diff --git a/admin/app/middleware/rate_limit_middleware.ts b/admin/app/middleware/rate_limit_middleware.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5a0aa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/app/middleware/rate_limit_middleware.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import type { HttpContext } from '@adonisjs/core/http'
+import type { NextFn } from '@adonisjs/core/types/http'
+
+/**
+ * In-memory sliding window rate limiter.
+ *
+ * Tracks requests by IP + route pattern and enforces a configurable
+ * maximum number of requests per time window. Returns 429 Too Many
+ * Requests with standard rate-limit headers when the limit is exceeded.
+ */
+
+interface RateLimitEntry {
+  timestamps: number[]
+}
+
+const store = new Map<string, RateLimitEntry>()
+
+// Periodically clean up expired entries every 60 seconds
+const CLEANUP_INTERVAL_MS = 60_000
+
+setInterval(() => {
+  const now = Date.now()
+  for (const [key, entry] of store) {
+    // Remove entries whose newest timestamp is older than 5 minutes
+    // (the longest practical window we'd configure)
+    if (entry.timestamps.length === 0 || entry.timestamps[entry.timestamps.length - 1] < now - 5 * 60_000) {
+      store.delete(key)
+    }
+  }
+}, CLEANUP_INTERVAL_MS).unref()
+
+export default class RateLimitMiddleware {
+  /**
+   * @param limit  - Maximum number of requests allowed in the window
+   * @param windowSeconds - Length of the sliding window in seconds
+   */
+  async handle(
+    { request, response }: HttpContext,
+    next: NextFn,
+    options: { limit: number; window: number }
+  ) {
+    const limit = options.limit ?? 10
+    const windowSeconds = options.window ?? 60
+    const windowMs = windowSeconds * 1000
+    const now = Date.now()
+
+    const ip = request.ip()
+    const routePattern = request.ctx?.route?.pattern ?? request.url()
+    const key = `${ip}:${routePattern}`
+
+    let entry = store.get(key)
+    if (!entry) {
+      entry = { timestamps: [] }
+      store.set(key, entry)
+    }
+
+    // Slide the window: remove timestamps outside the current window
+    const windowStart = now - windowMs
+    entry.timestamps = entry.timestamps.filter((ts) => ts > windowStart)
+
+    if (entry.timestamps.length >= limit) {
+      const oldestInWindow = entry.timestamps[0]
+      const retryAfterMs = oldestInWindow + windowMs - now
+      const retryAfterSeconds = Math.ceil(retryAfterMs / 1000)
+
+      response.header('Retry-After', String(retryAfterSeconds))
+      response.header('X-RateLimit-Limit', String(limit))
+      response.header('X-RateLimit-Remaining', '0')
+      response.header('X-RateLimit-Reset', String(Math.ceil((oldestInWindow + windowMs) / 1000)))
+
+      return response.status(429).send({
+        error: 'Too Many Requests',
+        message: `Rate limit exceeded. Try again in ${retryAfterSeconds} seconds.`,
+      })
+    }
+
+    // Record this request
+    entry.timestamps.push(now)
+
+    // Set informational rate-limit headers on successful requests
+    response.header('X-RateLimit-Limit', String(limit))
+    response.header('X-RateLimit-Remaining', String(limit - entry.timestamps.length))
+
+    return next()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/admin/start/kernel.ts b/admin/start/kernel.ts
index 56e1afa..b231ebb 100644
--- a/admin/start/kernel.ts
+++ b/admin/start/kernel.ts
@@ -45,4 +45,6 @@ router.use([
  * Named middleware collection must be explicitly assigned to
  * the routes or the routes group.
  */
-export const middleware = router.named({})
+export const middleware = router.named({
+  rateLimit: () => import('#middleware/rate_limit_middleware'),
+})
diff --git a/admin/start/routes.ts b/admin/start/routes.ts
index 631c528..016ded9 100644
--- a/admin/start/routes.ts
+++ b/admin/start/routes.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import SystemController from '#controllers/system_controller'
 import CollectionUpdatesController from '#controllers/collection_updates_controller'
 import ZimController from '#controllers/zim_controller'
 import router from '@adonisjs/core/services/router'
+import { middleware } from '#start/kernel'
 import transmit from '@adonisjs/transmit/services/main'
 
 transmit.registerRoutes()
@@ -104,7 +105,9 @@ router
   .group(() => {
     router.post('/chat', [OllamaController, 'chat'])
     router.get('/models', [OllamaController, 'availableModels'])
-    router.post('/models', [OllamaController, 'dispatchModelDownload'])
+    router
+      .post('/models', [OllamaController, 'dispatchModelDownload'])
+      .use(middleware.rateLimit({ limit: 5, window: 60 }))
     router.delete('/models', [OllamaController, 'deleteModel'])
     router.get('/installed-models', [OllamaController, 'installedModels'])
   })
@@ -126,7 +129,9 @@ router.get('/api/chat/suggestions', [ChatsController, 'suggestions'])
 
 router
   .group(() => {
-    router.post('/upload', [RagController, 'upload'])
+    router
+      .post('/upload', [RagController, 'upload'])
+      .use(middleware.rateLimit({ limit: 10, window: 60 }))
     router.get('/files', [RagController, 'getStoredFiles'])
     router.delete('/files', [RagController, 'deleteFile'])
     router.get('/active-jobs', [RagController, 'getActiveJobs'])
@@ -142,7 +147,9 @@ router
     router.get('/internet-status', [SystemController, 'getInternetStatus'])
     router.get('/services', [SystemController, 'getServices'])
     router.post('/services/affect', [SystemController, 'affectService'])
-    router.post('/services/install', [SystemController, 'installService'])
+    router
+      .post('/services/install', [SystemController, 'installService'])
+      .use(middleware.rateLimit({ limit: 5, window: 60 }))
     router.post('/services/force-reinstall', [SystemController, 'forceReinstallService'])
     router.post('/services/check-updates', [SystemController, 'checkServiceUpdates'])
     router.get('/services/:name/available-versions', [SystemController, 'getAvailableVersions'])
@@ -173,9 +180,15 @@ router
 
 router
   .group(() => {
-    router.post('/run', [BenchmarkController, 'run'])
-    router.post('/run/system', [BenchmarkController, 'runSystem'])
-    router.post('/run/ai', [BenchmarkController, 'runAI'])
+    router
+      .post('/run', [BenchmarkController, 'run'])
+      .use(middleware.rateLimit({ limit: 3, window: 60 }))
+    router
+      .post('/run/system', [BenchmarkController, 'runSystem'])
+      .use(middleware.rateLimit({ limit: 3, window: 60 }))
+    router
+      .post('/run/ai', [BenchmarkController, 'runAI'])
+      .use(middleware.rateLimit({ limit: 3, window: 60 }))
     router.get('/results', [BenchmarkController, 'results'])
     router.get('/results/latest', [BenchmarkController, 'latest'])
     router.get('/results/:id', [BenchmarkController, 'show'])