Rate Limits

Current request caps and why they exist.

Beacon protects expensive surfaces because research runs consume model and search budget.

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Configured Limits

Current limits in code

Research: 5 runs per hour per IP
MCP:      15 requests per hour per IP
Login:    10 attempts per 15 minutes per IP
Enforcement

How rate limiting behaves

Storage

Beacon uses an Upstash-backed sliding-window counter keyed by action and identifier.

Fallback behavior

If Redis is unavailable, the limiter currently degrades open instead of blocking all traffic.