range(200):
+    n=random.randint(1,40)
+    adj={i:[] for i in range(n)}
+    for i in range(n):
+        for j in range(n):
+            if random.random()<0.25: adj[i].append(j)
+    a=sorted(sorted(c) for c in scc(adj))
+    b=sorted(sorted(c) for c in tarjan_recursive(adj))
+    assert a==b, (a,b)
+print("ALL 200 RANDOM TRIALS PASSED")
+# big graph no recursion
+N=200000
+adj={i:[i+1] for i in range(N-1)}
+adj[N-1]=[0]
+r=scc(adj)
+assert len(r)==1 and len(r[0])==N
+print("BIG CYCLE OK", len(r[0]))
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