diff --git a/GramAddict/core/behaviors/obstacle_guard.py b/GramAddict/core/behaviors/obstacle_guard.py
index da11b54..696b880 100644
--- a/GramAddict/core/behaviors/obstacle_guard.py
+++ b/GramAddict/core/behaviors/obstacle_guard.py
@@ -42,6 +42,21 @@ class ObstacleGuardPlugin(BehaviorPlugin):
 
         misses = ctx.shared_state.get("consecutive_marker_misses", 0)
 
+        # ── System Dialog / Permission Modal (e.g. "Allow Instagram to record audio?") ──
+        if situation == SituationType.OBSTACLE_SYSTEM:
+            logger.warning("⚠️ [ObstacleGuard] System permission dialog detected. Dismissing with BACK...")
+            ctx.device.press("back")
+            sleep(1.5 * ctx.sleep_mod)
+            return BehaviorResult(executed=True, should_skip=True)
+
+        # ── Foreign App Takeover (e.g. browser opened, wrong app in foreground) ──
+        if situation == SituationType.OBSTACLE_FOREIGN_APP:
+            logger.warning("⚠️ [ObstacleGuard] Foreign app detected. Pressing BACK to recover...")
+            ctx.device.press("back")
+            sleep(1.5 * ctx.sleep_mod)
+            return BehaviorResult(executed=True, should_skip=True)
+
+        # ── Instagram Modal / Overlay (survey, "Not Now" prompt, creation flow) ──
         if situation == SituationType.OBSTACLE_MODAL:
             if misses >= 2:
                 logger.error("🛑 [ObstacleGuard] Failed to recover from OBSTACLE_MODAL after multiple attempts.")
diff --git a/GramAddict/core/behaviors/resonance_evaluator.py b/GramAddict/core/behaviors/resonance_evaluator.py
index f828348..c8b1dd0 100644
--- a/GramAddict/core/behaviors/resonance_evaluator.py
+++ b/GramAddict/core/behaviors/resonance_evaluator.py
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ class ResonanceEvaluatorPlugin(BehaviorPlugin):
                         if marker and marker.strip():
                             from GramAddict.core.utils import learn_ad_marker
                             learn_ad_marker(marker, ctx.context_xml)
-                        from GramAddict.core.utils import humanized_scroll
                         humanized_scroll(ctx.device)
                         return BehaviorResult(executed=True, should_skip=True)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_obstacle_guard_system_dialog.py b/tests/unit/test_obstacle_guard_system_dialog.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb23e4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_obstacle_guard_system_dialog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+"""
+🔴 RED: Prove that ObstacleGuard currently FAILS to handle system permission dialogs.
+
+The obstacle_guard only checks for OBSTACLE_MODAL but ignores OBSTACLE_SYSTEM
+and OBSTACLE_FOREIGN_APP. This test forces the bug to surface.
+
+Uses monkeypatch + real fixtures (no unittest.mock).
+"""
+import pytest
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+
+from GramAddict.core.behaviors import BehaviorContext, BehaviorResult
+from GramAddict.core.behaviors.obstacle_guard import ObstacleGuardPlugin
+from GramAddict.core.situational_awareness import SituationType
+
+
+PERMISSION_DIALOG_XML = """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<hierarchy>
+    <node package="com.android.permissioncontroller" class="android.widget.FrameLayout">
+        <node text="Allow Instagram to record audio?" class="android.widget.TextView" />
+        <node text="While using the app" class="android.widget.Button" clickable="true"
+              resource-id="com.android.permissioncontroller:id/permission_allow_foreground_only_button" />
+        <node text="Only this time" class="android.widget.Button" clickable="true"
+              resource-id="com.android.permissioncontroller:id/permission_allow_one_time_button" />
+        <node text="Don't allow" class="android.widget.Button" clickable="true"
+              resource-id="com.android.permissioncontroller:id/permission_deny_button" />
+    </node>
+</hierarchy>
+"""
+
+NORMAL_INSTAGRAM_XML = '<hierarchy><node package="com.instagram.android" resource-id="row_feed_button_like" /></hierarchy>'
+
+
+class FakeDevice:
+    """Minimal real-ish device stub for obstacle_guard tests."""
