diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index ded7fa7..b2156c1 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ CRANK_PUBLISH_BIND=127.0.0.1
 CRANK_ADMIN_BIND=0.0.0.0:3001
 CRANK_MCP_BIND=0.0.0.0:3002
 CRANK_MCP_REFRESH_MS=5000
+CRANK_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_RPS=60
+CRANK_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_BURST=120
 CRANK_RUNTIME_MAX_CONCURRENT_UNARY=64
 CRANK_RUNTIME_MAX_CONCURRENT_WINDOW=16
 CRANK_RUNTIME_MAX_CONCURRENT_SESSIONS=16
diff --git a/apps/mcp-server/src/app.rs b/apps/mcp-server/src/app.rs
index 09a25d5..5ea21f0 100644
--- a/apps/mcp-server/src/app.rs
+++ b/apps/mcp-server/src/app.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use axum::{
     extract::{Path, State},
     http::{
         HeaderMap, HeaderValue, StatusCode,
-        header::{self, ACCEPT, AUTHORIZATION, HeaderName},
+        header::{self, ACCEPT, AUTHORIZATION, HeaderName, RETRY_AFTER},
     },
     response::{
         IntoResponse, Response,
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ use crank_registry::{
     UpdateStreamSessionStateRequest,
 };
 use crank_runtime::{
-    ResolvedAuth, RuntimeError, RuntimeExecutor, RuntimeOperation, RuntimeRequestContext,
-    SecretCrypto,
+    RateLimitRejection, RequestRateLimiter, ResolvedAuth, RuntimeError, RuntimeExecutor,
+    RuntimeOperation, RuntimeRequestContext, SecretCrypto,
 };
 use futures_util::stream;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ pub struct AppState {
     registry: PostgresRegistry,
     catalog: PublishedToolCatalog,
     runtime: RuntimeExecutor,
+    api_rate_limiter: RequestRateLimiter,
     secret_crypto: SecretCrypto,
     sessions: SessionStore,
     allowed_origins: AllowedOrigins,
@@ -129,11 +130,13 @@ pub fn build_app(
     public_base_url: Option<String>,
     secret_crypto: SecretCrypto,
     runtime: RuntimeExecutor,
+    api_rate_limiter: RequestRateLimiter,
 ) -> Router {
     let state = Arc::new(AppState {
         registry: registry.clone(),
         catalog: PublishedToolCatalog::new(registry, refresh_interval),
         runtime,
+        api_rate_limiter,
         secret_crypto,
         sessions: SessionStore::new(),
         allowed_origins: AllowedOrigins::new(public_base_url),
@@ -272,6 +275,13 @@ async fn mcp_post(
         }
     };
 
+    if let Err(rejection) = enforce_post_rate_limit(&state, &path, &headers) {
+        return with_request_id_header(
+            rate_limited_jsonrpc_response(&message, response_mode, &protocol_version, rejection),
+            &transport_request_id,
+        );
+    }
+
     if let Some(session_id) = headers.get(HEADER_MCP_SESSION_ID) {
         if let Ok(session_id) = session_id.to_str() {
             if let Some(session) = state.sessions.get(session_id).await {
@@ -1783,6 +1793,63 @@ fn bearer_token(headers: &HeaderMap) -> Option<&str> {
     Some(token)
 }
 
+fn enforce_post_rate_limit(
+    state: &Arc<AppState>,
+    path: &AgentRoutePath,
+    headers: &HeaderMap,
+) -> Result<(), RateLimitRejection> {
+    let key = rate_limit_key(path, headers);
+    state.api_rate_limiter.check(&key)
+}
+
+fn rate_limit_key(path: &AgentRoutePath, headers: &HeaderMap) -> String {
+    if let Ok(Some(session_id)) = session_id_from_headers(headers) {
+        return format!(
+            "session:{}:{}:{}",
+            path.workspace_slug, path.agent_slug, session_id
+        );
+    }
+
+    if let Some(secret) = bearer_token(headers) {
+        return format!("api_key:{}", hash_access_secret(secret));
+    }
+
+    format!("workspace:{}:anonymous", path.workspace_slug)
+}
+
+fn rate_limited_jsonrpc_response(
+    message: &Value,
+    response_mode: ResponseMode,
+    protocol_version: &str,
+    rejection: RateLimitRejection,
+) -> Response {
+    let payload = json!({
+        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+        "id": request_id(message),
+        "error": {
+            "code": -32029,
+            "message": "request rate limit exceeded",
+            "data": {
+                "code": "request_rate_limited",
+                "retry_after_ms": rejection.retry_after_ms,
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    let mut response = transport_response(
+        StatusCode::TOO_MANY_REQUESTS,
+        payload,
+        response_mode,
+        None,
+        Some(protocol_version),
+    );
+    let retry_after_seconds = rejection.retry_after_ms.div_ceil(1000);
+    if let Ok(value) = HeaderValue::from_str(&retry_after_seconds.to_string()) {
+        response.headers_mut().insert(RETRY_AFTER, value);
+    }
+    response
+}
+
 fn allows_scope(scopes: &[PlatformApiKeyScope], required_scope: PlatformApiKeyScope) -> bool {
     match required_scope {
         PlatformApiKeyScope::Read => scopes.iter().any(|scope| {
diff --git a/apps/mcp-server/src/main.rs b/apps/mcp-server/src/main.rs
index f0e7851..90f3af0 100644
--- a/apps/mcp-server/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/mcp-server/src/main.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ mod session;
 use std::{env, net::SocketAddr, time::Duration};
 
