diff --git a/crates/fs-operation/src/local.rs b/crates/fs-operation/src/local.rs
index a93a17a63..9caf814b6 100644
--- a/crates/fs-operation/src/local.rs
+++ b/crates/fs-operation/src/local.rs
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ fn run_read_with_limits(
         total_lines,
         content_hash: content_hasher.finalize().into(),
         truncated: end < total_lines || byte_truncated,
+        byte_truncated,
     })
 }
 
@@ -885,6 +886,34 @@ mod bounded_read_tests {
         assert!(error.to_string().contains("exceeds provider limit 4096"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn bounded_read_distinguishes_utf8_byte_cut_from_complete_line_continuation() {
+        let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let root = temp.path().canonicalize().unwrap();
+        fs::write(root.join("text"), "雪雪needle\nnext").unwrap();
+        for (offset, max_bytes, bytes, more, cut) in [
+            (0, 5, "雪", true, true),
+            (0, 64, "雪雪needle\n", true, false),
+            (1, 64, "next", false, false),
+        ] {
+            let result = run_read_bounded(
+                &root,
+                ReadRequest {
+                    path: FsPath::new("text").unwrap(),
+                    offset,
+                    limit: 1,
+                    max_bytes,
+                },
+                &RootAccess(root.clone()),
+                BoundedReadLimits::new(1024, 64).unwrap(),
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(result.bytes, bytes.as_bytes());
+            assert_eq!(result.truncated, more);
+            assert_eq!(result.byte_truncated, cut);
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn bounded_read_caps_retained_response_independently_of_request() {
         let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
@@ -907,6 +936,7 @@ mod bounded_read_tests {
         assert_eq!(result.bytes, b"alpha");
         assert_eq!(result.total_lines, 3);
         assert!(result.truncated);
+        assert!(result.byte_truncated);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/fs-operation/src/operation.rs b/crates/fs-operation/src/operation.rs
index a2dc6d18f..a064c8509 100644
--- a/crates/fs-operation/src/operation.rs
+++ b/crates/fs-operation/src/operation.rs
@@ -204,7 +204,11 @@ pub struct ReadResult {
     #[schemars(range(min = 0, max = 9_007_199_254_740_991_usize))]
     pub total_lines: usize,
     pub content_hash: ContentHash,
+    /// More source lines remain, or the selected window exceeded the response byte budget.
     pub truncated: bool,
+    /// The selected line window was cut by its byte budget, possibly within a line.
+    /// Line-based cursors must not treat such a window as completely scanned.
+    pub byte_truncated: bool,
 }
 
 /// Binary-safe byte range read with an optional whole-file version fence.
diff --git a/crates/worker/src/checkout.rs b/crates/worker/src/checkout.rs
index b57415103..04445de88 100644
--- a/crates/worker/src/checkout.rs
+++ b/crates/worker/src/checkout.rs
@@ -637,6 +637,12 @@ impl WipOperationHandler for FileHandler {
             .map_err(map_tool_error)?;
             let (read, validator, record_read) = result;
             self.check_connection()?;
+            if read.byte_truncated {
+                return Err(protocol(
+                    ProtocolErrorCode::ResourceLimitExceeded,
+                    "text line window exceeds the provider byte budget; use byte ranges",
+                ));
+            }
             let text = String::from_utf8_lossy(&read.bytes);
             let value = crate::file_operation::page_result(
                 operation,
diff --git a/crates/worker/src/checkout_http_tests.rs b/crates/worker/src/checkout_http_tests.rs
index e814d0d2b..9c50f3d0f 100644
--- a/crates/worker/src/checkout_http_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/worker/src/checkout_http_tests.rs
@@ -993,3 +993,14 @@ async fn http_failed_text_read_does_not_authorize_mutations() {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn http_long_utf8_search_refuses_incomplete_line_and_preserves_line_pagination() {
