diff --git a/GramAddict/core/behaviors/obstacle_guard.py b/GramAddict/core/behaviors/obstacle_guard.py
index cd29e67..d58489e 100644
--- a/GramAddict/core/behaviors/obstacle_guard.py
+++ b/GramAddict/core/behaviors/obstacle_guard.py
@@ -47,21 +47,27 @@ class ObstacleGuardPlugin(BehaviorPlugin):
             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)
+            res = BehaviorResult(executed=True, should_skip=True)
+            res.skip_type = "no_scroll"
+            return res
 
         # ── 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)
+            res = BehaviorResult(executed=True, should_skip=True)
+            res.skip_type = "no_scroll"
+            return res
 
         # ── On-Screen Keyboard (e.g. hallucinated click on comment field) ──
         if situation == SituationType.OBSTACLE_KEYBOARD:
             logger.warning("⚠️ [ObstacleGuard] On-screen Keyboard is open. Pressing BACK to dismiss...")
             ctx.device.press("back")
             sleep(1.0 * ctx.sleep_mod)
-            return BehaviorResult(executed=True, should_skip=True)
+            res = BehaviorResult(executed=True, should_skip=True)
+            res.skip_type = "no_scroll"
+            return res
 
         # ── Instagram Modal / Overlay (survey, "Not Now" prompt, creation flow) ──
         if situation == SituationType.OBSTACLE_MODAL:
@@ -88,6 +94,8 @@ class ObstacleGuardPlugin(BehaviorPlugin):
             else:
                 ctx.shared_state["consecutive_marker_misses"] = misses + 1
 
-            return BehaviorResult(executed=True, should_skip=True)  # Restart loop for same post or next
+            res = BehaviorResult(executed=True, should_skip=True)  # Restart loop for same post or next
+            res.skip_type = "no_scroll"
+            return res
 
         return BehaviorResult(executed=False)
diff --git a/GramAddict/core/bot_flow.py b/GramAddict/core/bot_flow.py
index febfc44..5c6a599 100644
--- a/GramAddict/core/bot_flow.py
+++ b/GramAddict/core/bot_flow.py
@@ -1134,6 +1134,9 @@ def _run_zero_latency_feed_loop(
             elif skip_type == "fast":
                 _humanized_scroll(device, is_skip=True)
                 sleep(1.0 * sleep_mod)
+            elif skip_type == "no_scroll":
+                logger.debug("⏭️ Skipping post without scrolling (e.g., dismissing obstacle).")
+                sleep(1.0 * sleep_mod)
             else:
                 _humanized_scroll(device, is_skip=False)
                 sleep(1.5 * sleep_mod)
diff --git a/GramAddict/core/situational_awareness.py b/GramAddict/core/situational_awareness.py
index 9cfac9b..5371c1c 100644
--- a/GramAddict/core/situational_awareness.py
+++ b/GramAddict/core/situational_awareness.py
@@ -347,8 +347,21 @@ class SituationalAwarenessEngine:
             "com.apple.android.inputmethod",
         }
         if any(pkg in keyboard_pkgs for pkg in packages):
-            logger.info("📱 [SAE Perceive] On-screen Keyboard explicitly detected. Treating as obstacle.")
-            return SituationType.OBSTACLE_KEYBOARD
+            # Differentiate between actual EditText focus and layout-induced phantom keyboard signals
+            is_actual_keyboard = False
+            if 'focused="true"' in xml_dump and "EditText" in xml_dump:
+                if re.search(r'class="[^"]*EditText"[^>]*focused="true"', xml_dump) or re.search(
+                    r'focused="true"[^>]*class="[^"]*EditText"', xml_dump
+                ):
+                    is_actual_keyboard = True
+
+            if is_actual_keyboard:
+                logger.info(
+                    "📱 [SAE Perceive] On-screen Keyboard explicitly detected (EditText focused). Treating as obstacle."
+                )
+                return SituationType.OBSTACLE_KEYBOARD
+            else:
+                logger.debug("📱 [SAE Perceive] Phantom keyboard signal detected (No focused EditText). Ignoring.")
 