 use crank_registry::{PostgresPoolConfig, PostgresRegistry};
-use crank_runtime::{RuntimeExecutor, RuntimeLimits, SecretCrypto};
+use crank_runtime::{
+    RequestRateLimitConfig, RequestRateLimiter, RuntimeExecutor, RuntimeLimits, SecretCrypto,
+};
 use sqlx::postgres::PgConnectOptions;
 use tokio::net::TcpListener;
 use tracing::info;
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let socket_addr: SocketAddr = bind_addr.parse()?;
     let pool_config = PostgresPoolConfig::from_env()?;
     let runtime_limits = RuntimeLimits::from_env()?;
+    let api_rate_limit = mcp_api_rate_limit_config_from_env()?;
     let registry = PostgresRegistry::connect_with_options_and_pool_config(
         database_options_from_env()?,
         pool_config,
@@ -39,7 +42,14 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     .await?;
     let secret_crypto = SecretCrypto::new(&env::var("CRANK_MASTER_KEY")?)?;
     let runtime = RuntimeExecutor::with_limits(runtime_limits);
-    let app = build_app(registry, refresh_interval, base_url, secret_crypto, runtime);
+    let app = build_app(
+        registry,
+        refresh_interval,
+        base_url,
+        secret_crypto,
+        runtime,
+        RequestRateLimiter::new(api_rate_limit),
+    );
     let listener = TcpListener::bind(socket_addr).await?;
 
     info!(
@@ -47,6 +57,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         runtime_max_concurrent_window = runtime_limits.max_concurrent_window,
         runtime_max_concurrent_sessions = runtime_limits.max_concurrent_sessions,
         runtime_max_concurrent_jobs = runtime_limits.max_concurrent_jobs,
+        mcp_rate_limit_rps = api_rate_limit.requests_per_second,
+        mcp_rate_limit_burst = api_rate_limit.burst,
         max_connections = pool_config.max_connections,
         min_connections = pool_config.min_connections,
         acquire_timeout_ms = pool_config.acquire_timeout_ms,
@@ -83,6 +95,20 @@ fn database_options_from_env() -> Result<PgConnectOptions, Box<dyn std::error::E
         .password(&password))
 }
 
+fn mcp_api_rate_limit_config_from_env() -> Result<RequestRateLimitConfig, Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
+{
+    let requests_per_second = env::var("CRANK_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_RPS")
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|value| value.parse::<u32>().ok())
+        .unwrap_or(60);
+    let burst = env::var("CRANK_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_BURST")
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|value| value.parse::<u32>().ok())
+        .unwrap_or(120);
+
+    Ok(RequestRateLimitConfig::new(requests_per_second, burst)?)
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use std::{
@@ -112,7 +138,9 @@ mod tests {
         CreateAgentRequest, CreatePlatformApiKeyRequest, ListInvocationLogsQuery, PostgresRegistry,
         PublishAgentRequest, PublishRequest,
     };
-    use crank_runtime::{RuntimeExecutor, SecretCrypto};
+    use crank_runtime::{
+        RequestRateLimitConfig, RequestRateLimiter, RuntimeExecutor, SecretCrypto,
+    };
     use crank_schema::{Schema, SchemaKind};
     use futures_util::stream;
     use serde_json::{Value, json};
@@ -173,6 +201,20 @@ mod tests {
         registry: PostgresRegistry,
         refresh_interval: Duration,
         public_base_url: Option<String>,
+    ) -> axum::Router {
+        build_test_app_with_rate_limit(
+            registry,
+            refresh_interval,
+            public_base_url,
+            RequestRateLimitConfig::new(10_000, 10_000).unwrap(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn build_test_app_with_rate_limit(
+        registry: PostgresRegistry,
+        refresh_interval: Duration,
+        public_base_url: Option<String>,
+        rate_limit_config: RequestRateLimitConfig,
     ) -> axum::Router {
         build_app(
             registry,
@@ -180,6 +222,7 @@ mod tests {
             public_base_url,
             SecretCrypto::new("test-master-key").unwrap(),
             RuntimeExecutor::new(),
+            RequestRateLimiter::new(rate_limit_config),
         )
     }
 