+    let fixture = HttpFixture::new(WorkdirSessionCapabilities::READ_WRITE).await;
+    let remote = fixture.open(TOKEN).await.unwrap();
+    checkout_wip_tests::assert_long_utf8_search_refuses_incomplete_line(
+        Arc::new(remote),
+        fixture.dir.path(),
+    )
+    .await;
+}
diff --git a/crates/worker/src/checkout_wip_tests.rs b/crates/worker/src/checkout_wip_tests.rs
index 7c3c44b3e..0577b22f2 100644
--- a/crates/worker/src/checkout_wip_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/worker/src/checkout_wip_tests.rs
@@ -1619,3 +1619,82 @@ async fn failed_text_read_does_not_authorize_edit() {
         .await;
     }
 }
+
+pub(super) async fn assert_long_utf8_search_refuses_incomplete_line(
+    source: WorkdirSessionHandle,
+    directory: &std::path::Path,
+) {
+    let original = format!("{}needle\nnext\n", "雪".repeat(22_000));
+    std::fs::write(directory.join("text"), &original).unwrap();
+    for (name, text) in [
+        ("normal", "雪\nneedle\nnext\n"),
+        ("unterminated", "雪\nneedle\nnext"),
+    ] {
+        std::fs::write(directory.join(name), text).unwrap();
+    }
+    let router = Arc::new(WorkdirSessionRouter::new());
+    router
+        .attach(WorkdirAttachmentAlias::new("main").unwrap(), source)
+        .unwrap();
+    let r = Arc::new(runtime(router, None));
+    let inspected = model_inspect(r.clone(), "/checkouts/main/text").await;
+    let result = model_invoke(
+        r.clone(),
+        &inspected,
+        "search",
+        json!({"pattern":"needle","limit":1}),
+    )
+    .await;
+    assert!(
+        result.is_err(),
+        "search advanced over a byte-truncated UTF-8 line: {result:?}"
+    );
+    let failure = result.unwrap_err();
+    assert!(
+        failure.to_string().contains("ResourceLimitExceeded"),
+        "{failure}"
+    );
+    let read = model_invoke(r.clone(), &inspected, "read", json!({"limit":1}))
+        .await
+        .unwrap_err();
+    assert!(read.to_string().contains("ResourceLimitExceeded"), "{read}");
+    let write = model_invoke(r.clone(), &inspected, "write", json!({"content":"lost"}))
+        .await
+        .unwrap_err();
+    assert!(write.to_string().contains("InvalidArguments"), "{write}");
+    assert_eq!(
+        std::fs::read_to_string(directory.join("text")).unwrap(),
+        original
+    );
+    for name in ["normal", "unterminated"] {
+        let inspected = model_inspect(r.clone(), &format!("/checkouts/main/{name}")).await;
+        for offset in 0..=3 {
+            let page = json_content(
+                model_invoke(
+                    r.clone(),
+                    &inspected,
+                    "search",
+                    json!({"pattern":"needle","offset":offset,"limit":1}),
+                )
+                .await
+                .unwrap(),
+            );
+            assert_eq!(page["next_offset"], (offset + 1).min(3));
+            assert_eq!(page["truncated"], offset < 2);
+            assert_eq!(
+                page["matches"],
+                if offset == 1 {
+                    json!([{"line":2,"text":"needle"}])
+                } else {
+                    json!([])
+                }
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn long_utf8_search_refuses_incomplete_line_and_preserves_line_pagination() {
+    let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    assert_long_utf8_search_refuses_incomplete_line(session(&dir, false), dir.path()).await;
+}
diff --git a/crates/workspace-server/src/server/tests/workspace_admission_tests.rs b/crates/workspace-server/src/server/tests/workspace_admission_tests.rs
index 54f74ebe4..877ce5dff 100644
--- a/crates/workspace-server/src/server/tests/workspace_admission_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace-server/src/server/tests/workspace_admission_tests.rs
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ fn read_result() -> WorkdirSessionOperationResult {
         total_lines: 1,
         content_hash: sha2::Sha256::digest(b"visible\n").into(),
         truncated: false,
+        byte_truncated: false,
     })
 }