         # ── Foreign Environment Detection (package-based) ──
         # If the main app package is completely absent from the UI hierarchy,
diff --git a/GramAddict/core/telepathic_engine.py b/GramAddict/core/telepathic_engine.py
index a794f5b..841c321 100644
--- a/GramAddict/core/telepathic_engine.py
+++ b/GramAddict/core/telepathic_engine.py
@@ -85,6 +85,18 @@ class TelepathicEngine:
                     filtered_candidates.append(c)
             candidates = filtered_candidates
 
+        # 2.5 Structural Sanity Check (Filter out traps before VLM sees them)
+        safe_candidates = []
+        for c in candidates:
+            if self._structural_sanity_check(c, intent_description):
+                safe_candidates.append(c)
+
+        if not safe_candidates:
+            logger.warning(f"All candidates failed structural sanity check for intent: '{intent_description}'")
+            return None
+
+        candidates = safe_candidates
+
         # 3. Resolve intent against candidates
         best_node = self._resolver.resolve(intent_description, candidates, device=device)
 
@@ -224,13 +236,18 @@ class TelepathicEngine:
     def _is_instagram_context(self, xml_string: str) -> bool:
         return "com.instagram.android" in xml_string
 
-    def _structural_sanity_check(self, node: dict, intent_description: str, screen_height: int = 2400) -> bool:
+    def _structural_sanity_check(self, node: SpatialNode, intent_description: str, screen_height: int = 2400) -> bool:
         """
         Structural guard to ensure nodes are in valid locations for their intents.
         """
         intent = intent_description.lower()
-        y = node.get("y", 0)
-        semantic = (node.get("semantic_string", "") or "").lower()
+        y = node.center_y
+        semantic = ((node.text or "") + " " + (node.content_desc or "") + " " + (node.resource_id or "")).lower()
+
+        # 0. EXTREME GUARD: NEVER pick an input field (EditText) or reply box unless explicitly asked to type/reply.
+        if "edittext" in (node.class_name or "").lower() or "reply" in semantic:
+            if "type" not in intent and "reply" not in intent and "message" not in intent and "search" not in intent:
+                return False
 
         # 1. Post Username Guard
         if "post username" in intent or "author username" in intent:
@@ -277,7 +294,7 @@ class TelepathicEngine:
 
         # 6. Block massive layout containers UNLESS specifically looking for feed/post
         MAX_CONTAINER_AREA = 500000
-        area = node.get("area", 0)
+        area = node.area
 
         is_feed_or_post = "feed" in intent or "post" in intent
         is_grid_item = "grid" in intent or "list" in intent
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_telepathic_container_filtering.py b/tests/unit/test_telepathic_container_filtering.py
index fa58501..cb3f6f3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_telepathic_container_filtering.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_telepathic_container_filtering.py
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ def test_media_intent_rejects_grid_containers():
     engine = TelepathicEngine()
     screen_height = 2400
 
+    from GramAddict.core.perception.spatial_parser import SpatialNode
+
     # Mock node representing a massive RecyclerView containing the entire grid
     # Area is 1080 * 2400 = 2592000 > MAX_CONTAINER_AREA (500000)
-    massive_grid_container = {
-        "semantic_string": "id context: 'swipeable nav view pager inner recycler view'",
-        "area": 2592000,
-        "y": 1200,
-        "class_name": "androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView",
-        "resource_id": "com.instagram.android:id/swipeable_nav_view_pager_inner_recycler_view",
-    }
+    massive_grid_container = SpatialNode(
+        bounds=(0, 0, 1080, 2400),
+        class_name="androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView",
+        resource_id="com.instagram.android:id/swipeable_nav_view_pager_inner_recycler_view",
+    )
 
     # Intent
     intent = "first image post in profile grid"