@@ -1672,6 +1715,102 @@ mod tests {
         assert!((1..=250).contains(&poll_after_ms));
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn rejects_rapid_initialize_requests_with_429() {
+        let registry = test_registry().await;
+        let upstream_base_url = spawn_upstream_server().await;
+        let operation = test_operation(&upstream_base_url, "crm_rate_limited");
+
+        registry
+            .create_operation(&test_workspace_id(), &operation, Some("alice"))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        registry
+            .publish_operation(PublishRequest {
+                workspace_id: &test_workspace_id(),
+                operation_id: &operation.id,
+                version: 1,
+                published_at: &OffsetDateTime::parse("2026-03-26T10:00:00Z", &Rfc3339).unwrap(),
+                published_by: Some("alice"),
+            })
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        publish_agent_for_operation(&registry, &operation, "sales-rate-limited").await;
+        let api_key = create_platform_api_key(
+            &registry,
+            "mcp-rate-limit",
+            &[PlatformApiKeyScope::Read, PlatformApiKeyScope::Write],
+        )
+        .await;
+
+        let base_url = spawn_mcp_server(build_test_app_with_rate_limit(
+            registry,
+            Duration::from_millis(0),
+            Some("https://crank.example.com".to_owned()),
+            RequestRateLimitConfig::new(1, 1).unwrap(),
+        ))
+        .await;
+        let client = reqwest::Client::new();
+        let mcp_url = agent_mcp_url(&base_url, "sales-rate-limited");
+
+        let first_response = client
+            .post(&mcp_url)
+            .header(header::ACCEPT, "application/json, text/event-stream")
+            .header(header::AUTHORIZATION, format!("Bearer {api_key}"))
+            .header("x-request-id", "req_rate_limit_01")
+            .json(&json!({
+                "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+                "id": 1,
+                "method": "initialize",
+                "params": {
+                    "protocolVersion": "2025-11-25"
+                }
+            }))
+            .send()
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(first_response.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::OK);
+
+        let second_response = client
+            .post(&mcp_url)
+            .header(header::ACCEPT, "application/json, text/event-stream")
+            .header(header::AUTHORIZATION, format!("Bearer {api_key}"))
+            .header("x-request-id", "req_rate_limit_02")
+            .json(&json!({
+                "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+                "id": 2,
+                "method": "initialize",
+                "params": {
+                    "protocolVersion": "2025-11-25"
+                }
+            }))
+            .send()
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            second_response.status(),
+            reqwest::StatusCode::TOO_MANY_REQUESTS
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            second_response.headers()["x-request-id"].to_str().unwrap(),
+            "req_rate_limit_02"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            second_response.headers()["retry-after"].to_str().unwrap(),
+            "1"
+        );
+
+        let payload = second_response.json::<Value>().await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(payload["error"]["code"], json!(-32029));
+        assert_eq!(
+            payload["error"]["data"]["code"],
+            json!("request_rate_limited")
+        );
+        let retry_after_ms = payload["error"]["data"]["retry_after_ms"].as_u64().unwrap();
+        assert!((1..=1000).contains(&retry_after_ms));
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn rejects_cross_agent_async_job_access() {
         let registry = test_registry().await;
diff --git a/crates/crank-runtime/src/lib.rs b/crates/crank-runtime/src/lib.rs
index 383752c..463ea99 100644
--- a/crates/crank-runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/crank-runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mod error;
 mod executor;
 mod limits;
 mod model;
+mod rate_limit;
 mod redaction;
 mod request_context;
 mod secret_crypto;
@@ -14,6 +15,9 @@ pub use error::RuntimeError;
 pub use executor::RuntimeExecutor;
 pub use limits::{RuntimeLimits, RuntimeLimitsConfigError};
 pub use model::{AdapterResponse, PreparedRequest, RuntimeOperation};
+pub use rate_limit::{
+    RateLimitRejection, RequestRateLimitConfig, RequestRateLimitConfigError, RequestRateLimiter,
+};
 pub use request_context::RuntimeRequestContext;
 pub use secret_crypto::SecretCrypto;
 pub use streaming::WindowExecutionResult;
diff --git a/crates/crank-runtime/src/rate_limit.rs b/crates/crank-runtime/src/rate_limit.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a411942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/crank-runtime/src/rate_limit.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap,
+    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
+    time::{Duration, Instant},
+};
+
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+const STALE_KEY_TTL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(300);
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct RequestRateLimitConfig {
+    pub requests_per_second: u32,
+    pub burst: u32,
+}
+
+impl RequestRateLimitConfig {
