diff --git a/crates/workspace-api/src/lib.rs b/crates/workspace-api/src/lib.rs
index e9b16045..b77db77a 100644
--- a/crates/workspace-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -1946,6 +1946,7 @@ pub const SKILL_API_MAX_LABEL_BYTES: usize = 4_096;
 pub const SKILL_API_MAX_BODY_BYTES: usize = 1_048_576;
 pub const SKILL_API_MAX_PATH_BYTES: usize = 1_024;
 pub const SKILL_API_MAX_DIGEST_BYTES: usize = 128;
+pub const SKILL_API_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES: usize = 2_097_152;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "typescript", derive(ts_rs::TS))]
@@ -2425,7 +2426,7 @@ pub fn skill_api_typescript() -> String {
         SkillDetailResponse::decl(&config),
     ];
     let limits = format!(
-        "export const SKILL_API_AUTHORITY = \"{SKILL_CATALOG_AUTHORITY}\" as const;\n\nexport const SKILL_API_LIMITS = {{\n  maxSafeInteger: {SKILL_API_MAX_SAFE_INTEGER},\n  maxCatalogEntries: {SKILL_API_MAX_CATALOG_ENTRIES},\n  maxOverrides: {SKILL_API_MAX_OVERRIDES},\n  maxDiagnostics: {SKILL_API_MAX_DIAGNOSTICS},\n  maxResources: {SKILL_API_MAX_RESOURCES},\n  maxAllowedTools: {SKILL_API_MAX_ALLOWED_TOOLS},\n  maxNameBytes: {SKILL_API_MAX_NAME_BYTES},\n  maxLabelBytes: {SKILL_API_MAX_LABEL_BYTES},\n  maxBodyBytes: {SKILL_API_MAX_BODY_BYTES},\n  maxPathBytes: {SKILL_API_MAX_PATH_BYTES},\n  maxDigestBytes: {SKILL_API_MAX_DIGEST_BYTES},\n}} as const;"
+        "export const SKILL_API_AUTHORITY = \"{SKILL_CATALOG_AUTHORITY}\" as const;\n\nexport const SKILL_API_LIMITS = {{\n  maxSafeInteger: {SKILL_API_MAX_SAFE_INTEGER},\n  maxCatalogEntries: {SKILL_API_MAX_CATALOG_ENTRIES},\n  maxOverrides: {SKILL_API_MAX_OVERRIDES},\n  maxDiagnostics: {SKILL_API_MAX_DIAGNOSTICS},\n  maxResources: {SKILL_API_MAX_RESOURCES},\n  maxAllowedTools: {SKILL_API_MAX_ALLOWED_TOOLS},\n  maxNameBytes: {SKILL_API_MAX_NAME_BYTES},\n  maxLabelBytes: {SKILL_API_MAX_LABEL_BYTES},\n  maxBodyBytes: {SKILL_API_MAX_BODY_BYTES},\n  maxPathBytes: {SKILL_API_MAX_PATH_BYTES},\n  maxDigestBytes: {SKILL_API_MAX_DIGEST_BYTES},\n  maxResponseBytes: {SKILL_API_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES},\n}} as const;"
     );
     format!(
         "// Generated from workspace-api. Do not edit by hand.\n// Regenerate: cargo run -q -p workspace-api --features typescript --example generate_skill_api_types > web/workspace/src/lib/generated/skill-api.ts\n\n{limits}\n\n{}\n",
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/generated/skill-api.ts b/web/workspace/src/lib/generated/skill-api.ts
index 5847d06e..b7812b03 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/lib/generated/skill-api.ts
+++ b/web/workspace/src/lib/generated/skill-api.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const SKILL_API_LIMITS = {
   maxBodyBytes: 1048576,
   maxPathBytes: 1024,
   maxDigestBytes: 128,
+  maxResponseBytes: 2097152,
 } as const;
 
 export type SkillDiagnosticSeverity = "error" | "warning";
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/api/http.test.ts b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/api/http.test.ts
index f7a8419f..89b1a5e0 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/api/http.test.ts
+++ b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/api/http.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import {
   loadWorkspaceSkillCatalog,
+  loadWorkspaceSkillDetail,
   workspaceApiPath,
   workspaceRoute,
   workspaceSkillActivationPath,
   workspaceSkillCatalogPath,
   workspaceSkillDetailPath,
 } from "./http.ts";
+import { SKILL_API_LIMITS } from "$lib/generated/skill-api.ts";
 
