diff --git a/src/monitor/app.py b/src/monitor/app.py
index a9dfe37..ad044dd 100644
--- a/src/monitor/app.py
+++ b/src/monitor/app.py
@@ -74,14 +74,19 @@ def _front_get(url_or_path, params=None):
         raise RuntimeError(f"Front GET {url_or_path} failed ({e.code}): {body}")
 
 
+MAX_PAGES = 10
+
+
 def _front_paginate(path, params=None):
     results = []
     data = _front_get(path, params)
     results.extend(data.get("_results", []))
+    pages = 1
 
-    while data.get("_pagination", {}).get("next"):
+    while data.get("_pagination", {}).get("next") and pages < MAX_PAGES:
         data = _front_get(data["_pagination"]["next"])
         results.extend(data.get("_results", []))
+        pages += 1
 
     return results
 
@@ -260,12 +265,24 @@ def handler(event, context):
 
     now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
 
+    monitor_names = os.environ.get("MONITOR_INBOXES", "").strip()
+    if monitor_names:
+        monitor_set = {n.strip().lower() for n in monitor_names.split(",")}
+    else:
+        monitor_set = None
+
     inboxes = _front_paginate("/inboxes")
     shared = [i for i in inboxes if not i.get("is_private", False)]
-    logger.info("Found %d shared inboxes", len(shared))
+
+    if monitor_set:
+        shared = [i for i in shared if i.get("name", "").lower() in monitor_set]
+
+    logger.info("Monitoring %d inboxes: %s", len(shared),
+                ", ".join(i.get("name", "?") for i in shared))
 
     tier1_count = 0
     tier2_count = 0
+    seen = set()
 
     for inbox in shared:
         inbox_id = inbox["id"]
@@ -280,9 +297,12 @@ def handler(event, context):
             logger.error("Failed to fetch conversations for %s: %s", inbox_name, e)
             continue
 
-        logger.info("Inbox '%s': %d open conversations", inbox_name, len(conversations))
+        logger.info("Inbox '%s': %d recent open conversations", inbox_name, len(conversations))
 
         for conv in conversations:
+            if conv.get("id") in seen:
+                continue
+            seen.add(conv.get("id"))
             try:
                 last_msg = conv.get("last_message")
                 if not last_msg or last_msg.get("type") != "inbound":
diff --git a/template.yaml b/template.yaml
index 7cd3aa0..1450c77 100644
--- a/template.yaml
+++ b/template.yaml
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@ Parameters:
     Type: Number
     Default: 1440
     Description: Business minutes before Tier 2 alert (1 business day)
+  MonitorInboxes:
+    Type: String
+    Default: "Triage,California,West Coast,Central,East Coast,Vendors"
+    Description: Comma-separated inbox names to monitor (empty = all shared)
 
 Globals:
   Function:
     Runtime: python3.12
-    Timeout: 120
+    Timeout: 300
     MemorySize: 128
     Architectures:
       - arm64
@@ -71,6 +75,7 @@ Resources:
           TABLE_NAME: !Ref AlertsTable
           ACK_SLA_MINUTES: !Ref AckSlaMinutes
           ACTION_SLA_MINUTES: !Ref ActionSlaMinutes
+          MONITOR_INBOXES: !Ref MonitorInboxes
       Policies:
         - DynamoDBCrudPolicy:
             TableName: !Ref AlertsTable