+    pub fn new(requests_per_second: u32, burst: u32) -> Result<Self, RequestRateLimitConfigError> {
+        if requests_per_second == 0 {
+            return Err(RequestRateLimitConfigError::InvalidRequestsPerSecond(
+                requests_per_second,
+            ));
+        }
+        if burst == 0 {
+            return Err(RequestRateLimitConfigError::InvalidBurst(burst));
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            requests_per_second,
+            burst,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum RequestRateLimitConfigError {
+    #[error("requests_per_second must be greater than zero, got {0}")]
+    InvalidRequestsPerSecond(u32),
+    #[error("burst must be greater than zero, got {0}")]
+    InvalidBurst(u32),
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct RateLimitRejection {
+    pub retry_after_ms: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct RequestRateLimiter {
+    config: RequestRateLimitConfig,
+    states: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, BucketState>>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+struct BucketState {
+    tokens: f64,
+    last_refill: Instant,
+    last_seen: Instant,
+}
+
+impl RequestRateLimiter {
+    pub fn new(config: RequestRateLimitConfig) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            config,
+            states: Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new())),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn check(&self, key: &str) -> Result<(), RateLimitRejection> {
+        self.check_at(key, Instant::now())
+    }
+
+    pub fn check_at(&self, key: &str, now: Instant) -> Result<(), RateLimitRejection> {
+        let mut states = self
+            .states
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|poisoned| poisoned.into_inner());
+        states.retain(|_, state| now.duration_since(state.last_seen) <= STALE_KEY_TTL);
+
+        let burst = self.config.burst as f64;
+        let requests_per_second = self.config.requests_per_second as f64;
+        let state = states.entry(key.to_owned()).or_insert(BucketState {
+            tokens: burst,
+            last_refill: now,
+            last_seen: now,
+        });
+
+        let elapsed = now.duration_since(state.last_refill).as_secs_f64();
+        state.tokens = (state.tokens + elapsed * requests_per_second).min(burst);
+        state.last_refill = now;
+        state.last_seen = now;
+
+        if state.tokens >= 1.0 {
+            state.tokens -= 1.0;
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        let missing_tokens = (1.0 - state.tokens).max(0.0);
+        let retry_after_ms = ((missing_tokens / requests_per_second) * 1000.0)
+            .ceil()
+            .max(1.0) as u64;
+        Err(RateLimitRejection { retry_after_ms })
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
+    use super::{RequestRateLimitConfig, RequestRateLimitConfigError, RequestRateLimiter};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn rejects_zero_requests_per_second() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            RequestRateLimitConfig::new(0, 1),
+            Err(RequestRateLimitConfigError::InvalidRequestsPerSecond(0))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn rejects_zero_burst() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            RequestRateLimitConfig::new(1, 0),
+            Err(RequestRateLimitConfigError::InvalidBurst(0))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn allows_burst_then_rejects_until_refilled() {
+        let limiter = RequestRateLimiter::new(RequestRateLimitConfig::new(2, 2).unwrap());
+        let start = Instant::now();
+
+        assert!(limiter.check_at("key", start).is_ok());
+        assert!(limiter.check_at("key", start).is_ok());
+
+        let rejection = limiter.check_at("key", start).unwrap_err();
+        assert_eq!(rejection.retry_after_ms, 500);
+
+        assert!(
+            limiter
+                .check_at("key", start + Duration::from_millis(500))
+                .is_ok()
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/docs/runtime-config.md b/docs/runtime-config.md
index 111aa45..866a22b 100644
--- a/docs/runtime-config.md
+++ b/docs/runtime-config.md
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ var/crank/
 - `CRANK_ADMIN_BIND`
 - `CRANK_MCP_BIND`
 - `CRANK_MCP_REFRESH_MS`
+- `CRANK_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_RPS`
+- `CRANK_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_BURST`
 - `CRANK_RUNTIME_MAX_CONCURRENT_UNARY`
 - `CRANK_RUNTIME_MAX_CONCURRENT_WINDOW`
 - `CRANK_RUNTIME_MAX_CONCURRENT_SESSIONS`
@@ -89,6 +91,8 @@ var/crank/
 Стартовое значение для refresh published tools:
 
 - `CRANK_MCP_REFRESH_MS=5000`
+- `CRANK_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_RPS=60`
+- `CRANK_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_BURST=120`
 
 Стартовые значения для runtime concurrency limits:
 
@@ -198,6 +202,11 @@ runtime env-переменной. Это значит, что:
 - `CRANK_RUNTIME_MAX_CONCURRENT_SESSIONS=16`
 - `CRANK_RUNTIME_MAX_CONCURRENT_JOBS=16`
 
+Для MCP transport ingress throttling используются явные defaults:
+
+- `CRANK_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_RPS=60`
+- `CRANK_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_BURST=120`
+
 `CRANK_DATABASE_URL` допускается только как backward-compatible fallback для локальных тестов и
 переходного периода, но не как основная deployment-модель.