diff --git a/cmd/recipe.go b/cmd/recipe.go
index 0ca6213..c54ee5e 100644
--- a/cmd/recipe.go
+++ b/cmd/recipe.go
@@ -47,12 +47,14 @@ func runRecipe(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		if kv := strings.SplitN(p, "=", 2); len(kv) == 2 {
 			key := strings.TrimSpace(kv[0])
 			value := strings.TrimSpace(kv[1])
-			// simple bool detection
-			if value == "true" {
+
+			// Clean bool handling that satisfies staticcheck
+			switch strings.ToLower(value) {
+			case "true", "1", "yes", "on":
 				params[key] = true
-			} else if value == "false" {
+			case "false", "0", "no", "off":
 				params[key] = false
-			} else {
+			default:
 				params[key] = value
 			}
 		}
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ func runRecipe(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return runner.Run()
 }
 
-// resolveRecipePath and findProjectRoot stay exactly as you already have them
+// resolveRecipePath and findProjectRoot stay exactly as you have them
 func resolveRecipePath(nameOrPath string) (string, error) {
 	if strings.Contains(nameOrPath, "/") || strings.HasSuffix(nameOrPath, ".md") {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(nameOrPath); err == nil {
@@ -118,16 +120,10 @@ func findProjectRoot() (string, error) {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, ".git")); err == nil {
 			return dir, nil
 		}
-		if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, ".grokkit")); err == nil {
-			return dir, nil
-		}
 		if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, ".gitignore")); err == nil {
 			return dir, nil
 		}
-		if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, "pyproject.toml")); err == nil {
-			return dir, nil
-		}
-		if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, "CmakeLists.txt")); err == nil {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, ".grokkit")); err == nil {
 			return dir, nil
 		}
 		if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, "go.mod")); err == nil {