diff --git a/.github/workflows/agentic-auto-upgrade.yml b/.github/workflows/agentic-auto-upgrade.yml
index 7035101ee35..e169cea32b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/agentic-auto-upgrade.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/agentic-auto-upgrade.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ name: Agentic Auto-Upgrade
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: "21 3 * * 5"  # Weekly (auto-upgrade)
+    - cron: "11 4 * * 6"  # Weekly (auto-upgrade)
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
diff --git a/docs/scripts/sync-workshop-content.js b/docs/scripts/sync-workshop-content.js
index add807f5115..c958ef2642e 100644
--- a/docs/scripts/sync-workshop-content.js
+++ b/docs/scripts/sync-workshop-content.js
@@ -73,14 +73,19 @@ function loadLocalWorkshopEntries(sourceDir) {
 }
 
 function stripMarkdown(value) {
-	return String(value)
+	let str = String(value)
 		.replace(/!\[([^\]]*)\]\([^)]+\)/gu, '$1')
 		.replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\([^)]+\)/gu, '$1')
 		.replace(/`([^`]+)`/gu, '$1')
 		.replace(/\*\*([^*]+)\*\*/gu, '$1')
-		.replace(/_([^_]+)_/gu, '$1')
-		.replace(/<[^>]+>/gu, '')
-		.trim();
+		.replace(/_([^_]+)_/gu, '$1');
+	let prev;
+	let iterations = 0;
+	do {
+		prev = str;
+		str = str.replace(/<[^>]+>/gu, '');
+	} while (str !== prev && ++iterations < 20);
+	return str.trim();
 }
 
 function extractTitle(body, fallbackId) {
diff --git a/docs/src/lib/workshop/routes.ts b/docs/src/lib/workshop/routes.ts
index 17f92172d8b..e81c2e6f226 100644
--- a/docs/src/lib/workshop/routes.ts
+++ b/docs/src/lib/workshop/routes.ts
@@ -36,14 +36,19 @@ function normalizeStepId(fileName: string) {
 }
 
 function stripMarkdown(value: string) {
-	return String(value)
+	let str = String(value)
 		.replace(/!\[([^\]]*)\]\([^)]+\)/gu, '$1')
 		.replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\([^)]+\)/gu, '$1')
 		.replace(/`([^`]+)`/gu, '$1')
 		.replace(/\*\*([^*]+)\*\*/gu, '$1')
-		.replace(/_([^_]+)_/gu, '$1')
-		.replace(/<[^>]+>/gu, '')
-		.trim();
+		.replace(/_([^_]+)_/gu, '$1');
+	let prev;
+	let iterations = 0;
+	do {
+		prev = str;
+		str = str.replace(/<[^>]+>/gu, '');
+	} while (str !== prev && ++iterations < 20);
+	return str.trim();
 }
 
 function parseCurriculumRows(readmeBody: string): CurriculumRow[] {