 declare const Deno: {
   test(name: string, fn: () => Promise<void> | void): void;
@@ -123,3 +125,44 @@ Deno.test("loadWorkspaceSkillCatalog fetches lightweight catalog", async () => {
   assertEquals(result.data?.entries[0].name, "triage-errors");
   assertEquals(JSON.stringify(result.data).includes("SKILL.md body"), false);
 });
+
+Deno.test("Skill loaders redact and bound non-success response diagnostics", async () => {
+  const secret = "SENSITIVE-SKILL-BODY-CONTENT".repeat(300);
+  const result = await loadWorkspaceSkillCatalog(
+    (() =>
+      Promise.resolve(new Response(secret, { status: 500 }))) as typeof fetch,
+    "ws-1",
+  );
+
+  assertEquals(result.data, null);
+  assertEquals(result.error, "Skill API request failed with HTTP 500");
+  assert(
+    !result.error?.includes(secret.slice(0, 64)),
+    "Skill API diagnostic must not expose response body content",
+  );
+  assert(
+    (result.error?.length ?? 0) <= 256,
+    "Skill API diagnostic must remain bounded",
+  );
+});
+
+Deno.test("Skill loaders stop reading success responses above the wire byte limit", async () => {
+  const oversized = `{"body":"${
+    "x".repeat(SKILL_API_LIMITS.maxResponseBytes + 1)
+  }"}`;
+  const result = await loadWorkspaceSkillDetail(
+    (() =>
+      Promise.resolve(
+        new Response(oversized, { status: 200 }),
+      )) as typeof fetch,
+    "ws-1",
+    "release",
+  );
+
+  assertEquals(result.data, null);
+  assertEquals(result.error, "Skill API response exceeds its byte limit");
+  assert(
+    !result.error?.includes(oversized.slice(0, 64)),
+    "Skill API diagnostic must not expose oversized response content",
+  );
+});
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/api/http.ts b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/api/http.ts
index c86beb48..2f207fac 100644
--- a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/api/http.ts
+++ b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/api/http.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { SKILL_API_LIMITS } from "$lib/generated/skill-api.ts";
 import type {
   SkillCatalogResponse,
   SkillDetailResponse,
@@ -5,6 +6,7 @@ import type {
 import {
   parseSkillCatalogResponse,
   parseSkillDetailResponse,
+  SkillApiContractError,
 } from "$lib/workspace/skills/api.ts";
 
 export type ApiResult<T> = {
@@ -14,6 +16,18 @@ export type ApiResult<T> = {
 
 export type { SkillCatalogResponse, SkillDetailResponse };
 
+type JsonLoadPolicy = {
+  diagnosticLabel: string;
+  maxResponseBytes: number;
+};
+
+const SKILL_API_LOAD_POLICY: JsonLoadPolicy = {
+  diagnosticLabel: "Skill API",
+  maxResponseBytes: SKILL_API_LIMITS.maxResponseBytes,
+};
+
+class ResponseByteLimitError extends Error {}
+
 function normalizePath(path: string): string {
   if (!path || path === "/") return "";
   return path.startsWith("/") ? path : `/${path}`;
@@ -57,6 +71,7 @@ export async function loadWorkspaceSkillCatalog(
     workspaceSkillCatalogPath(workspaceId),
     undefined,
     parseSkillCatalogResponse,
+    SKILL_API_LOAD_POLICY,
   );
 }
 
@@ -70,6 +85,7 @@ export async function loadWorkspaceSkillDetail(
     workspaceSkillDetailPath(workspaceId, name),
     undefined,
     parseSkillDetailResponse,
+    SKILL_API_LOAD_POLICY,
   );
 }
 
@@ -78,19 +94,38 @@ export async function loadJson<T>(
   path: string,
   init?: RequestInit,
   parse: (value: unknown) => T = (value) => value as T,
+  policy?: JsonLoadPolicy,
 ): Promise<ApiResult<T>> {
   try {
     const response = await fetchFn(path, init);
     if (!response.ok) {
+      if (policy) {
+        await response.body?.cancel();
+        return {
+          data: null,
+          error:
+            `${policy.diagnosticLabel} request failed with HTTP ${response.status}`,
+        };
+      }
       const text = await response.text();
       return {
         data: null,
         error: text || `${path} request failed (${response.status})`,
       };
     }
-    const payload: unknown = await response.json();
+    const payload: unknown = policy
+      ? await readBoundedJson(response, policy.maxResponseBytes)
+      : await response.json();
     return { data: parse(payload), error: null };
   } catch (error) {
+    if (policy) {
+      const diagnostic = error instanceof SkillApiContractError
+        ? error.message
+        : error instanceof ResponseByteLimitError
+        ? `${policy.diagnosticLabel} response exceeds its byte limit`
+        : `${policy.diagnosticLabel} response is invalid`;
+      return { data: null, error: diagnostic.slice(0, 256) };
+    }
     return {
       data: null,
       error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : `${path} request failed`,
@@ -98,6 +133,50 @@ export async function loadJson<T>(
   }
 }
 
+async function readBoundedJson(
+  response: Response,
+  maxBytes: number,
+): Promise<unknown> {
+  const contentLength = response.headers.get("content-length");
+  if (contentLength !== null) {
+    const parsedLength = Number(contentLength);
+    if (Number.isFinite(parsedLength) && parsedLength > maxBytes) {
+      await response.body?.cancel();
+      throw new ResponseByteLimitError();
+    }
+  }
+
+  const reader = response.body?.getReader();
+  if (!reader) {
+    throw new Error("response body is unavailable");
+  }
+  const chunks: Uint8Array[] = [];
+  let totalBytes = 0;
+  try {
+    while (true) {
+      const { done, value } = await reader.read();
+      if (done) break;
+      totalBytes += value.byteLength;
+      if (totalBytes > maxBytes) {
+        await reader.cancel();
+        throw new ResponseByteLimitError();
+      }
+      chunks.push(value);
+    }
+  } finally {
+    reader.releaseLock();
+  }
+
+  const bytes = new Uint8Array(totalBytes);
+  let offset = 0;
+  for (const chunk of chunks) {
+    bytes.set(chunk, offset);
+    offset += chunk.byteLength;
+  }
+  const text = new TextDecoder("utf-8", { fatal: true }).decode(bytes);
+  return JSON.parse(text) as unknown;
+}
+
 async function requireJson<T>(response: Response, path: string): Promise<T> {
   if (!response.ok) {
     const text = await response.text();