diff --git a/internal/mcp/server.go b/internal/mcp/server.go
index 3a37c26..929ae3d 100644
--- a/internal/mcp/server.go
+++ b/internal/mcp/server.go
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/gitea-mcp/internal/registry"
 )
 
-const ProtocolVersion = "2025-06-18"
+const (
+	ProtocolVersion    = "2025-06-18"
+	maxRequestBodyBytes = 1 << 20 // 1 MiB
+)
 
 type ServerOptions struct {
 	Registry *registry.Registry
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ func (s *Server) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handlePOST(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	r.Body = http.MaxBytesReader(w, r.Body, maxRequestBodyBytes) // 1 MiB cap
 	var req Request
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
 		writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, NewErrorResponse(nil, -32700, "parse error", nil))
diff --git a/internal/mcp/server_test.go b/internal/mcp/server_test.go
index bdce59e..ac1c3c2 100644
--- a/internal/mcp/server_test.go
+++ b/internal/mcp/server_test.go
@@ -105,3 +105,15 @@ func TestToolsListAfterInitialize(t *testing.T) {
 	result := resp["result"].(map[string]any)
 	assert.Contains(t, result, "tools")
 }
+
+func TestPostBodyTooLarge(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := newServer(t)
+	// 2 MiB of 'a' characters — exceeds the 1 MiB cap.
+	payload := bytes.Repeat([]byte("a"), 2<<20)
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/", bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	srv.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+	assert.NotEqual(t, http.StatusOK, rr.Code, "oversized body must not return 200")
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, rr.Code)
+}