+
+    def __init__(self, xml_sequence=None):
+        self._xml_sequence = xml_sequence or [NORMAL_INSTAGRAM_XML]
+        self._dump_index = 0
+        self._pressed = []
+        self._clicks = []
+        self.app_id = "com.instagram.android"
+
+        class _V2:
+            info = {"screenOn": True}
+        self.deviceV2 = _V2()
+
+    def dump_hierarchy(self):
+        if self._dump_index < len(self._xml_sequence):
+            xml = self._xml_sequence[self._dump_index]
+            self._dump_index += 1
+            return xml
+        return self._xml_sequence[-1]
+
+    def press(self, key):
+        self._pressed.append(key)
+
+    def click(self, x, y):
+        self._clicks.append((x, y))
+
+
+class FakeConfig:
+    class args:
+        pass
+
+
+class FakeSessionState:
+    job_target = "test"
+
+
+def _make_ctx(xml: str, device: FakeDevice = None) -> BehaviorContext:
+    dev = device or FakeDevice()
+    return BehaviorContext(
+        device=dev,
+        configs=FakeConfig(),
+        session_state=FakeSessionState(),
+        cognitive_stack={},
+        shared_state={},
+        context_xml=xml,
+    )
+
+
+class TestObstacleGuardHandlesSystemDialogs:
+    """The guard MUST handle OBSTACLE_SYSTEM, not just OBSTACLE_MODAL."""
+
+    def test_system_permission_dialog_triggers_back_press(self, monkeypatch):
+        """ObstacleGuard must react to OBSTACLE_SYSTEM by pressing back."""
+        plugin = ObstacleGuardPlugin()
+        device = FakeDevice(xml_sequence=[NORMAL_INSTAGRAM_XML])
+        ctx = _make_ctx(PERMISSION_DIALOG_XML, device=device)
+
+        # Monkeypatch SAE to return OBSTACLE_SYSTEM for the permission dialog
+        class FakeSAE:
+            @classmethod
+            def get_instance(cls, device=None):
+                return cls()
+            def perceive(self, xml):
+                return SituationType.OBSTACLE_SYSTEM
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            "GramAddict.core.behaviors.obstacle_guard.SituationalAwarenessEngine",
+            FakeSAE,
+        )
+
+        result = plugin.execute(ctx)
+
+        assert result.executed is True
+        assert result.should_skip is True
+        assert "back" in device._pressed
+
+    def test_foreign_app_triggers_back_press(self, monkeypatch):
+        """ObstacleGuard must react to OBSTACLE_FOREIGN_APP by pressing back."""
+        plugin = ObstacleGuardPlugin()
+        device = FakeDevice(xml_sequence=[NORMAL_INSTAGRAM_XML])
+        ctx = _make_ctx(PERMISSION_DIALOG_XML, device=device)
+
+        class FakeSAE:
+            @classmethod
+            def get_instance(cls, device=None):
+                return cls()
+            def perceive(self, xml):
+                return SituationType.OBSTACLE_FOREIGN_APP
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            "GramAddict.core.behaviors.obstacle_guard.SituationalAwarenessEngine",
+            FakeSAE,
+        )
+
+        result = plugin.execute(ctx)
+
+        assert result.executed is True
+        assert result.should_skip is True
+        assert "back" in device._pressed
+
+
+class TestResonanceEvaluatorImportIntegrity:
+    """The humanized_scroll import must resolve correctly at module level."""
+
+    def test_humanized_scroll_is_importable_from_resonance_evaluator(self):
+        """Verify the resonance_evaluator module loads without ImportError."""
+        # If the import on line 6 or 75 is broken, this will crash
+        from GramAddict.core.behaviors.resonance_evaluator import ResonanceEvaluatorPlugin
+        assert ResonanceEvaluatorPlugin is not None